They Will Kill You stars Heather Graham and Myha'la share tips for removing fake blood
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The actresses share the advice while discussing their roles in the horror film with PEOPLE
Graham and Myha'la star in the film alongside Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette and Tom Felton
From the return ofSamara Weaving's iconic wedding gown inReady or Not 2to the gory Ghostface kills ofScream 7, it's already been a bloody year in the horror world.
But when the cameras are done rolling for the day, how do the movies' actors get clean?They Will Kill YoustarsMyha'laandHeather Grahamhave an answer.
TheIndustryactress, 29, got soaked in fake blood for her role in the horror-action flick as Maria Reaves (the younger sister to protagonist Asia Reaves, played byZazie Beetz), as did Graham, 56, whoplays a satanic cultist. Speaking with PEOPLE, the costars shared their best tips for getting blood-free.
"You have to take multiple showers and then shaving cream, bizarrely, is helpful," Graham said.
After echoing theBoogie Nightsstar's "shaving cream" tip, Myha'la then added that it depends on what the imitation fluid is made of.
"If it's the painty-dry kind, the only thing that gets it off is alcohol," Myha'la said. "Not like Tito's," she quickly clarified. "Like, 99% alcohol."
Joked Graham: "If you get covered in fake blood, now you know what to do."
They Will Kill Youis neither actress's first horror role, with Graham starring inTwin Peaks' prequel filmTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Meand more recently, 2023'sSuitable Flesh. Myha'la, meanwhile, featured in 2022'sBodies Bodies Bodies.
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In the new Kirill Sokolov-directed film, the pair fill out an ensemble that includes Beetz,Tom Felton,Patricia Arquetteand Paterson Joseph.
It follows the story of Asia (Beetz), who "must survive the night at the Virgil, a demonic cult's mysterious and twisted death-trap of a lair, before becoming their next offering," per a synopsis. She becomes embroiled with the cult members (including Graham's Sharon and Felton's Kevin) in a bloody battle across a nine-floor hotel inspired by Dante'sInferno.
The role required the "most amount of stunts" Graham has ever done before, she told PEOPLE.
Though Beetz —in her first lead movie role— had the most intense stunt training schedule of the cast, Graham also had to practice daily for the high-intensity role. "I mean, obviously [Beetz] has more, but I had to be there a few weeks early," theTwin Peaksactress said of filming the movie in Cape Town, South Africa. "I trained every day. It was hard, you know? It was hard."
"I was nervous because this was the most amount of stunts I've ever done," said Graham, "but I felt very excited at the end just to feel like, 'I love doing stunts.' It was kind of exciting. It's a little bit scary because you're just like, 'Oh my god, I hope they don't hit me and I hope I don't hit her,' but it was really exciting."
Her character, she added with a laugh, "gets put through some real s--- in this movie. But it was really fun."
They Will Kill Youis in theaters now.
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