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Become a Monster With This ‘Dying Light’ SFX Video
Earlier this month, we shared an amazing video that recapped 100 years of zombies in pop culture using some of the coolest make-up effects I’ve seen outside of a really, really well-made horror flick. The highlight of the video came at the end, when we were treated to a gruesome recreation of one of the Volatiles from Techland’s open-world horror game Dying Light.
It was an enormously cool way to remind us of the release of the game’s expansion, The Following, just as it reminded us of some of the most influential twists on zombies in pop culture, from the classic Romero zombies in Night of the Living Dead to the agile infected in 28 Days Later, the living bioweapons of Resident Evil and the modern classic take seen in The Walking Dead.
The video was made by the exceptional team of body make-up artists that run Ellimacs, an SFX-centric YouTube channel that shares our fondness for horror and the macabre. Ellimacs has tackled a myriad monsters from movies and games on their channel that you absolutely should check out, but if you don’t want to right now, just know that I will be sharing more of their stuff in the future.
Take this Until Dawn SFX tutorial video, for example. In it, you’ll see a normal, human lady transform into one of the game’s horrifying Wendigo creatures. So. Freaking. Cool.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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