“It should be a helluva downer, but Whale’s story — and, more importantly, Karloff’s performance — generates a greater realization. I walk out of BRIDE knowing that everyone feels misunderstood. Everyone is in need of a friend who both accepts and “gets” them. There are many times in life when we don’t have such friends, but that’s a sad fact mitigated by our unity in longing. Anyone who really pays attention to BRIDE identifies with the creature. In one of the single finest performances ever captured on film, Karloff represents all of our longing, all of our simple joy, all of our optimism, and in the end, a determined and brave wisdom to which all of us can only aspire.”
“Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn’t be much more amusing if we were all devils, no nonsense about angels and being good”, via universalmonstersblog.
Our creative team here at Kryolan City Chicago was given a task from corporate: Create a classic Halloween character with one of our palettes. For this challenge, I decided to use the Kryolan Cream Color Circle in “Creature Feature” to bring forth this “Creature from the Black Lagoon” inspired monster.
The prosthetic was sculpted, cast and painted by me using Kryolan liquid latex and painted with the Kryolan Cream Color Circle and Kryolan Aquacolor Liquid as a base.
This Creature was heavily inspired by both the Gill Man from Creature from the Black Lagoon and the Amphibian Man from The Shape of Water.
I’m know I’m a little late this week. I’ve been in LA on a work trip but I did NOT forget about my October promise of giving you guys my favorite horror movie suggestions. This week we’re kickin it old school with a Halloween classic - ‘Hellraiser’!
Hellraiser was released in theaters in 1987 the year before I was born. I actually didn’t watch this movie until my 20s because as a child the cover on the VHS (yes I said it) scared the shit out of me. This was a smart move, because when I finally did watch it, it messed me all the way up.
Ok brief synopsis taken from #google:
Sexual deviant Frank (Sean Chapman) inadvertently opens a portal to hell when he tinkers with a box he bought while abroad. The act unleashes gruesome beings called Cenobites, who tear Frank’s body apart. When Frank’s brother (Andrew Robinson) and his wife, Julia (Clare Higgins), move into Frank’s old house, they accidentally bring what is left of Frank back to life. Frank then convinces Julia, his one-time lover, to lure men back to the house so he can use their blood to reconstruct himself.
Yo - this description is gnarly and totally spot on. The plot is absolutely terrifying and the practical effects used are gruesomely vivid. There’s a scene where we actually see Frank’s body being “reborn” and it is the stuff of nightmares. Honestly, I still can’t get it out of my head.
This film freaks me out because of how they portray the idea of different dimensions. It’s got a cool sci-fi angle that’s just real enough to make you believe this could be an actual possibility. And that notion is actually terrifying.
This movie has definitely withstood the test of time and is just as creepy now (if not more) than it was when it first came out. Do yourself a favor and treat your twisted side to one my all-time favorite horror flicks, ‘HELLRAISER’. It’s currently streaming on #HULU and can be rented anywhere you like to stream. Enjoy.
