- Gary J. Tunnicliffe has been working in the film industry since 1990, primarily designing and creating special make up effects on over 130 feature films including entries in many of the most well known 'horror genre' franchises (Hellraiser, Halloween, Candyman, Scream, Exorcist, Blade, Feast, The Collector etc)
He is especially known for crafting elaborate and shocking death sequences which earned him the moniker 'The Hollywood Assassin'
He has also written and directed several feature films (working with actors including Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Dakota Fanning, Chloe Grace Moretz, Lynne Redgrave, Howie Mandel etc)
Semi retired he still continues to design effects for occasional projects, for Patrick Lussier (a relationship spanning 23 years and 8 Films) and for Vincent Van Dyke as a part of his make up effects team.- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
- SpouseGeorgiana Pana Tunnicliffe(November 8, 2006 - ?)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Tunnicliffe was involved with the Hellraiser series from 1993 to 2015. Constructed the famed Lament Configuration puzzle boxes for part 3, became make up effects designer for parts 4,5,6,7,8 and 10, applied the famous Pinhead prosthetic make up over 140 times all over the world including Los Angeles, New York, Florida, Montreal, Vancouver,Toronto and Romania. On various installments was a story consultant, prop creator, costume designer, actor, writer and director. Wrote, financed and directed the highly acclaimed Hellraiser short film 'No More Souls' (2004) and the 10th feature length Hellraiser : Judgment (2017) - which although made for just $350k regularly appears in critics and fans top 3-5 Hellraiser film rankings.
- Lives in Los Angeles, California.
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