Via Starwars.com:

THE CREATURE MASTER BEHIND GREMLINS, THE FLY, AND SEVERAL OF JABBA THE HUTT’S FAVORITE HENCHMEN LOOKS BACK ON HIS CAREER.

Chris Walas is hailed by many as a special effects pioneer. His resume boasts an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling in addition to many iconic scenes we can’t forget even if we wanted to: the melting faces in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the horrifyingly deteriorated Seth Brundle from The Fly, the devious Gremlins and their sweet counterpart, Gizmo — just to name a few. To some, his work makes him a living legend. To me however, he’s always just been Uncle Chris.

Growing up, I had a vague idea of what he, and my father, Mark Walas, did for a living. As a really small kid I would sometimes visit them at work and get to see the old monsters up close and personal. As a result, the illusion was shattered and those terrifying scenes my uncle helped to create never seemed as scary as they should be to a 10-year-old. Although I knew my family contributed to some awesome films, much of it happened before I was born so I never had a crystal-clear picture of what my uncle had produced throughout his career. So, at the ripe age of 23 and now employed by the same company that helped kick-start my uncle’s career, I decided it was about time to set the record straight.

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