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 ...

Get ready to up your Halloween game, because it's time to master the art of realistic fake blood! The secret to elevating any haunted house, zombie costume, or spooky party lies in the authenticity of ...

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