You are now listening to post-mortem with Mick Harris,

where the most influential voices in horror cinema

will spill their guts, literally.

To the renowned horror director, writer, and producer.

Now here's your host, Mick Garris.

From Nice Guy Productions, world headquarters overlooking the glamorous San Fernando Valley,

I'm Mick Garris, and this is post-mortem.

It takes a village to make a movie.

It takes a metropolis to make a horror movie.

In addition to the usual cast and crew, there's an important element in our genre that is not so

important in more mainstream fair, the makeup effects department.

Whether it's the making of monsters or the rending of bodies in gruesome ways,

the brilliant artists who create those effects are the rock stars of horror cinema.

Imagine what the Frankenstein monster might have been without Jack Pierce.

Imagine Friday the 13th without Tom Savini.

How about the thing without Rob Boteen? Is it a world you'd want to live in?

These creators make life out of foam latex, silicone, and body paint. They are the Doctors

Frankenstein of the Silver screen. They are fine

artist, cultured sculptors, and wildly imaginative designers. They make it real with

their hands, not on computer screens.

The great artistry that goes into digital effects is massive and worthy of its own salute.

But today, we are here to celebrate those great soldiers of the makeup kit whose creations fulfill the visions of the writers

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