Nicolas Cage's Longlegs look was inspired by botched plastic surgery, says horror movie's director: "Everything that was you is now f***ing ruined"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Neon) Longlegs' marketing campaign is one for the horror history books. It’s had genre fans cracking codes, perusingthe details of a bunch of grisly murders on a fake website, and cowering in their seats, too. It’s also beendeliberately obscuringthe terrifying face of Nicolas Cage’s titular serial killer. And boy, is it terrifying… With his scraggly, white blonde wig and a face full of prosthetics, the actor is pretty unrecognizable in the role, which writer-director Osgood Perkins says was somewhat of a request from Cage. “Early on in the development, Nic was really enthusiastic about burying himself,” he tellsGamesRadar+andInside Total Film, “which I thought was awesome, because I don’t think he’s ever done that before.” Also starring Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, and It Follows' Maika Monroe, Longlegs …