Paperback. Roy Ashton was one of the cinema's greatest make-up designers. He designed most of Hammer's most famous monsters. Inside Greasepaint and Gore you will enter Ashton's own private world, featuring: never-before-seen original drawings and test photographs; Ashton speaking in his own words plus interviews with key actors and crew -- many speaking for the first time about a man the press dubbed The King of Horror! Greasepaint and Gore is a behind-the-scenes insight into the creative processes of the golden years of Hammer Films through the eyes of the people who made the Horrors possible! Roy Ashton was one of the cinema's greatest horror make-up designers. Now every horror fan can own this fantastic collection of these never-seen-before designs and photographs by the king of horror. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Greasepaint & Gore (Paperback)
Publisher: Tomahawk Press, Sheffield
Publication Date: 2023
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0953192601
ISBN 13: 9780953192601
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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When you hear the words Hammer Films, you instantly conjure up mental images of monsters and vampires. Behind the scenes was one man working flat out to produce those wonderful creatures. That man was Roy Ashton, and it was he who created all of the make-up effects for mummies, werewolves and Gothic horrors. Greasepaint and Gore takes a look into the props wardrobe and make up unit where Ashton, long before computer technology existed, created his own high standards of magical illusions. With an introduction from the late Peter Cushing OBE, who had the opportunity to watch Roy Ashton at work countless times (after all make-up can also make you look glamorous as well as horrific), this is a demonstration of a true professional at work. Greasepaint and Gore catalogues the largest single collection of Hammer production artefacts in existence, and is a must have for any horror. or indeed any film fan!

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Sachs and Wall had exclusive access to Ashton's documents. Bruce Sachs is the owner of Tomahawk Press.

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