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What could be better than the Wolfman and Frankenstein terrorizing the cold starless nights?
Bob Bekian and the Creature from the Black Lagoon

How about these famous fiends striking fear into our hearts... and getting paid for it, too! In a twist on life around the creatures of old Hollywood, renowned special FX make-up artists,Greg Nicotero andHoward Berger (ofKNB FX Group)give the famous 1950's Universal Monsters a different role as employees ofThe United Monster Talent Agency (UMTA). The chilling personae of Dracula, the Mummy, theWolfman, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon lurk in wait for horror movie work with the headline "We'll have our people scare your people!."
The Creature in makeup

AMC posted the eight-minute short just before Halloween, which features guest appearances by "Hostel" directorEli Roth,Dana Gould, "Machete" co-directorRobert Rodriguez, and "The Walking Dead's" own executive producer and director,Frank Darabont (who fittingly plays a director).
Mother from "Psycho"

The short premiered inFantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, late 2010.

After working withLoyal Studios president,Bob Bekian, on the hilarious, star-studded Farley Brotherscomedy sketch, "Happy Birthday" (featuringGerard Butler as a perverse leprechaun),Brett RatnerknewLoyal Studios could be an ideal partner to help film the promo for this "Monster" of a short film.Bekian, "a life-long fan of the Universal Monsters and classic horror memorabilia collector"jumped at the chance to be the co-producer for UMTA, especially with spectacular make-up onlyKNB FX studios can provide.
Applying make-up at the KNB Effects lab

Nicotero has worked inLoyal Studios several times in the past, and his artistic genius has been applied to the casts of all ofQuentin Tarantino's, andRobert Rodriquez' films. He was noted on the hit make-up reality show, "Face Off", and more recently as the special effects make-up designer for the graphic novel-inspired zombie series, "The Walking Dead."
Dr. Frankenstein's Table

"Everyone who knows me knows that I have loved the universal monsters ever since I was a kid," saysBob Bekian, owner ofLoyal Studios, and co-producer. "I have a vast collection of original
Howard Berger adjusts the final Make-Up applicati

movie posters and lobby cards, toys, and props from the classic Universal horror library. I am also excited to be producing an exclusive interview withJulie Adams, the female Lead in "The Creature from the Black Lagoon", in our Santa Monica stage in May. The opportunity to work with a legend likeGreg Nicotero"whom I've admired in all of his work, combined with the concept for this project"was an honor, and incredibly fun to be involved with. "
Greg Nicotero's Lab

KNB FX is the force behind some of Hollywood's most memorable special effects and movies.Greg NicoteroopenedKNB FX in 1988 with long time friend,Howard Berger. Since then, he has marked his expertise on "Dances with Wolves," "Sin City,"Transformers" and "Serenity", "Spawn", "The Green Mile," "Inglorious Bastards," "Predators," "Splice," "The Chronicles of Narnia," and more than 200 credits in both make-up and special effects.
Setting up a scene ,Greg Nicotero directs the U.M.T.A.

Re-creating the Creature sequence shooting with the Sony F900

Working in the popular venue of 3D has been a challenge thatGreg Nicotero was eager to undertake, as is shown on the incredibly detailed "Final Desintation 3D" and "Pirahna 3D." Creating "The United Monster Talent Agency" let Greg go back to the Universal Monsters that inspired him in his youth to bring to life creatures from our darkest imaginations, and to throw you headfirst into the fray of explosive science fiction features.

The"United Monster Talent Agency"starsJaremy Aiello,Bob Burns andJeffrey Combs, and was shot on theSony F900.

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