Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "Texas Frightmare"

As we all know by now, the world is experiencing technical difficulties with a virus called COVID-19. We are all having to practice social distancing (which I'm going to be honest I've been practicing since birth), proper hygiene (the fact people are just NOW DOING THIS TERRIFIES ME.. considering I'm OCD/Germaphobe), wearing protective gear (and let's be honest MAJORITY aren't doing properly), and staying home (again... been doing this since forever..).

Thanks to COVID-19, when it comes to the convention community, a lot of conventions have been postponed, canceled, or have had their dates changed to a later time. Thankfully Texas Frightmare Weekend has rescheduled. Usually hosted in May, this year it will be hosted in September.

I am glad to announced that after FOUR YEARS, I'll be attending Texas Frightmare Weekend in September. Now if you aren't familiar with TFW, it's a great horror convention in Texas (at the DFW International Airport at the Hyatt Hotel). It's friendly, fun, and all things HORROR!

Here's a glance at some of the guests attending this year:

Are you attending? If so, let me know!
-Ashy Slashy

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "We alllll floaaatt!"

 
"Allow me to introduce myself! They call me the dancing clown! And you must be Georgie~ Did you hear my circus was in town?"

Fun Fact About Little Ole' Ashy Slashy: I'm a HUGE Stephen King Fan.

I started reading his books when I was a freshman in High School (so many centuries ago...). I'm also not a huge fan of clowns. It's not exactly a fear... they just weird me out.. So naturally we're going to be discussing Pennywise today! Aren't you excited?

"I'll take him! I'll take all of you! I'll feast on your flesh as I feed on your fear... Or... you'll just leave us be"

Now if you don't know who good ole' Pennywise is... I cannot help you. You are a lost cause to us all... Okay, okay... I'll be *nice* and help you out. Pennywise (also known as IT) is an being from a dimension that is beyond human comprehension. IT comes to Earth to feast on the fears of primarily children. Why children? They're easier to scare and they are just SO DARN tasty, apparently.

Pennywise the Clown is one of Stephen King's well known creations, striking the fear in all of us. Let's be honest here: clowns ARE a little creepy.. (anything that paints a "happy face" for a normal expression is just weird in general) and Pennywise is up there as one of the creepiest there is.

Whether you love the book, the 1990's IT, or the remake of IT(2017), Pennywise is a very fun character to try out when it comes to makeup. I've tackled Pennywise a few times now and each time I make him more and more creepy.. or try to anyway. It doesn't take a whole lot to make the character eerie. It's fun! Just watch out for those Deadlights...

You'll all float...soon
-Ashy Slashy

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "There's nothing to worry about."

"There's nothing to worry about. You're going to be just fine. I will take good care of you. I'm your number one fan."

So I get asked quite frequently what inspires ideas for my makeups that I do. And the answer is pretty simple:

Horror.

Horror is my biggest inspiration. Horror is my love. Horror is my soulmate. Horror is life itself. Without horror I wouldn't be the crazy person I am today. I am a horror fanatic.

Villains also are a big inspiration for me. I can relate to the villain, the villain is always badass looking and let's face it: it's more fun to be a villain.

"Now Sid, don't you blame the movies. Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative!"

When people ask me for advice on ideas for makeup, I usually if not always tell them to go with what inspires them. Horror inspires me, because you can quite literally take any character from anything and make it scary, make it horrifying, grotesque... And I love that with horror you have no limits. Horror gives so much room to get creative and that's why I love it so much.

Whatever inspires you, use it.

Whatever makes you happy, use it.

You'd be amazed with what you can set your mind to.

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "Trick R' Treat, lick my feet"

Trick R' Treat, lick my feet, I'll give ya something good to eat... Wait a minute.. that's not right ..

Wassup my boils and ghouls?! Who else loves October? Why wasn't I born in this month? Dammit mother! Anywho.. do you binge watch horror movies? Given I binge watch horror all year long, I know sometimes you creeps only do it for October, but since we discussing horror: have ya figured out your costume yet?

You haven't?! You slacker! For shame!!... I kid. Mostly.

1.. 2.. I'm coming for you..

