ABATTOIR- Pronunciation: 'a-b&-"twär, -"twor, -"tor
Etymology: French, from abattre
: SLAUGHTERHOUSE

In 1997, 15 bodies were found in a secluded house in
West Friendship, Ohio... Only 12 bodies made it to the
morgue. Ironically, the killer's mutilated body was
found ten months later in the same house. His killer
has never been caught...

 

When does a slaughterhouse actually become one?

When a few artists get together and make it one. Some of the bodies I'm responsible for...

Theres nothing quite as painful as the ol' knife to the head!

 

A knife to the head. Some morticians wax, some blood paste, a little makeup, and a polyfoam knife handle.  This probably could have used a little more blood, but I've never seen the real thing.

 

Anyone seen the phone?
Next, a strangulation victim. Makeup and a little blood gel and viola, death.

 

It's for you...the phone cord that is.
Another view of the corpse.

 

Gunshot to the neck.
A gunshot to the neck. Morticians wax, blood gel, and a little makeup was all it took.

 

Keith as a zombie or what he looks like at 8 am.
Keith as one of the undead. This makeup had to roughly match an application another artist did.  I had no pictures to go by, just descriptions from a few of the cast and crew.  In the end they were happy with the results.  Morticians wax, blood gel, some corn flakes, and a little makeup.

 

Another view of Keith as a zombie showing the extent of the makeup
Another picture of Keith as a zombie. You can see his arms and hands, most of which was done by Michael Mencini, including the wound on his right arm. I just gave the arms a little more character.

 

Better view of Keith's arm.
A larger view of Keith's arm showing the wound done by Michael Mencini.

 

Zombie Keith and Robyn
Keith posing with the star Robyn Griggs.

 

Credits

Written, Produced, and Directed by
David Karges

Director of photography
Robert C. Banks, Jr.

Assistant camera
Pj Dolan

Hair/ Make-up
Loresa Novy

Assistant hair/ make-up
Eileen Hirsch

Special make-up effects
Tom Luhtala
Loresa Novy
David Karges
Mike Mencini

Production Assistants
Marie Catanese
James Hollis
Keith Kline
Al Clark

Cast

Parapsychologist
Robyn Griggs *

corpse #1
James Hollis

corpse #2
Marie Catanese

corpse #3
Keith Kline

corpse #4
Mike Mencini

Extra Corpses
Yvonne Christenson
Shawn Wickens
Karl Knight
Dierdre Loosli
Rob Lucas
Sara Meldrum
Loresa Novy
Heather Stout
Frank Tarasco
Paula Williams
Lisa Yoder

 

*Visit Robyn's website to see some more behind the scenes pictures.