I'm Rubber, You're Glue: The True Story of an 80s Monster Maker

by Shannon Shea

If you are a fan of creatures from 1980s cinema like ALIENS or PREDATOR, than this book is for you! This is a first-person account from creature-creator, Shannon Shea and includes chapters on genre favorites including, EVIL DEAD II, MONSTER SQUAD, and STAR TREK IV. Shannon recounts his experiences starting as a "Monster Kid" growing up in Louisiana, and then venturing out to Hollywood to follow his dream only to find himself on an adventure he never could have imagined.

198 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2015

About the author

Shannon Shea has worked as a Hollywood monster maker for over 30 years. A native New Orleanian, he migrated to the west coast in the early eighties to pursue his dream of working in motion picture special effects. He has contributed to such iconic films in his career including ALIENS, EVIL DEAD II, PREDATOR, DANCES WITH WOLVES, TERMINATOR II, JURASSIC PARK, PULP FICTION, DUSK TILL DAWN, SPY KIDS and many others!

In 2009, he began to blog about his career and attracted a large readership which led to him contributing columns to Film School Rejects. This led him to writing a draft of 7-time Academy Award winner, Rick Baker's expansive biography.

Publisher Michael Key invited Shannon to contribute columns to Makeup Artist magazine where Shannon currently writes feature columns about other artists and crafts people.

Not limited to the world of motion pictures, Shannon now teaches both at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts and Cinema Makeup School and enjoys every minute of it.

Reviews

[Chris Hicks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shannon is a great storyteller, but just when it feels like it's getting interesting the book ends.