{"id":10114,"date":"2024-02-27T23:36:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T03:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=10114"},"modified":"2024-02-27T23:36:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T03:36:30","slug":"book-review-monsters-makeup-and-effects-conversations-with-cinemas-greatest-artists-volume-2-by-heather-wixson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-monsters-makeup-and-effects-conversations-with-cinemas-greatest-artists-volume-2-by-heather-wixson\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Monsters, Makeup, and Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists, Volume 2 by Heather Wixson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monsters, Makeup and Effects: Conversations with Cinema\u2019s Greatest Artists, Volume 2\u00a0<\/em> by Heather Wixson<\/p>\n

Dark Ink Books, 2022<\/p>\n

ISBN-13: 9781943201488<\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition<\/p>\n

Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0 Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heather Wixson, horror journalist, FX historian, and managing editor with Daily Dead News<\/em>, has given readers a second tome of interviews with horror movie special effects and makeup artists. The book features interviews with 19 creators of the uncanny, a tribute to John Carl Buechler, and hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs. Interviewees include Eryn Krueger Mekash, Mich\u00e8le Burke, Kazu Hiro, Steve Wang, Chris Walas, Mike Elizalde, Todd Masters, Phil Tippett, Richard Landon, and more.<\/p>\n

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Readers will get brief histories of special effects and makeup artists in their own words, what got them interested in the field, and their paths to working on film. Nothing was particularly eye opening to me, but it was enjoyable reading these interviews. Seeing the behind-the-scenes images was great, including sketches, various sculpts, screen test images, and more. I would recommend this for readers interested in film studies and SFX in the industry.<\/p>\n

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One issue I had with it isn\u2019t the fault of Wixson. Upon opening my copy of the paperback version, the first ten pages fell out. The binding isn\u2019t great for a book with almost 500 pages. Recommended.<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Lizzy Walker<\/p>\n

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Monsters, Makeup and Effects: Conversations with Cinema\u2019s Greatest Artists, Volume 2\u00a0 by Heather Wixson Dark Ink Books, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781943201488 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org \u00a0|\u00a0 Amazon.com   Heather Wixson, horror journalist, FX historian, and managing editor with Daily Dead News, has given readers a second tome of interviews with horror movie special effects<\/p>\n

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