So, I've had many ask me what is my favorite horror movie of all time & who is my favorite slasher. I thought it was a given: A Nightmare On Elm Street & Freddy Krueger.  Now I know Mr. Krueger isn't exactly an easy costume to tackle, with those blasphemous masks that are nightmare worthy themselves... I'm going to help YOU become everyone's favorite child killer!

First things first: if you want to do make-up instead of the ridiculous masks, it's actually easy! All you'll need is the following:

• Liquid Latex

• Red, Flesh tone pink, Brown & Black eyeshadows

• Body Paint Red (optional)

• Fake Blood (optional)

Now liquid latex isn't as complicated as people make it out to be and it's also not hard to find. You can usually find it at Halloween stores, but you can also find it at Party City or online. Your burns don't have to be accurate to Krueger himself, unless you go set yourself on fire, but I highly don't recommend..

So, with the liquid latex:

Step 1: With either using a make-up tool or your fingers, start applying the latex on your face, neck, and depending how low your sweater goes, chest. Avoid eyes and mouth. Once the latex dries, do this step at least 3 more times. For eyebrows, now I can tell you how to block eyebrows, but considering I have yet to master this technique, you might have to YouTube it. Completely optional. Or you could just get your Freddy glove and slice your eyebrows off? Who needs eyebrows...

Step 2: Once you got the latex good and thick (that's what she said) quite literally start rubbing random areas with your finger (or with a make-up tool) until you start creating holes within the latex. Now be careful doing this or you'll just end up having to be set on fire.

Your latex should look something like this (minus the eyeshadow):

*From my Ouija Possessed Make-up*

Step 3: When you have the open areas on your face good and ready, start applying red eyeshadow into the inside of the holes you just created. Around the holes, lightly apply the pink. With the brown, go around the inside edges lightly. With the black, do the same thing you did with the brown, but be careful not to make it too dark. I know this sounds complicated, but it's not as complicated as the CGI disaster they did on Jackie in the stab-a-teenager remake.

Step 4: So basically with the eyeshadows, you're creating the appearance of the burns. There's no right or wrong way of doing this. Now with your eyes, use the red and brown eyeshadow, but if you want, you can do beauty make-up. It's completely up to you

 Now, once you have gotten the make-up to your liking, it's time for your Christmas sweater, your hipsters-made-it-popular fedora, your blades for days glove, and you're ready to go on a teenager slashing spree! But beware of their fire happy parents.. and Jason of course.

I hope this helps you become the dream demon we all know you can be!

Pleasant Nightmares, my bitches!

- Ashy Slashy

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween - "It's the most wonderful time of the year"

"It's the most wonderful time of the year..."

Who else wants to go pumpkin picking, coffee tasting, go on a slashing spree?! Okay maybe not the pumpkin picking..

So Halloween (the Holiday where chicks are sexy nuns and dudes can walk around with boners) is almost upon us! I get asked every year what I'm going to be for Halloween and majority of the time I'm just myself thanks to life (but hey with a face like mine who needs a costume!) And every year I get asked to help others with costume and make-up ideas. So that's what we'll be discussing today: ideas for Halloween.

 

Now while most aim for humor & the whole sex factor, I like to dabble in the "oh my fuck why is this bitch possessed" category. With that in mind, you can turn any costume into sexy if you really put your mind to it! I have faith in you.

Take Pinhead for example: Terrifying to some, sexy to others. Warning: Weird Boner Alert.

Regan: I mean who WOULDN'T want to have sexy pea soup vomit? 

Pennywise: Because we all float...

Now if these characters are too extreme for your liking, you could always go to being a demon, sexy vampire, or even a Bride!

Halloween is fun, so creating a character should be fun! Who cares what others think or do, there is no right or wrong way of doing Halloween! (Unless you don't celebrate then you can just go fuck yourself... But who am I to judge?! Oh wait, I'm the Queen of this holiday! I can judge!)

Don't be too hard on yourself, don't compare your costume to others, and most of all: Have fun! No matter what you choose to be, always remember this- most people will be too drunk to remember anyway, including you.

Creep it real-

Ashy Slashy

Ashy Slashy Queen of Halloween's First Post!

