Exclusive: V/H/S/HALLOWEEN Is Oozing With Practical Effects

The V/H/S franchise has truly become a Halloween season tradition. Dating back to the 2012 horror anthology that started it all, it’s as much a staple of everyone’s favorite spooky holiday as buckets of candy and making unsexy things into sexy costumes. This year, Shudder finally leaned into that in a big, bad way with V/H/S/Halloween which, as the name implies, is a collection of tales taking place on All Hallow’s Eve. The collection of six tales is loaded down with impressive visual effects, many of them accomplished through practical means. 

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Fango’s own Angel Melanson had the chance to speak with the directors behind V/H/S/Halloween following its premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest. While speaking to the filmmakers, she asked them about the practical effects in their various segments. While some of it was aided by CGI, the team accomplished a remarkable amount of what’s seen on screen through old-school, down-and-dirty, real-world techniques. 

“We had the six tits, which were a mold and were fully prosthetic” Anna Zlokovic, director of the segment Coochie Coochie Coo, told Fango of the monster at the center of her tale. “She also had some face pieces. That was I think the most challenging thing for the team to do because they had to look realistic. We also had all of the baby makeup, which were cheeks and getting rid of eyebrows, and painting on eyebrows.”