Kevin Yeager, one of my personal favorite SFX make-up artists, has transformed horror as we know it today. Two of his biggest accomplishments in the cinema world were bringing a demonic doll to life in Child’s Play, and creating a horrific burned monster that kills through dreams in Nightmare on Elm St.
Creating the makeup for Robert Englund to transform into Freddy Kreuger was a brutal task, but he managed, and showed the world what he was capable of with prosthetics and make-up. This was a look that no one had ever attempted or thought of, along with the way Chucky the doll was created. Both of these characters still make impacts on cinema today, which is why Kevin Yeager is one of the founding fathers of SFX make-up.
Sleepy Hallow (1999)
Nightmare on Elm St (1982)
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Child’s Play (1988)
Cat in the Hat (2003)
Face Off (1997)
2018 Film and Society: Special Effects Artists that Changed the Game in Cinema 