10 Awesome Horror Films That Didn't Rely On CGI
4. Late Phases
It's essentially impossible to top the
practical werewolf transformation scenes of An American Werewolf
in London and The Howling. The former is terrifying as
well as heartbreaking, with audiences feeling every ounce of pain the
lead character is suffering. The former is just downright
nightmarish, with a deranged serial killer becoming something so much
worse.
In recent years, however, Late Phases comes the closest. Starring Nick Damici as a retired, blind Vietnam veteran forced into a retirement community whose neighbours are being picked off one by one, this underrated comic thriller has a lot of fun with its creature design.
The transformation, created by make-up artist Robert Kurtzman, took two full days. Originally intended to be done in with several cameras and edited to appear as one shot, the rig just wouldn't work correctly.