New Pieces

 

 

 I've been adding some of my myth-themed resin pieces to the shop at MYTHOLOGICAL SOAPWORKS.

 

Yeah, that's my side hustle on Etsy. I turned one of my old shops into a platform for soap-making and mythology-related goodies.

 

The Rag Doll

 Makeup done for HorrorScapes in 2011.

Fantasm 2023

 

Some of the gang from Trail of Doom: Lowrie, Shiva, Sandy, and Steve.

Lowrie and I having way too much fun pretending to kill each other.

Overkill

 A multiple arrow hit gag that I built in 2016 for "The Figure", a parody on slasher films. 

The arrows are made with plastic pipes that are embedded into the costume. Because this death is supposed to be ridiculous, I added a quickie throat slash wound too.

You can watch the short film on YouTube HERE. 

Acid Burns

 FX Makeup  for Psycho Chicks Anonymous in 2010. Old school method using  latex, tissue, grease makeup, and petroleum jelly.

The Trail of Doom

 Rogue Chimera's latest film, The Trail of Doom, is making its premiere at the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival on December 4, 2022.

This one is a bit strange, as I not only wrote and directed it but also appear on-screen for more than two minutes.

Heads Will Roll

 A decapitation gag done for the film "Adahy Tohopka" in 2014 using a few different contraptions, techniques, and props. This type of effect relies heavily on camera angles, timing, and tight editing.

Fantasm 2022

 

"The Family Way: Coming Home" won for Best Short Film at the Shock Reel Cinema Film Fest at Fantasm!

2022 Shark Week

 Keeping up with tradition, here are Hatchet's 13th  and Hades' 10th Shark Week photos.

Tummy Full of Hamburgers

 Makeup done for Intervention in 2010.

Gluing real hamburgers for the effect.

Werewolf Face

 One of the stages of the transformation scene in Predatory Moon. The werewolves were done entirely using in-camera effects and FX makeup.

The facial prosthetics were done in stages to show the wold bursting through the human skin. These proved to be quite a challenge for everyone on the effects team. (The makeup was applied to the actor by MUA Nicole Sweeney.)

TRAIL OF DOOM

 In May 2022 we shot my second feature film as a director, TRAIL OF DOOM (aka "The Death of Our Art".  This unusual "found footage" style horror-comedy was very loosely based on a lot of true stories.

Yes, I said unusual. We did this on a microscopic budget and all of the crew members were also playing exaggerated versions of themselves on camera. (Yes, even Yours Truly.)

Steampunk Halloween

 Costumes that I made for Duckie and I for Halloween in 2015, that have been re-used for various characters over the years.

Psydshow Costumes

 Costumes made for Psydshow in 1998.

The Lake Ghost

 Makeup and costume created for HorrorScapes in 2011.

Crusty on the Job

 "Crusty", my full-size realistic skeleton prop, has had many different looks over the years.  Here he's made up to look like the cannibalized remains of an actress in "Hungryland".

TBUFF 2021

 The Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival is one of my favorites since I'm certain to run into many fellow Florida Filmmakers!

With Bob Glazier and Sandy Nye, both of whom were in Serial Killers in the Time of Coronavirus and Pets Quarantined.

With Garo Nigoghossian, who I worked with many years ago on his film Dangerous People (and he's been a big help to me on some of my projects too!)

My Headless Family

 Just for fun, I did some dolls of Duckie, Garith, and myself!

You can see the actual Headless Historicals dolls here.

Fantasm 2021

 

 It was so much fun to finally get out and be with people I haven't seen in years! Sandy and I had a blast at Fantasm and look forward to doing it again in the future.

And a big shout out to Shelly, who handled running the film festival very well!

Bad Clown

 Makeup and costume for HorrorScapes in 2011.  I wanted him to look like he had done the makeup himself, so I used my left hand when applying it.