11 horror stories from actors who endured extreme makeup and prosthetics for a role

Lon Chaney Jr. remains one of the seminal figures in horror cinema, having played various iterations of the Wolf Man, ...
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Bill Skarsgård’s ‘Nosferatu’ Transformation: Six Hours of Makeup, a 62-Piece Prosthetic, a Bushy Mustache and More Count Orlok Secrets Revealed

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers about “Nosferatu,” now playing in theaters. Robert Eggers’ horror film “Nosferatu” has been getting high praise for its craft, from the costumes to ...
Variety

How ‘The Beauty’ Built its Body Horror Aesthetic Using 200 Gallons of Silicone and Buckets of Slime

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the two-part Season 1 finale of “The Beauty,” now streaming on FX on Hulu and Disney+. After years of portraying serial killers, ghosts, and deeply ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Meet the Atlanta special effects makeup artist behind iconic horror films

In the expansive worlds of horror and science fiction, there is one element essential to films of both genres: makeup special effects. Paired with savvy sound and lighting design, costuming and the ...
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What We Do in the Shadows Prosthetics Designer on "Hybrid Creatures"

Paul Jones is a seasoned veteran in Hollywood with over 35 years of experience as a prosthetic makeup effect designer, starting in 1988 with horror classics like The Lair of the White Worm, Hellbound: ...