Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Costume & Make-Up
1968-02-27 · Burntwood, Staffordshire, England, UK
Gary J. Tunnicliffe has been working in the film industry since 1990, primarily designing and creating special make up effects, working on over 130 feature films including entries on many of the most beloved 'horror genre' franchises including Blade, Halloween, Candyman, Scream, Exorcist, Feast, Prophecy, Mimic, Scary Movie, Children of the Corn, The Collector, Piranha and (most notoriously) Hellraiser (8 films) He is especially known for designing elaborate and shocking death sequences which earned him the playful nickname 'The Hollywood Assassin' At the age of 27 he wrote and directed his first feature, the science fiction horror film "Within The Rock' for producer Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, Walk The Line) since then he has directed multiple feature films including the acclaimed Hellraiser Judgment and has directed actors including Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Dakota Fanning, Chloe Grace Moretz, Lynne Redgrave, Katy Segal, Howie Mandel, Wallace Shawn and James earl Jones He also written several produced screenplays, produced, directed 2nd unit, acted, performed stunts and puppeteered on a host of different projects. Based in Los Angeles he has a design studio in Northridge, just minutes away from Hollywood.
Filmography
Corporate Retreat
2026 · Movie
Infestation
2026 · Movie
The Exorcist: Believer
2023 · Movie
Trick
2019 · Movie
Hellraiser: Judgment
2018 · Movie
The Hatred
2017 · Movie
Pet
2016 · Movie
Miracles from Heaven
2016 · Movie
The Hive
2015 · Movie
Most Likely to Die
2015 · Movie
The Chicken Run
2015 · Movie
The Wedding Ringer
2015 · Movie
Gone Girl
2014 · Movie
Burying the Ex
2014 · Movie
Animal
2014 · Movie
Beneath
2013 · Movie
Killing Season
2013 · Movie
The Collection
2012 · Movie
Corman's World
2011 · Movie
Hellraiser: Revelations
2011 · Movie
Children of the Corn: Genesis
2011 · Movie
Scream 4
2011 · Movie
Shanghai
2010 · Movie
Dinoshark
2010 · Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009 · Movie
Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament
2009 · Movie
Feast III: The Happy Finish
2009 · Movie
My Bloody Valentine
2009 · Movie
Necromonger Dave
2008 · Movie
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007 · Movie
Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
2007 · Movie
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
2006 · Movie
Hellraiser: Prophecy
2006 · Movie
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
2005 · Movie
Feast
2005 · Movie
Hellraiser: Hellworld
2005 · Movie
Dracula III: Legacy
2005 · Movie
Hellraiser: Deader
2005 · Movie
The Prophecy: Uprising
2005 · Movie
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004 · Movie
Megalodon
2004 · Movie
Dracula II: Ascension
2003 · Movie
Mimic: Sentinel
2003 · Movie
Hansel & Gretel
2002 · Movie
Hellraiser: Hellseeker
2002 · Movie
Halloween: Resurrection
2002 · Movie
To End All Wars
2001 · Movie
Guardian
2001 · Movie
Dracula 2000
2000 · Movie
Ginger Snaps
2000 · Movie
Hellraiser: Inferno
2000 · Movie
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Movie
Twin Falls Idaho
1999 · Movie
Candyman: Day of the Dead
1999 · Movie
Amanda & the Alien
1998 · Movie
Menno's Mind
1997 · Movie
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
1996 · Movie
Within the Rock
1996 · Movie
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996 · Movie
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Movie
Last Gasp
1995 · Movie
Lord of Illusions
1995 · Movie
Candyman
1992 · Movie