Ever notice just how many of our favorite horror personalities have appeared on the 90s sitcom Seinfeld at some point in their careers? There are almost too many to remember, but let’s give it a try anyway. Here is a list of 13 actors from some of our favorite horror movies who you may, or may not have spotted if you are also a Seinfeld watcher.

Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie appeared as “Justin Pitt” in seven Seinfeld episodes between 1994 and 1998. In his first Seinfeld appearance, Mr. Pitt hires Elaine to be his personal assistant and has her perform tedious jobs such as buying him new socks. Prior to his portrayal of Mr. Pitt, Ian Abercrombie was featured in Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (1992) in the role of the “Wiseman”.

Melinda Clarke

Melinda Clarke played Jerry’s girlfriend “Alex” in the 1997 episode “The Muffin Tops”. You may recall the scene in which she accompanies Jerry on Kramer’s bus tour while Jerry is trying to conceal the fact that he has shaved his chest hair. Prior to her Seinfeld appearance, Clarke had been featured as “Julie” in Return of the Living Dead III (1993) and “Candy” in The Killer Tongue (1996).

Tobin Bell

Before he was “Jigsaw” in the long-running Saw film series, Tobin Bell portrayed “Ron” in the 1993 Seinfeld episode entitled “The Old Man”. Ron is the Bleecker Bob’s record store owner who throws Kramer and Newman out following a dispute over the value of some old records.

Scott Patterson

You may recognize Scott Patterson as “Agent Peter Strahm” from Saw IV and Saw V, but in 1995 Patterson appeared as Elaine’s new fling “Billy” in the Seinfeld episode “The Sponge”. In the episode Elaine interviews Patterson’s character on the couch at her apartment to determine whether he is “sponge-worthy”, after learning that her favorite birth control product has been discontinued.

Cary Elwes

Another Saw alum, Cary Elwes played the part of “David” in a Seinfeld episode from 1996 called “The Wait Out”. In this episode, George inadvertently breaks up David’s marriage with a comment he makes at the restaurant.  You may remember one of the quirks of Elwes’ character was that during conversations he would ask himself a question, and then answer it. Cary Elwes is of course known for his role as Dr. Lawrence Gordon in Saw and Saw 3D.

Bruce Mahler

We know him as “Axel” in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). Bruce Mahler later appeared in three Seinfeld episodes between 1995 and 1998 in which he played the character of Rabbi Glickman. The first of these was “The Postponement” in which the rabbi, who is Elaine’s neighbor, spills the beans to everyone about Elaine’s jealousy over George’s engagement.

Antony Ponzini

Antony Ponzini appeared alongside Bruce Mahler in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter in a small role as Vincent the paramedic. Ponzini would later sport a heavy Italian accent as “Enzo” in the 1993 Seinfeld episode “The Barber”, in which he botches Jerry’s haircut. Jerry then visits Gino the barber to have it fixed but must try to keep it a secret from Enzo, fearing what his reaction might be.

Suzanne Snyder

Suzanne Snyder appeared in two Seinfeld episodes, playing two different characters. The first was the 1992 episode called “The Limo” in which Snyder plays a character named Eva. Jerry and George discover Eva to be a Nazi when they accidentally meet up in the back of a limousine. Next for Snyder was 1994’s “The Pie” playing the character of Jerry’s girlfriend Audrey, who refuses to share a slice of pie with him.  Horror fans will likely know Suzanne Snyder best for her role as “Brenda” in Return of the Living Dead: Part II (1988).

Sherman Howard

We know him as “Bub”, the sympathetic zombie from  George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985). In 1993 Sherman Howard played “Roy” in “The Junior Mint”. In this classic Seinfeld episode Elaine’s ex-boyfriend Roy (Howard) is undergoing surgery while Kramer and Jerry observe. When Kramer repeatedly insists that Jerry take a Junior Mint, Jerry pushes his hand away and the candy ends up inside the patient.

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie may be better known as “Mrs. Ross” – the mother of George Costanza’s fiancee Susan in five Seinfeld episodes between 1992 and 1998 – but in 1988 she made an appearance as “Grace Poole” in Child’s Play 2. Her character in the film was manager of the foster center where young Andy was staying after the events of the first Child’s Play. (Side note: if you look carefully at the book case in Jerry’s apartment you will notice a Child’s Play 2 VHS tape one of the shelves.)

Richard Burgi

“The Hamptons” is a 1994 Seinfeld episode featuring Richard Burgi as a pediatrician named “Ben”. Elaine takes a liking to Burgi’s character, but becomes confused when Ben refers to everything and everyone (including her) as “breathtaking”. Since then Richard Burgi has appeared in a number of horror films such as Friday the 13th (2009), as well as Eli Roth’s Hostel: Part II and The Green Inferno.

David Naughton

David Naughton may be best know for his role as “David Kessler” in 1981’s An American Werewolf in London. A decade later Naughton would appear in the 1991 Seinfeld episode “The Red Dot” as “Dick”, a recovering alcoholic who happens to be dating Elaine. When the couple attends an office party, Jerry accidentally switches drinks and Dick ends up sipping alcohol, causing him to go back off the wagon. (Or is it on the wagon?)

Jason Alexander

Finally, let’s not forget about Jason Alexander who appeared in all 173 episodes of Seinfeld as “George Costanza”. Alexander made his acting debut in the 1981 summer camp slasher flick, The Burning.  In the film he plays the part of “Dave” who tries very hard to be the camp comedian (think “Ned” from the original Friday the 13th). Dave seems to be almost a foreshadowing of what would become George Costanza, as there are certainly some similarities between the two characters.

It may be a “big coincidence” that all these names have both horror movies and Seinfeld in their filmographies, and surely there are some that have been missed in this article. Still, this establishes a connection, however loose, between the horror community and one of the most successful TV sitcoms ever.