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Makeup FX Shop Shares Awesome ‘The Blob’ 1988 Behind the Scenes Images

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7 years ago

August 25, 2017

Long live practical effects.

When I think back on the 1980s, the first thing that comes to the forefront of my mind is the incredible practical effects that were positively exploding across the landscape of the genre throughout the entire decade.

Kicking off with Friday the 13th, the ’80s were a time of incredible excess for the horror genre, giving us some of the coolest monsters and insanely over the top kills in the history of cinema. One of the standout highlights?

Chuck Russell’s The Blob, released in 1988.

Like The Thing and The Fly before it, Russell’s version of The Blob took a horror classic and upgraded it for the ’80s, pushing the limits of practical makeup techniques by bringing some truly outstanding effects to the table. Those effects were handled by Alterian Studios, founded in 1991 by artists Tony Gardner, Chet Zar, and Bill Sturgeon.

Over on their Facebook page, Alterian shared some incredible behind the scenes photos from the set of The Blob, providing some insight into how they pulled it all off.

John Squires

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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Dan Stevens and Al Pacino Starring in Exorcism Horror Movie ‘The Ritual’

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19 mins ago

April 23, 2024

John Squires

Pictured: Dan Stevens in 'The Guest'

Dan Stevens is everywhere lately, from Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to Abigail and the upcoming Cuckoo. We’re not complaining. Up next? He’s starring in horror movie The Ritual.

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens have both joined the cast of the upcoming exorcism horror movie from XYZ Films and director David Midell, Variety reports this afternoon.

Based on a true story, the film “follows two priests — one questioning his faith (Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Pacino) — who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms.”

Variety details, “The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.”

David Midell and Enrico Natale wrote the screenplay for The Ritual.

XYZ Films is planning to release the horror film theatrically in 2025.