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Post by Jesse on Oct 7, 2017 12:09:18 GMT -5
#19. The X-Files season 2 episode 2 "The Host" (1994)Written by Chris Carter and directed by Daniel Sackheim This is one of the only special effects makeups from a TV series I included on the list but I think it's the best from the entire series. I still remember seeing it for the first time as a kid and how scary it was back then. It reminds me of the full body creature suits created in classics like Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) except much creepier. The special makeup effects artist for the show at the time was Toby Lindala and wearing the full body suit of The Flukeman character was actor Darin Morgan who would later go on to write for the series. I read that the suit took nearly six hours to apply each day including fake teeth, special contact lenses and flipper-like webbed feet and was incredibly uncomfortable with the actor wearing it on set for up to 20 hours each day. Unlike one of the full body suits used in the Creature from the Black Lagoon film The Flukeman suit was not waterproof and would deteriorate each time it went in the water which forced Lindala to repair it each day of filming. 
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 18:45:50 GMT -5
I like the X-Files and it's has some of the Night (Carl Kolchak) Stalker elements (Referring to the TV Series) and these movies are pretty darn cool and scary at the same time. I like them both equally for all the right reasons.
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Post by Jesse on Oct 8, 2017 12:23:05 GMT -5
#18. London After Midnight (1927) - Lon Chaney Sr.Directed by Tod Browning Lon Chaney Sr appears on this list multiple times and in this film he not only wore the special effects makeup but designed it himself as well which is something he did many times during his career. It's hard to convey exactly how hugely important his work is or how groundbreaking and ahead of his time he was. There's most certainly a good reason he was called "the man of a thousand faces". The Hypnotist character is a subtle minimalist design that is very effective and incredibly frightening to look at. Sadly copies of the original film no longer exist today however there is a reconstructed version that uses still photographs that I highly recommend checking out. 
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 8, 2017 16:49:39 GMT -5
I loved the Gillman in Monster Squad. I've always been surprised that there haven't been more modern takes on the Creature from the Black Lagoon before other than the upcoming The Shape of Water.
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Post by Pharozonk on Oct 8, 2017 17:01:07 GMT -5
I loved the Gillman in Monster Squad. I've always been surprised that there haven't been more modern takes on the Creature from the Black Lagoon before other than the upcoming The Shape of Water. There's been multiple attempts to remake the film since the early 80s. They've even had pretty big names attached at various points like John Landis and John Carpenter. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 8, 2017 17:22:57 GMT -5
I loved the Gillman in Monster Squad. I've always been surprised that there haven't been more modern takes on the Creature from the Black Lagoon before other than the upcoming The Shape of Water. There's been multiple attempts to remake the film since the early 80s. They've even had pretty big names attached at various points like John Landis and John Carpenter. Yeah, I remember reading about a few of those but it's still always surprised me that they never made it off the ground. We've had dozens upon dozens of Draculas, a handfull of Frankensteins and a few Wolfmen...but only the Creature and it's two sequels. He has a great visual look, and plays into that aquatic terror and suspense like Jaws so it'd be easy to do a modern take. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 19:01:03 GMT -5
There's been multiple attempts to remake the film since the early 80s. They've even had pretty big names attached at various points like John Landis and John Carpenter. Yeah, I remember reading about a few of those but it's still always surprised me that they never made it off the ground. We've had dozens upon dozens of Draculas, a handfull of Frankensteins and a few Wolfmen...but only the Creature and it's two sequels. He has a great visual look, and plays into that aquatic terror and suspense like Jaws so it'd be easy to do a modern take. I would love to see a modern version of the Creature of the Black Lagoon and I'm just surprised as you are. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 19:02:36 GMT -5
I loved London After Midnight - underrated film of that time and still is.
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Post by Jesse on Oct 10, 2017 14:53:23 GMT -5
I loved the Gillman in Monster Squad. I've always been surprised that there haven't been more modern takes on the Creature from the Black Lagoon before other than the upcoming The Shape of Water. I forgot the mention that's Tom Woodruff Jr as the Gill-man. He plays a bunch of monsters throughout his career and appears as a few times on this list. |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 10, 2017 15:47:01 GMT -5
#17. Hellraiser (1987) - Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)Written and directed by Clive Barker / Tony Randel Some of the special effects in these movie are pretty gruesome combining elements of body horror and gore with sadomasochism, bondage fetish and religious imagery which makes for some very disturbing scenes. Pinhead and the Cenobites were created by a team led by artist Bob Keen and I think they are one of the more unique horror movie monsters. Their designs were adapted from the Clive Barker story The Hellbound Heart. I've always really liked the look of Pinhead in particular who is brilliantly portrayed by actor Doug Bradley. Additionally each Cenobite is not only scary but also feels like it has its own personality. Even the lesser sequels in this film series later on have some pretty impressive practical special effects makeups.  
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 15:54:25 GMT -5
That movie still gives me the creeps - I only watched it once and that's all I can take. I've just can't believe that this movie exists. The original movie is still the best.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 10, 2017 19:35:59 GMT -5
#17. Hellraiser (1987) - Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)Written and directed by Clive Barker / Tony Randel Some of the special effects in these movie are pretty gruesome combining elements of body horror and gore with sadomasochism, bondage fetish and religious imagery which makes for some very disturbing scenes. Pinhead and the Cenobites were created by a team led by artist Bob Keen and I think they are one of the more unique horror movie monsters. Their designs were adapted from the Clive Barker story The Hellbound Heart. I've always really liked the look of Pinhead in particular who is brilliantly portrayed by actor Doug Bradley. Additionally each Cenobite is not only scary but also feels like it has its own personality. Even the lesser sequels in this film series later on have some pretty impressive practical special effects makeups. I've never really cared for any of the films but I agree that the creature effects are absolutely top notch. |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 11, 2017 15:15:29 GMT -5
#16. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Directed by Wes Craven Freddy is easily the most menacing slasher movie villain ever imagined and is responsible for tons of gory kills. The character was of course portrayed by actor Robert Englund and was created and designed by artist David B. Miller. One of the things that sets this character apart from his slasher movie peers at the time is his lack of a mask and the use of burnt skin makeup here highlights the actors wonderfully expressive visage. I always felt Freddy's ability to emote as well as the actor's mannerisms made him far scarier than his masked counterparts. The makeup in the original film is arguably the most realistic and really feels like grotesque burn scars. While his striped sweater and brown fedora could be considered a cheesy look it's the makeup design here that really sells the character as a monster and immediately communicates how threatening he is along with his iconic metal-clawed glove. Special artist Kevin Yagher would slightly tweak the facial design in the second film changing the shape of the nose and adding more dramatic burn scarring.  
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 15:41:58 GMT -5
I'm dumbfounded by your choice at Number 16 and I thought it would be in the top 10 for sure. This is a shocker for me ...
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Post by Jesse on Oct 12, 2017 14:26:42 GMT -5
#15. Pumpkinhead (1988)Directed by Stan Winston This was actually the directorial debut of legendary special effects artist Stan Winston. There was an outstanding full body suit created for this and it looks like it was incredibly time consuming to create. It was worn by special effects creator Tom Woodruff Jr whose work appears repeatedly on this list. The face sculpt alone is very menacing, add to that the elongated fingers, the emaciated skeletal sculpt of the body with the bones protruding from the shoulders and the added height of the character all combine to make a gruesomely demonic looking monster. It always impresses me when actors in horror movies have to wear stilts to play a creature while often also wearing other heavy appliances. I think it's actually amazing how expressive the face of the character is in this and I think it is one of the more unique looking demon designs in film.  
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