Six Decades of Fright: Hollywood’s Golden Age of Horror Makeup - 1920s to 1980s
By Adrienne McIlvaineLong before computer effects turned T2's Robert Patrick into a molten hunk of shapeshifting metal, filmmakers relied on latex prosthetics and specialized makeup to transform actors into everything from Frankenstein's monster to werewolves to flesh-eating zombies. These imaginative and inventive accomplishments were finally officially acknowledged during the early 1980s, when famed horror special-effects artist Rick Baker won the inaugural Best Makeup Oscar for An American Werewolf in London.
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 The Hunchback of Notre DameWilliam Dieterle |
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 The Phantom of the OperaRupert Julian |
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 FrankensteinJames Whale |
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 The Wolf ManGeorge Waggner |
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 Night of the Living DeadGeorge A. Romero |
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 The ExorcistWilliam Friedkin |
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 The Elephant ManDavid Lynch |
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 An American Werewolf in LondonJohn Landis |
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 The ThingJohn Carpenter |
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 The FlyDavid CronenbergA horrific and heartfelt film about a science experiment gone terribly awry. >> |
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