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Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist

NEW!! THE GORE AND MORE STORE (see blog for updates and locations)

About Me


The song is "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap", and that is one of my goals. The makeup effects, gore, and props I can provide a film are done so "dirt cheap". How? I make them from scratch. None of the prosthetics and props you will find here were purchased ready made. In most cases, I sculpted the items in clay, made the mold, and cast the final piece. Please take a few minutes and watch the demo reel below. It shows several of the movies I have worked on over the past few years. They are all Independant, low budget films made in Texas.

I have worked on the following projects: ‘Knight Silver’, ‘Savage Spirit’, ‘The 15 Minute Rule’, ‘Red Victoria’, ‘Damn U Bone’, ‘Crushed’, ‘Dementia’, 'Unglued', 'Sundown', and 'Shroud'.

I was interviewed for my effects work on “Savage Spirit” by M. J. Simpson, a British movie reviewer. That interview can be found at:
www.mjsimpson.co.uk/interviews/eviljohnmays.html

Convencing wound and trama effects are my main focus. My business card attempts to get this point across. It reads:
‘I do a lot of things, but I don't do pretty’.

My Interests

The cool pictures, the ones that MYSPACE said were not "wholesome enough" are on photopbucket.
http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc320/eviljohnmays/

I'd like to meet:

Local film people. You do the filming, I'll do the effects.

Movies:

My demo reel is shown below. Due to the size limits of MySpaceTV, it was necessary to divide it into 6 parts. Total run time is 12 minutes.
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Television:

CSI anything

Heroes:

Stan Lee, Stan Winston and John Wayne

My Blog

HELP SAVE RED VICTORIA

HELP SAVE RED VICTORIAEver heard of the movie "Writers Cramp"? Well if you don't take action now a great Indy film "Red Victoria" is about to receive this poorly contrived lame name change"F...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:51:00 PST

Check out this video: Fun With Screwdrivers!

This is how I spent my Sunday night, with a half-naked woman, some poor guy, a non-power tool and... my EJMFX "XXX Blood".All hail Jayson for getting it on the web.Check out this video: Fun With Screw...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:18:00 PST

5 Friends Uncensored

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtHwWReGU0 Go Now -- the deadline in TX is the 6th!!!...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:32:00 PST

Ruleta Russa

I worked on a local gig with a really cool, all Spanish crew on Saturday.   The movie is Ruleta Russa (Russian Roulett for the Spanish challenged). (click here for the trailer) He...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:36:00 PST

Check out this video: EJMFX Gun Shot effect test footage

Check out this video: EJMFX Gun Shot effect test footage ...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:52:00 PST

EJMFX Blood vs. the other guys...

This is an objest lessson on my "non-pinking" blood formula This is using my blood and not my blood   See no pinking on the upper one.  This is why I mix my own stuff....
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:32:00 PST

"Super glue" use tips

Super glue is good stuff.  Great for fixing a mold that gets cracked.  But just about everytime I use it, I end up getting it on my fingers. Then I am stuck with a super glue hard ...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:48:00 PST

add goreandmorestore to your friends list

The plan was to show off the Gore and More Store at FearFest 3 in October, BUT THEY MOVED IT.Do me a favor and add goreandmorestore to your friends list.  We will be setting up the Shop at FearFe...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:58:00 PST

Twas the month before con

From the Gore and More Store.....-------------------------------------------------- ---'Twas the month before con, all through the house.No creatures were stirring, not even the mouse;The bones were ca...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:59:00 PST

You know you’ve corrupted your wife when...

...  she asks you... "Sorry, dear, I didn't catch the beginning of your question.  What was it you wanted to know about mummified flesh?""Oh, is this going to be a topless autopsy incision o...
Posted by Evil John Mays - Creature effects and props artist on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:58:00 PST