Archive for September, 2010

Elvira back on TV

Many people believe Elivra – Mistress of the Dark retired years ago. Truth is she’s been busier than ever. Now she’s coming back to television, again with her Elvira’s Movie Macabre. Check out the LA Weekly article about it. It’s a long read, but worth it.

I found the website to The Scare Factory a few years ago. Ever since I have coveted the creatures and ghouls they create. If I were a millionaire my house would be entirely decorated with their props. I probably wouldn’t have much company because everyone would be scared to visit, but I’d love my house all decorated up like a crypt all year round. These guys make some really fantastic animated haunted house/horror props. They don’t come cheap, but if you have the coin I strongly suggest checking them out.

Check out this guy. He’s a swinging corpse!

How To Do Dr. Frank-N-Furter Halloween Make-up

I was doing some Halloween research tonight when I discovered something freaking FANTASTIC! A tutorial on how to do Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s makeup for your Halloween costume. I mean, the corset and garters are only gonna get you so far, right? Then I discovered something greater: all the fantastic tutorials from Ashley at Hollywood Noir Makeup. She’s pretty incredible and hopefully won’t mind that I’m featuring her work. Are you shivering with….antici…pation?!? For Rocky Horror Halloween Costumes, check this out!

Being a hardcore horror fan and artist, I’ve always been interested in the special effects side of movie making. Even as a little kid I dabbled with latex, fake blood and of course loved Halloween. So it’s always exciting to see how the movie pros do things. Robert Kurtzman of KNB EFX Group moved his shop to Ohio and is letting us in on how things are done. Check out the Creature Corps site for his web series about what exactly they do and how they do it. Check out the intro below. Cool stuff.