Nightmare Factory

Nightmare Factory

94 mins | Documentary | Oct. 27, 2011

The 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

94 mins | Documentary | Oct. 27, 2011

Nightmare Factory
The 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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Ruby Tree Films
Original title Nightmare Factory
Directors Donna Davies
Writers Donna Davies

Cast

Gregory Nicotero

as Himself

Howard Berger

as Himself

Tom Savini

as Himself

John Carpenter

as Himself

Frank Darabont

as Himself

John Landis

as Himself

Robert Kirkman

as Himself

George A. Romero

as Himself

Quentin Tarantino

as Himself

Elijah Wood

as Himself

Gabriel Bartalos

as Himself

Everett Burrell

as Himself

Laurie Holden

as Herself

Norman Reedus

as Himself

Cerina Vincent

as Herself