 

I originally was going to title this post "What's my name, bitch", but remembered I'm not Freddy Krueger no matter how many times I say that word. With that being said, ello' I'm Ash, also known by Ash Von Horror and Ash Slaughter.

So let me fill you in on a few things about myself. I'm a 31 year old professional weirdo who likes expressing myself with make-up. Brief enough, yes? And that's why I'm here, to discuss the lovely world that is SFX/Make-up.

I've been doing make-up as a hobby for about 10 years now. I love everything about it, love that you can do just about anything with it. Create characters, recreate icons, scare the mortals.. ya know, the fun stuff.

I tend to get a lot of questions about my process, how do I come up with ideas, etc, so I'm going to do my best to answer some of those questions right now!

Where do you come up with ideas?

- Sometimes friends will send me artwork to try to recreate my own take. Sometimes it's literally random and I'm winging it as I go. Sometimes I want to recreate characters that are interesting. Sometimes I want to challenge myself.

What's your favorite make-up you've done so far?

- I actually don't have a particular favorite, but I am rather proud of some of my make- ups. Pinhead (Hellraiser) & Julie (Return of the Living Dead 3) I'm most proud of.

What inspires you?

- Horror. Horror is my life, my love, my soulmate. I embrace horror, cherish it.

What's more difficult: Beauty or SFX?

- Beauty. I don't know why, but for me it's more difficult.

And if you ever have any questions, hit me up! I'm always willing to help others, especially in the world of make-up. Anything that encourages people to express their art? I'm your biggest supporter. Well, I hope you enjoyed reading my ramblings and I'll be here coming up with more ideas for you guys!

🖤- Ash

NSFW Nikki Doll Blood Bath Photos by MichellexStar

Gore Noir:  Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions Nikki! What was it like bathing in blood? Would you ever consider bathing in real blood?

Nikki Doll:  It was wonderful, LOL.  It was actually Kool aid because I ran out of money and needed a tub of blood to make some awesome Bathory inspired pics with the amazing Michelle Star. It was cold but felt nice cause it was hot as hell that day.

GN:  Elizabeth Bathory is definitely an infamous lady for her virgin blood baths. Thoughts on her story?

ND:  Of course, I wanted to create a modern day blood bath and based this idea off of her. Not to sound like a creeper LOL but I find her fascinating! All the macabre/eerie history, myths, and unusual facts pique my interest.

GN:  I read you do both modeling and burlesque, so what's it like balancing the two? Any horror related performances in your repertoire?

ND:  I do! Well, sometimes it can be difficult focusing on both because I work all the time, do makeup freelance, and I am going to school to be a licensed esthetician/makeup artist. Right now as I currently moved from Philly to Texas not too long ago. I’m still trying to get settled and meet people in the state I can work with. I have modeled here in Texas and in 2016 I have tons of shoots booked with all kinds of amazing people.  As far as burlesque, I will be making my Texas debut in 2016 as well :). But to answer your question its tough at times especially because I don't have much money and I’m in a completely new scene.  Pretty much all of my past performances have been horror related from a werewolf, to killer housewife, to zombie, and I plan on doing some traditional burlesque as well as making new horror performances this new year.

GN:  If you were able to transport yourself onto the set of a horror film and take a role on the movie, which film would it be and which character?

ND:  This is such a tough question because there are certainly quite a few I would love to be in.  I suppose it would be really cool to have worked on and portrayed the bride of Frankenstein.  That would be amazing.

GN:  Let’s talk horror in general! What do you think about the new horror movies coming out?

ND:  HAHA…  Well I’m not a fan of new horror movies for the most part.  I mean there are a few once in a while that come out and I really enjoy them, but I’m a huge fan of silent horror films,30’s/40’s/50’s horror, old 60’s B movies, love most horror movies out of the 80’s and early 90s.  The movies that come out now, most of them suck.  I feel they don't put the effort and creativity in them that they used to.  I’m a makeup artist so with horror movies I enjoy looking at the special effects and I feel movies today lack that because they just use the computer for everything.  If they do bad ass special effects and have a fair amount of story and gore then I give it a chance.

GN:  Lastly throw out some links for yourself and give the people some parting words!

ND:  I’d love to :)

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