Nepotism gets bloody when a horror studio's last hope is a kid who can do killer vampire makeup.
At fading indie horror studio, its owner Jefferson, and his nephew Caleb, a young horror movie obsessive and aspiring makeup artist, finally gets his “little break” when Jefferson assigns him to work on a B-list movie about a vampire. There, he encounters another makeup artist, Ginni, with whom he feels he can share his vulnerabilities, as well as an unsupportive rival, Todd.
Acting
Paris Jackson brings unexpected warmth to the cynical industry setting.
Practical Effects
Caleb's vampire makeup designs deserve their own spinoff documentary.
Production
The dying studio feels authentically cramped and desperate.
Director
Ron Krauss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ron Krauss based the studio on real collapsing indie horror houses of the 2000s, where practical effects artists were being replaced by CGI.
Jack Kilmer trained with actual FX artists for three months; the prosthetics he applies in the climactic scene were his own final exam.
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