20 Gross Movie Make-Up Effects That Make Us Ill

20. The Shining - The Eternal Soak

theshining When a gorgeous woman turns into an ugly woman, we are not so often put off our meals. When that ugly woman, though, is covered in what can only be described as mold and bed sores, it is hard to stomach even the smallest handful of popcorn. One of the best things about movie make-up is its ability to let audiences imagine and include other variables of the effect - such as texture and even smell. When we first saw the old lady in the mirror€™s reflection, her skin sagging and peeling off, we were instantly reminded of that block of cheese sitting in the back of our refrigerator, which is enough to make anyone sick to their stomachs

19. Pet Semetary - Don't Turn Your Back On Me

Zelda Everyone remembers the shocking scene in the screen adaptation of Stephen King€™s novel Pet Semetary where we are introduced to the effect spinal meningitis can have on the human body. Rachel€™s sister, Zelda, is lying, crumpled and abandoned, on her barren bed in the room furthest from the family, banished to carry on living in solitary confinement. It is the protrusion of her bones, counting every rib and seeing her spine through her back that made us feel absolutely sick. We feel sick because we feel terrible for her, the pain she€™s presumably going through physically and emotionally, but what we feel even worse about is her choking to death while being fed gruel by her young, beautiful sister. Her fish-like lips curling over the spoon, her head seemingly twisting a 180 degree turn to look over her shoulder as her sister leaves her to die. It puts me off my dinner every time.
 
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I am a college graduate of Penn State with two bachelors in the arts. When I'm not writing or performing, I am an SFX make-up artist for local up and coming films in the Houston area. I love horror movies, James Spader, and will watch anything suggested to me.