Mark Shostrom

Mark Shostrom (born May 13, 1956) is a special makeup effects artist for the film industry. He is the winner of three Emmy awards (out of four nominations) and has been nominated for four Saturn Awards by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.^{[citation needed]} Shostrom designed and created special makeup effects for numerous cult horror films of the 1980s and 1990s, in particular the film series and sequels of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Phantasm and Evil Dead II.^[1] He also contributed special makeup effects to music videos for The Ramones and Nine Inch Nails. Shostrom was encouraged to pursue makeup as a 13 year-old boy after befriending Evelyn Karloff, widow of Boris Karloff, the actor who portrayed the original Frankenstein monster in the 1931 Universal Studios classic.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

• Android (1982)
• The Beastmaster (1982)
• Videodrome (1983)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1983)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
• The Boys Next Door (1985)
• From Beyond (1986)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• Evil Dead II (1987)
• John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987)
• Poltergeist III (1988)
• Phantasm II (1988)
• Deep Star Six (1989)
• Dick Tracy (1990)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
• The X Files (TV series) (1993)^[2]
• Best of the Best 2 (1993)
• Phantasm III (1994)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995–1997)^[3]
• Men in Black (1997)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• The X Files (1998)
• Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2003)
• Charmed (1998)
• The General's Daughter (1999)
• Life (1999)
• City of Angels (2000)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
• Hood of Horror (2006)
• The Warlords (2007)

References

1. ^ Warren, Bill (January 16, 2001). The Evil Dead Companion. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 121–126. ISBN 978-0312275013. http://books.google.com/books?id=UtfUmXAjQJAC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=Mark+Shostrom&source=bl&ots=W5DrhrbVz8&sig=zCWeXvYA1loTJ3TffZ350LUNnDM&hl=en&ei=xTVSTM-2FsH6lwfg2oDsBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCUQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=Mark%20Shostrom&f=false. 
2. ^ Lowry, Brian (August 30, 1999). "HBO Leads Nighttime Emmy Pack With 16 Awards". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/30/entertainment/ca-4967/3. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
3. ^ "Emmy Award Nominations 1995". The Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1995. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-21/entertainment/ca-26201_1_emmy-award-nominations/7. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 

External links

• Mark Shostrom at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark Shostrom's 'Hello Boss Effects' Site
• Exclusive Interview at Deadites Online
• Interview at Book of the Dead Online

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