Gabriel Bartalos
Costume & make-up
Filmmaker Gabe Bartalos is the writer and director of two feature films, "Skinned Deep" (2004) and his latest film "Saint Bernard" (2013). Both films are celebrated for their high-energy surrealist quality, giving Bartalos a reputation for reality-bending, enigmatic themes. Gabe also brings his ripe imagination and artistic vision to the world of music. He has worked with bands such as "The Damned" (2003), "Street Dogs" (2006), "The Briggs" (2008) and "David Byrne and St. Vincent" (2013). Early in his special make-up effects career, Bartalos left his mark on the horror genre by teaming up with director Frank Henenlotter on horror classics such as "Brain Damage" (1988), "Frankenhooker" (1990) and "Basket Case 2" (1990). In 2008, Bartalos was executive producer for Henenlotter's "Bad Biology". Gabe has handled the prosthetic make-up effects for renowned artist/filmmaker Matthew Barney since 1991 with works including "The Cremaster Cycle" (spanning 1994-2002), "March of the Anal Sadistic Warrior" (1998), "De Lama Lamina" (2007), "Drawing Restraint 9" (2005) and on the 2008 Los Angeles live performance of "Ren". Gabe has also designed and executed the special make-up effects on films such as "Leprechaun" (1993), "Sometimes They Come Back" (1991), and "The Hollow" (2004), and most recently "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" (2012), "Jack and Diane" (2012), and "The Wound" (2013). In 2009, Gabe also produced the film "The Mercy Man".
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Movie7.0HorrorDramaAs the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.
Day of the Dead
1985 · 1.4K votes
Movie7.9DocumentaryTaking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the 13th films, with all-new interviews from the cast and the crew.
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 · 112 votes
Movie7.2DocumentaryThe story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hollywood food chain. In 1989, Greg Nicotero, much to his parents’ chagrin, quit medical school and headed for Hollywood to pursue a dream of making monsters. Together with gore masters Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman, Nicotero went on to create KNB EFX Group, one of the most prolific makeup effects studios in the world. After twenty years as the “go to guy” for the world’s most successful horror/sci-fi films, Greg Nicotero is the first one directors like Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez call.
Nightmare Factory
2011 · 24 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryZack Snyder and his Army of the Dead team dive into the film's wild stunts, groundbreaking effects and the evolution of the zombie genre.
Creating an Army of the Dead
2021 · 23 votes
Movie7.5DocumentaryArtists in LA discover the work of forgotten Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter.
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
2018 · 81 votes
Movie5.4ComedyTwo guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course.
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · 143 votes
Movie3.0HorrorComedyVinnie Nicko brings his family into the secluded woods for a camping trip, where he plans to have his greedy, adulterous wife murdered by a hitman. However, his scheme is thwarted after an alien spacecraft crash lands in a nearby cemetery and one of the aliens begins to reanimate the dead.
Killer Dead
1992 · 1 votes
Movie5.6HorrorScience FictionWhen a meteorite touches down in the New Jersey woods carrying a monstrous alien slug, it’s up to four teens to stop it before it’s terrifying brood consumes all life on Earth!
The Deadly Spawn
1983 · 111 votes
Movie4.7HorrorTaking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them, as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.
Spookies
1986 · 114 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryThe making of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) with interviews with the cast and crew.
Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI
2009 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryA retrospective documentary looking back on the production of the first six Leprechaun films. Includes clips from the film, behind-the-scenes footage, as well as interviews with the directors, writers, actors, and special effects creators from the movies.
Movie7.5DocumentaryA feature-length, retrospective documentary about the troubled production of 1985's SPOOKIES, which began its life under the title TWISTED SOULS.
Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
2019 · 2 votes
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Retrospective documentary on the making of the horror film 'Dolls'
MovieDocumentary54-minute long documentary on the making of Frank Henenlotter's cult classic, Brain Damage.
- Movie9.5Documentary
Director Frank Henenlotter, actor James Lorinz and special effects wizard Gabe Bartalos speak about the making of the cult classic Frankenhooker. Released on the Arrow Video Blu Ray edition of Frankenhooker.
Your Date's on a Plate: The Making of Frankenhooker
2012 · 2 votes