About this episode

An interview with Nick Taylor about the life and work of special effects artist Steve Johnson.

A portrait of an FX master whose greatest monster may have been himself! Ben Errington is joined by Nick Taylor, the director of Rubberhead - The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson, which has its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival on July 23rd! The life and times of Steve Johnson, one of Hollywood's most prolific special effects makeup artists. Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangout Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/horrorhangout Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/horrorhangoutpodcast X - https://x.com/horror_hangout_ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@horrorhangoutpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/horrorhangoutpodcast Threads - https://www.threads.com/@horrorhangoutpodcast IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623213/ Ben - https://www.instagram.com/ben_errington/ Nick - https://www.instagram.com/imnicktaylor/ Audio credit - Taj Easton http://tajeaston.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehorrorhangout . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ben Errington

Guest: Nick Taylor

Topics covered

• special effects
• interview
• Hollywood
• film festival
• makeup artists

Keywords

• special effects
• Steve Johnson
• Nick Taylor
• Rubberhead
• Fantasia International Film Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fantasia International Film Festival, Horror Hangout, Acast

Books & works: Rubberhead - The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson

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