Creature Feature: How Our Favorite Monster Movies Came to Life
There are so many horror movies that make our watchlists every October. For makeup artists, it’s normal to see monster movies taking up most of the space on that list. These “creature features” started long ago in our motion picture history when the black-and-white creatures of the silver screen brought to life our fears and nightmares. We all have a makeup artist to thank for this: Jack Pierce. His makeup effects jump started the Golden Age of Horror in Hollywood and inspired stories, characters, and makeup artists for decades to come. In the Beginning A German immigrant, Pierce along with…