What can really be said about practical effects that hasn’t already been said? There’s no denying that the horror genre was at its game-changing best when the blood was Karo syrup and the monsters played by men in costumes, and there’s also no denying that something was lost when makeup effects artisans were mostly replaced by computers.
Seriously. Watch Carpenter’s The Thing and The Thing (2011) side-by-side. You’ll cry.
We love practical effects. You love practical effects. And here on Dread today, we want to celebrate those glorious creature suits and all that gruesome nastiness that made us fall in love with the horror genre in the first place. Below you’ll find 20 behind-the-scenes photos that will take you back to a time gone by, as well as remind you of one simple truth…
Practical effects will always be better. ALWAYS.
Oh and see if you can name all the movies!
