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Making Monsters
Inside Stories from the Creators of Hollywood's Most Iconic Creatures
Series: Hollywood Monsters
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[A] magnificent piece of work. Making Monsters is a brilliant book on the history of creature FX and cinema. - John Carpenter Explore behind the scenes of the greatest monster movies ever made! What makes a great movie monster? Academy Award-winning make-up effects artist Howard Berger...
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A celebration of monsters, monster movies and monster movie makers featuring dozens of A-list interviews and illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs.
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[A] magnificent piece of work. Making Monsters is a brilliant book on the history of creature FX and cinema. - John Carpenter
Explore behind the scenes of the greatest monster movies ever made!
What makes a great movie monster? Academy Award-winning make-up effects artist Howard Berger and acclaimed journalist Marshall Julius have spoken to dozens of film industry legends to find out.
A celebration of monsters, monster movies and monster movie makers, Making Monsters delivers an illuminating, entertaining and accessible oral history of the genre, gathering an enviable array of A-list talent from make-up and digital effects legends (Tom Savini, Phil Tippett) to directors (John Carpenter, Ti West), actors (Simon Pegg, Barbara Crampton), composers (Michael Giacchino) and writers (Russell T Davies).
Packed with hundreds of images, from film stills to personal, behind-the-scenes pictures from dozens of interview subjects - many never before published - Making Monsters is a treasure trove of monstrous creations, and the stories behind them, that is sure to make fans jump, scream and howl with delight.
Series: Hollywood Monsters
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781802798456
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 234.0mm
Height: 284.0mm
Weight: 1620g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Howard Berger (Author)
Howard Berger is a special make-up effects artist with over 800 feature film credits including Dances With Wolves, Casino, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Make-up as well as a BAFTA for Best Achievement in Make-up. He lives in Los Angeles.Marshall Julius (Author) Marshall Julius is a film critic, blogger, broadcaster and author, whose previous books include Vintage Geek (September Publishing) and Action! The Action Movie A-Z (Batsford Film Books). He lives in Kent.Also by Howard Berger
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