I have created a bunch of Halloween classic characters this year, Frank being the most iconic! I used minimal prosthetics to achieve this look if you want to see the ‘how-to’ here!
With Spooky Season nearly in full swing, I saw this as a perfect excuse to finally do an application I’ve wanted to do forever, Frankenstein’s Monster, inspired by the 1931 classic.
I found this foam latex prosthetic forehead from Woochie FX and made a pair of neck bolts from wooden dowel wrapped in aluminum tape for that metallic finish.
The makeup was a combination of Kryolan watercolors, creams, and eyeshadows, and the costume was finished off with some sports padding to bulk me up, a black suit, zombie gloves and platform boots to give me a truly monstrous stature.
Freddy Krueger is my all time favorite 80s slasher, and one of my earliest horror cosplays.
Of course, his infamous scared visage is a huge obstacle for a proper Freddy cosplay, and unless you can afford to spend hundreds on the perfect makeup, masks are your best option, and even then your budget options are limited.
I got very lucky and found this foam latex mask from Greyland Film which perfectly captures Robert Englund’s likeness, especially after giving it a repaint.
The glove was also made from scratch out of aluminum (And it took me over five years to get around to finishing).
To kick off the Halloween season, I’ve decided to channel my inner Bela Lugosi and do the iconic Count Dracula from the 1931 classic.
This was such fun to wear, as I’m a massive fan of vintage formal wear, and the makeup was one of the things I was looking forward to the most as well.
These photos were shot at the gates of Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago, the perfect location for such a macabre character.
