Horror, sci-fi and fantasy culture: moving forwards and backwards at the same time
John Carl Buechler [pronounced Beekler] – June 18, 1952 to March 18, 2019 – was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist. Born in Belleville, Illinois, John …
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‘When there’s no more room in hell the dead will walk the earth’ Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 American zombie horror feature film written and directed by George A. …
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Bud Westmore (13 January 1918 – 24 June 1973) was a make-up artist in Hollywood and son of George Westmore, a member of the Westmore family prominent in Hollywood make-up. He is …
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Richard A. “Rick” Baker (born December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York) is an American special makeup effects artist known for his creature effects. As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body parts in …
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Paul Blaisdell was an American artist, sculptor and actor, best known for his creations for some of the early Science Fiction creature features made by Roger Corman. Despite the meagre …
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Richard Emerson “Dick” Smith (born June 26, 1922, died July 30 2014) was an American special effects make-up artist (nicknamed “The Godfather of Make-Up”) known for his pioneering work on such films as Little Big Man, The …
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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th is a 2013 American documentary – based on the book of the same title by Peter M. Bracke – about …
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Mike Hill is a Los Angeles-based sculptor, originally from Warrington, Cheshire in England, who specialises in ultra-realistic models of monsters from classic horror films. His work includes small figures for …
Read MoreDon Post Studios were known in the 1970s and 80s as the manufacturers of top quality masks. Not your cheap and nasty latex (or plastic!) novelty items that you would …
Read MoreStuart Freeborn (5 September 1914 – 5 February 2013) was a veteran British motion picture make-up artist who died recently. He has been referred to as the “grandfather of modern make-up design” and is perhaps best …
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Jack P. Pierce (born Janus Piccoula; May 5, 1889 – July 19, 1968) was a Hollywood makeup artist most famous for creating the iconic makeup worn by Boris Karloff in Universal Studios’ 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, along with various …
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