Video Tag
Every video tagged “gore makeup” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
14 videos
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) demonstrates how to create a disturbing trypophobia-inspired skin effect using special effects products. The look simulates clusters of holes or wounds on the skin using modeling wax, adhesive, and alcohol-activated paints. At roughly six minutes, the tutorial moves efficiently through product application and painting steps. A content warning is prominently issued for viewers sensitive to hole-pattern imagery or mild gore.
This tutorial from Madeyewlook walks through a zipper-eyes special effects look in which the skin around the eyes appears peeled back and rolled away. The technique combines modeling wax, liquid latex, and alcohol-activated paints to create a convincing, gory illusion. At roughly six minutes, the video moves quickly and is aimed at viewers who already have some SFX makeup experience. A blood and gore warning is included given the realistic wound simulation.
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) presents her original interpretation of the Bloody Mary legend as a full Halloween makeup look. The tutorial blends glamorous beauty elements with gore-driven special effects, combining professional-grade body paints, illustrators, and theatrical cosmetics. The result is a striking, highly stylized take that sits at the intersection of glam and horror. At just five minutes, it moves at a brisk pace suited to viewers already comfortable with SFX-adjacent techniques.
This step-by-step SFX makeup tutorial by Madeyewlook demonstrates how to create a realistic stitched wound effect on skin using modeling wax, spirit gum, and actual thread. The look is built up through careful wax sculpting, adhesive work, and layered paint to achieve convincing depth, bruising, and blood. The finished result is a detailed, wearable effect suited for Halloween costumes or horror-themed looks. A content warning is included, as the technique is shown applied to the wrist area.
Experienced SFX artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) walks through a wide range of fake blood products, primarily from Graftobian, comparing their textures, finishes, and ideal use cases for Halloween makeup looks. She covers everything from thin flowing stage blood to thick gels, pastes, powders, and gelatin, showing how each behaves on skin. The video is presented as an honest personal review — one brand was gifted, but no paid sponsorship is involved. Together the products form a toolkit for building convincing, layered gore effects.
Madeyewlook's Lex walks viewers through a theatrical 'exposed brain' SFX makeup look using a combination of wax sculpting, liquid latex, and layered body paint. The tutorial demonstrates how to build three-dimensional gore effects directly on the face and blend them seamlessly with cosmetic products. Lex uses her own branded body paint line alongside Graftobian SFX staples to achieve the finished illusion. Closed captions are included, making the tutorial accessible to a wider audience.
This tongue-in-cheek makeup tutorial from Madeyewlook transforms a hockey-playoff loss into a special effects showcase, simulating a graphic puck-impact wound using prosthetic wax, spirit gum, and professional body paint. The look combines realistic gore techniques with theatrical body painting for a strikingly convincing fake injury. The creator walks through layering Graftobian and Skin Illustrator products to achieve lifelike bruising, broken skin, and embedded detail. The playful concept makes the advanced techniques approachable and entertaining for fans of both sports culture and Halloween FX.
This tutorial features a dramatic SFX and glam makeup look inspired by Lust from the Seven Deadly Sins concept. The creator blends high-fashion beauty techniques with horror elements including foam clay sculpting, body paint, and Skin Illustrator for a gory, editorial result. Spray-painted twigs and eerie contact lenses push the look into full dark fantasy territory. The finished character balances seductive glamour with visceral, unsettling detail.
This tutorial recreates the disturbing ripped-face aesthetic from the video game Alice: Madness Returns using body paint and eyeshadow rather than prosthetics. The creator layers cosmetic-grade body paints and pigments to simulate exposed flesh, dark voids, and gory detail. At just four minutes, it is a compact, visually punchy guide focused on achieving a striking character-accurate look. The video game reference is credited, grounding the makeup in its source material.
Madeyewlook creator Alexys Fleming delivers a striking evil skull and anatomical heart body-paint makeup look in this short tutorial. The design blends classic skull makeup with gore-style detailing using a combination of professional-grade water-activated and alcohol-activated paints. Multiple product lines are used to build depth through layered shadows, vivid reds, and stark whites and blacks. Despite the brief runtime, the look achieves an impressively dramatic horror aesthetic.
This tutorial from the Madeyewlook channel delivers a dramatic black-and-white SFX makeup look inspired by the Metallica Death Magnetic album aesthetic. The creator uses professional-grade body paint and eyeshadow to build a gaunt, ghoulish appearance suitable for Halloween events, haunted house performances, or concerts. The monochromatic palette creates striking contrast that reads well under stage or haunt lighting. At just five minutes, the video is a focused, results-driven walkthrough rather than a step-by-step beginner guide.
Creator Lex from Madeyewlook takes on a subscriber-driven challenge, experimenting with unfamiliar materials and techniques to produce a dark, editorial SFX look. The build incorporates foam clay sculpted using a mold to create horn prosthetics, layered body paint in multiple shades, and mixed gold powder for metallic accents. The 'gross' factor likely comes from hands-on experimentation with new textures and materials outside her usual workflow. The final result blends fantasy creature aesthetics with horror gore elements.
This tutorial by Madeyewlook delivers a Valentine's Day-themed gore makeup look centered on a dramatic broken-heart concept. The creator combines body paint, special effects makeup, and illustrator products to achieve a glam-horror aesthetic that blends romantic and grotesque elements. The look works equally well as an anti-Valentine's Day statement or a Halloween costume concept. Professional-grade face and body paints are used throughout, giving the finished result a polished, theatrical quality.
Professional SFX and film makeup artist Joe Castro takes center stage at Cult Classic Horror Convention 2022, performing a live horror makeup transformation — a maggot-ridden cadaver character — in front of a live audience. The entire process, normally done behind closed doors, is walked through step by step on camera. The demo was completed under time constraints of roughly ninety minutes, which the videographer notes likely affected the final result compared to a full production timeline.
