Dick Smith had a 45 year long career in the special effects, where he brought many nightmares to real life. Dick Smith was known to have created one of the best well-known fake blood recipes, using cornstarch, a food preservative, food dye, and the most important ingredient; Kodak Photo-Flo. The (modified) recipe is still one of the biggest in the haunt and film industry.
Dick Smith was also the special effects artist that turned Linda Blair into a horrifying, demonic child for the 1973 movie “The Exorcist”. Smith was said to have used several layering pieces of the face prosthetic, which made this makeup come to life so perfectly. This movie still terrorizes audiences, and the makeup is absolutely timeless (ask your parents, trust me).
The Exocist (1973)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
The Godfather (1972)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Miracle on 34th Street (1959)
2018 Film and Society: Special Effects Artists that Changed the Game in Cinema 