She’s part hippo… part nightmare… and 100% not here for your approval.
Meet RITA, the gloriously unhinged creature from The Return of Swamp Thing that proves nature, science, and questionable decisions should never mix.
This hippo-inspired mutant is pure cult horror gold, bulky, bizarre, and built with that unmistakable practical FX charm that CGI still cries about at night.
Crafted for screen use and now preserved as a display piece, Rita carries that hands-on, tactile realism Masters FX is known for.
Every fold, texture, and exaggerated feature screams one thing: someone actually made this… and that’s why it works.
She’s weird. She’s iconic.
She’s the kind of piece that makes people lean in closer… and then immediately regret it.
Head over to @mastersfxmonstermuseum #horrormoviecollector #horrorcollectibles
They said Bigfoot wasn’t real… Harry would like a word. Preferably before you mount him on your wall. Meet Harry, former legend, full-time conversation starter, and possibly the only Bigfoot with better hair than your lead actor. This beautifully crafted head features hand-punched hair, meaning every strand was placed with more care than most Hollywood scripts.
The result? Wild, untamed, suspiciously majestic chaos, like he just walked out of a shampoo commercial and immediately committed a crime.
Once whispered about in the woods… now available for your studio, shelf, or that one corner of your house where guests stop asking questions.
Is he Bigfoot? Is he Bigfoot’s more photogenic cousin?
Did he peak in the 70s and refuse to let it go? We may never know. But we do know this: Harry doesn’t just sit there… he judges.
Head over to @mastersfxmonstermuseum to grab this beauty!
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TONIGHT! Horror has a new face. // Halloweek continues tonight at the Rio Theatre with
a screening of James Gunn’s Vancouver-lensed 2006 horror comedy SLITHER – hosted by MastersFX founder, the legendary Todd Masters!
Wheelsy is a small town where not much happens and everyone minds his own business. No one notices when evil slips in quietly but, when people find mutilated livestock and a woman goes missing, Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) discovers an alien organism that threatens to devour all life on Earth. With Elizabeth Banks and Michael Rooker.
“‘Slither’ is an absolute treat.” (BBC)
“There’s something winning about this grab bag of orally fixated invertebrates and mucus-covered Noids.” (Slate)
October 28
8:30 pm
Tickets 🎟️ www.riotheatre.ca
This is easily the scariest video I’ve ever made. My friend Todd Masters has been running this studio for a loooong time and in recent years decided to open the doors for Halloween. You should go! #halloween #events #burnabyhalloween #burnaby365 #events #explorebc
The MastersFX Monster Museum is back for our 3rd year, and we can't wait for you to see the new exhibits we have lined up!
Tickets go on sale this Thursday September 25th at 10am over at (link in bio)
Open October 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th & 26th
See you there!
#mastersfx #makeupfx #mufx #halloween #halloween2025 #halloweenburnaby #halloweenvancouver #behindthescenes #makeupstudıo #filmstudio #toddmasters #specialfx #specialfxmakeup #vancouverfilm #bcfilm #stufftodoinvancouver #halloweenevent #tourismburnaby #tourismbc #artgallery #museum #monstermuseum #prophouse #prostheticmakeup #creaturefx #spooky #horror #vancouverhorrorshow #vancouverhorrorshowfilmfestival #puppets
Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) Flash back Friday with the Julia heads. All ready for hair punching and styling before the big day!
#FD6 #bloodlines #finaldestination6 #thegorethemerrier #mastersfx #specialfxmakeup #makeupspecialfx
TEAM DONKEY! Thank you Rona for this insanely inspired 'half-ass' commercial! We will treasure him/her forever.
#donkey #halfass #commercial #rona #mastersfx #mastersfxteam #specialfx #animal #propanimals
Todd Masters Live Interview
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Todd Masters (@masters.todd ) is a guru of all things practical/special effects & founder of MastersFX studio.
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You can see Todd & co’s work in film such as Poultergeist 2, Tales from the Crypt, Demon Knight, Slither, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Leprechaun 2, Mortal Kombat, Yellowjackets & most recently in Final Destination: Bloodlines (now in theaters) & many… many more
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Join Todd & I as we dig into growing up with a curious mind, helping friends & family with Halloween costumes, hour long bus rides to work in film at 12 years old, developing a routine in a continually unique business, the handshake between practical effects & CGI & quick draw anecdotes on effects developed for Baby Boy, One Hour Photo, Scary Movie 3, Monster Man, It Lives Inside & Final Destination: Bloodlines.
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All this & more on an all new episode of Growing On You Live
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#toddmasters #mastersfx #slither #super #finaldestination #practicaleffects #specialeffects #fido #demonknight #talesfromthecrypt #dune #duneparttwo #itlivesinside #mortalkombat #adamsfamily #adamsfamilyvalues #stargate #kingdomhospital
FROM (2022) "the creature"
''Unravel the mystery of a city in middle U.S.A. that imprisons everyone who enters. As the residents struggle to maintain a sense of normality and seek a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest.''
Available on amazon/paramount
