Mark Shostrom
@markshostrom.bsky.social
The Julia Child/Zelig of makeup FX | Screenwriter of horror with a heart
Hongkonger | Angeleño
4 Saturn nominations, 3 Emmy wins, 2 cats, 1 coffee
https://markshostrom.weebly.com
Hongkonger | Angeleño
4 Saturn nominations, 3 Emmy wins, 2 cats, 1 coffee
https://markshostrom.weebly.com
Sending this to every director I've ever worked with.
They've all been doing it wrong the whole time.
They've all been doing it wrong the whole time.
July 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sending this to every director I've ever worked with.
They've all been doing it wrong the whole time.
They've all been doing it wrong the whole time.
I haven't posted lately due to Newt's medical issues. Unfortunately, things did not turn out well. My 17-year-old pal and I had to say goodbye last Saturday. I spent the week away from social media and people, binged 27 Get Shorty episodes twice, listened to Yes albums, cried a lot. Grief sucks.
July 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I haven't posted lately due to Newt's medical issues. Unfortunately, things did not turn out well. My 17-year-old pal and I had to say goodbye last Saturday. I spent the week away from social media and people, binged 27 Get Shorty episodes twice, listened to Yes albums, cried a lot. Grief sucks.
The face I’m submitting for Bluesky verification
July 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The face I’m submitting for Bluesky verification
Mark is the sweetest soul I've worked with in 45 years of doing films. He's an icon in the horror community and for #LGBTQ+ representation in the film industry. Let's show him some love and help him out. (Please share!) #ANightmareOnElmStreet #80shorror
www.gofundme.com/f/unite-for-...
www.gofundme.com/f/unite-for-...
June 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Mark is the sweetest soul I've worked with in 45 years of doing films. He's an icon in the horror community and for #LGBTQ+ representation in the film industry. Let's show him some love and help him out. (Please share!) #ANightmareOnElmStreet #80shorror
www.gofundme.com/f/unite-for-...
www.gofundme.com/f/unite-for-...
To be fair, he's got 5 full years of relevant work experience, including lawn mowing and weed whacking.
June 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
To be fair, he's got 5 full years of relevant work experience, including lawn mowing and weed whacking.
"Your money's no good here, Mr. Torrance."
May 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Your money's no good here, Mr. Torrance."
I think the driver needs the Max Factor beauty calibrator.
April 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think the driver needs the Max Factor beauty calibrator.
Sophie Scholl printed and distributed leaflets urging German citizens to resist the Nazi regime. She was caught by the Gestapo, along with other members of the White Rose movement.
On the day she was executed by guillotine, she said,
"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does
/2
On the day she was executed by guillotine, she said,
"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does
/2
March 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Sophie Scholl printed and distributed leaflets urging German citizens to resist the Nazi regime. She was caught by the Gestapo, along with other members of the White Rose movement.
On the day she was executed by guillotine, she said,
"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does
/2
On the day she was executed by guillotine, she said,
"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does
/2
You're right. It works for anything.
March 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
You're right. It works for anything.
Margaret Hamilton in 1969 (no, not the WIcked Witch), with some of the software she wrote for the Apollo moon projects.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Margaret Hamilton in 1969 (no, not the WIcked Witch), with some of the software she wrote for the Apollo moon projects.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryMonth
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
March 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
If anyone can guess which famous horror film is highly relevant to my background photo, I will be shocked. Good luck.
March 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If anyone can guess which famous horror film is highly relevant to my background photo, I will be shocked. Good luck.
That pesky 'woke shit...'
February 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
That pesky 'woke shit...'
I've never been one to feel loyalty to a 'one or the other.' I used Final Draft for 15 years, Fade In for 6, back to Final Draft a year. Now I'm writing a script on each. Fuck it, just get them both and write. Or try a manual typewriter and realise how lucky you are to have either.
#screenwriting
#screenwriting
February 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I've never been one to feel loyalty to a 'one or the other.' I used Final Draft for 15 years, Fade In for 6, back to Final Draft a year. Now I'm writing a script on each. Fuck it, just get them both and write. Or try a manual typewriter and realise how lucky you are to have either.
#screenwriting
#screenwriting
Reminds me of something. Can't quite put my finger on it...
February 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Reminds me of something. Can't quite put my finger on it...
I posted this action shot of my Newt a few years back and got a repost via Stan Winston school by the OG Newt. Today Newt is almost 17 and views me mainly as The Food Source.
January 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I posted this action shot of my Newt a few years back and got a repost via Stan Winston school by the OG Newt. Today Newt is almost 17 and views me mainly as The Food Source.
Annie.
2014-15(?) - 14 January 2025
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2014-15(?) - 14 January 2025
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January 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Annie.
2014-15(?) - 14 January 2025
💔
2014-15(?) - 14 January 2025
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Without downloading any new pics where are you mentally.
January 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Without downloading any new pics where are you mentally.
One of cinema's heroes: the great Jack Pierce. He began his film career c. 1910 as a projectionist, cameraman, stunt man, assistant director - before becoming a makeup artist. Seen here with Karloff (Frankenstein 1931) & Ingrid Bergman (Joan of Arc 1948). (Last: his scrapbook and union application)
December 29, 2024 at 9:03 PM
One of cinema's heroes: the great Jack Pierce. He began his film career c. 1910 as a projectionist, cameraman, stunt man, assistant director - before becoming a makeup artist. Seen here with Karloff (Frankenstein 1931) & Ingrid Bergman (Joan of Arc 1948). (Last: his scrapbook and union application)
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
December 26, 2024 at 8:51 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The old CIA rules for operating against KGB in the Cold War are exactly my process for grocery shopping on Christmas Eve.
December 25, 2024 at 5:15 AM
The old CIA rules for operating against KGB in the Cold War are exactly my process for grocery shopping on Christmas Eve.