Memorable Roles in Horrific History - Bill Moseley in the Night of the Living Dead remake, and Army of Darkness

Bill Moseley in Night of the Living Dead (1990).

I didn't really discover actor Bill Moseley until I squeamishly sat through Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects. I had to pause and recollect myself while getting through that one. And then, like a teenager in a slasher flick just asking for trouble, I went back for more with Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses. (I watched them out of order.) Moseley was in that, too.
Though both those movies were disturbing, gruesome, and all too real, Moseley was fantastic. He is one scary actor, and I mean that as a good thing.
He strikes me as someone who loves what he does. Moseley puts his love of acting and horror into his performances, and it shows. His sharp stare and gaunt features help make him one freaky character...a horror icon on par with Bela Lugosi.
But there are two movies I've seen, long before I watched any Rob Zombie movies, that I just learned also starred Bill Moseley - Tom Savini's underrated 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead and Army of Darkness (1992). 

Moseley's roles in horror movies are normally disturbing, maniacal, grotesque, and horrific. I'm thinking primarily of his character Chop Top Sawyer in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Otis Driftwood in House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. He returned as Otis Driftwood in the new 2019 movie 3 From Hell - a movie I have yet to see.
In Army of Darkness, he plays Evil Ash's right-hand man, the Deadite Captain. It looks like a fun role. Moseley puts his joy and heartlessness into that monster. It's unforgettable, and he looks incredible!
Moseley's gaunt appearance, dark sunken yet piercing eyes, and a smile that's nothing but evil makes him perfect for horror movie roles. He puts all he can into these characters. While Anthony Hopkins playing Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs can make the audience take a liking to a cannibal serial killer, Moseley makes the audience feel the disgust and hatred they should feel towards his characters. Driftwood most certainly comes to mind in that regard. His mind is given to evil, his behavior is fixed on it, and that's what makes him scary. He is truly unrepentant. Moseley pulls that off fantastically and convincingly.
The role of Johnnie in both the original and remake of Night of the Living Dead is crucial thought it's brief. It's a different kind of role for Moseley.
As he and his sister, Barbara, are visiting the grave of their mother, he's dubious at first, taunting her with that one line so famous in horror movie history, "They're coming to get you, Barbara."
He quickly comes to her aid when she's attacked by the first zombie we see. This is before anyone is aware there's a zombie infestation.
It sets the tone of the movie. Moseley is able to maintain an air of uneasiness. That small part deserves a big nod.
Of course, Russell Streiner who first uttered that famous line as the character Johnny in George Romero's original 1968 movie, deserves a salute. Moseley reprising the role deserves to be just as iconic.