Three new photos added to the Famous Faces Gallery.
This first one is by
Ian who carves and even paints custom pumpkins. He has met a lot of actors, usually showing them his own custom designs. But here he presents Zack Galligan (Billy from
Gremlins) with the Zombie Pumpkin's
Gizmo design.
Zack must have liked the Gizmo pumpkin, here he is taking a photo of it for a memento.
The next photos are ones that I took at the recent
Connecticut HorrorFest convention. First, Tony Moran:
Tony Moran played the iconic Michael Myers during the climax of 1978's
Halloween. While he didn't play the character for most of the movie (that was Nick Castle), Tony has the distinction of being unmasked by Jamie Lee Curtis during their final fight. In a way, he is the real face of Michael Myers.
I asked Tony if he's autographed a lot of pumpkins over the years. Unsurprisingly he has signed a handful. He was in the original
Halloween after all. But I pointed out that he's never signed a pumpkin with this particular design. I had just designed and carved it the day before the event!
I actually got to meet the first Michael and the first Jason in the same day. Next up... Ari Lehman:
Well before Jason donned a hockey mask in the
Friday the 13th series, Ari Lehman played the childhood version of Voorhees who is seen drowning in the waters of Crystal Lake. Back in 1980, his makeup for that movie was applied by the legendary Tom Savini.
Most people would make art of the more recognizable hockey masked killer, so Ari seemed honored that I actually made a pumpkin pattern of his young Jason. I gave him an extra copy of the photo print you see him holding. He was so thankful for all this, he actually asked me to put my autograph on his copy. A horror celeb asking for my autograph... that's a first!