Halloween Giveaway: Kryolan Theatrical Make-up
October 1, 2009 by Alison
So, you want to be a ______ for Halloween, but you’re afraid to buy the make-up at Walmart again because last year you broke out in a rash for three days AND you ended up looking like a hot mess in the face AND no one would talk to you AND you made small children cry. It’s time to use something more professional, dear.
Kryolan Professional Make-up is what the big boys and ghouls wear. They’ve been in the biz for over sixty years and they provide the goods for theater, film, and television around the world. This is quality stuff …read more
Horror Film Effects: Not So Special
Ah, an article about a subject close to my heart: the use of CGI in horror movies. My opinion?
I FREAKIN’ HATE IT!!!!
Special effects are partly responsible for the disgusting downfall of horror movies today. Look what they do with remakes: replace the subtle suggestions with flashy, annoying crap. With technology, directors apparently feel there’s no longer a need to be creative.
To show, or to suggest: for horror movies, that is the question. New technologies have allowed filmmakers to conjure up all sorts of fantastical creatures and to rub our faces in all manner of blood and gore, but the most …read more


