Setting a vampire — even a tiny one, as in “Abigail” — loose on the world is a messy affair, which got the IndieWire Craft team wondering less about stakes and more about modern special effects ...

Many years ago, I worked as a celebrity makeup artist. And for a while there, I trained in special effects makeup—you know, the gooey, gross, and oozing stuff that makes you gasp or peek through your ...

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Make-up artist Eve Jenkins has told those wanting to get ready for Halloween on a budget that "if in doubt, just get the fake ...

But, according to special effects makeup artist Dave Elsey, the variations are endless. (Vegan blood, anyone?) ...