This particular look is pretty much the standard for the ‘vengeful spirit of a woman who was wronged during her life’ character, a prevalent but effective horror trope seen in other films like the 2004 Thai supernatural horror film Shutter and the 2002 Japanese horror Dark Water. The transformation is achieved by little more than white face and body paint, heavy black pigment around the eyes and the occasional spot of fake blood, yet somehow leaves Fuji unrecognisable. Since then, as expected, the industry’s standard recipe has been developed further.įurther, special effects makeup is the backbone of films such as The Grudge (2002), which transforms actress Takako Fuji into the vengeful spirit of Kayako Saeki that wreaks havoc on anyone who encounters the site of her brutal murder. What may surprise you is that, in lieu of fake blood, Hitchcock favoured watered-down Hershey’s chocolate syrup which was impressively effective in the black and white film. The chilling scene is forever ingrained as a staple of cinematic history. Consider the iconic shower scene from Psycho featuring Janet Leigh being brutally stabbed to death, for example.
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Read on to glean all the gory goodness! A bloodbathīlood is, predictably, a necessity in the horror movie industry.
Naturally, we had to review some of the most impressive moments in horror SFX makeup to date.
While video special effects in the film industry have come a long way with the introduction of CGI, practical special effects are still in use to this day. Arguably, one of the best and often overlooked aspects of horror as a genre is how a little special effects makeup can bring the genres most iconic characters and scenes to life.
With Halloween upon us again, horror movie marathons are well underway.
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