Behind the Scenes: An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Behind the Scenes

Another fantastic behind-the-scenes pic of An American Werewolf in London from the twitter feed of monster maestro Rick Baker, which is oozing with shots of Baker at work on his creatures.

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Behind the Scenes: An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Behind the Scenes

Photo courtesy of Rick Baker’s Twitter feed.

(Above) Director John Landis prepares to push effects artist Rick Baker and his lycanthropic pal into the Piccadilly Circus-set finale of An American Werewolf in London (1981). Landis first gave the script to Baker in 1971 when the pair were working on Landis’ directorial debut Schlock! Baker, in turn, told Landis about the Change-O heads he was developing, which would ultimately make An American Werewolf in London’s transformation scenes a new benchmark in special effects.

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31 Days of Horror: Hand-painted Thai movie posters

31 Days of Horror

Terror Train (1980)

Before putting together this collection of movie posters from Thailand, my knowledge of the country was informed almost entirety by The Hangover II, Only God Forgives and, of course, that staple of Thai tourism, Kickboxer. But in the process, I discovered a few new Thailand facts.

1) Thailand is known as The Land of Smiles. Is Malaysia known as The Kingdom of Snuggles and nobody told me? (continue reading)

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