Joey Elliot

I was a horror film kid, and the SAW films bloomed my love for sfx makeup. I decorate year-round and have a bunch of spooky/horror tattoos!

Placed 10th

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What’s your most memorable Halloween experience?

I work at a year-round Halloween store in NYC that a lot of different celebrities like to frequent, and I once faced off Trippie Redd dressed as a vampire while I was dressed as Beetlejuice lol Another favorite is my sister and I recreating Halloween costumes from when we were younger kids!

Tell us why you would make it to the end of a horror movie.

I wouldn't. I'd be lucky if I made it 30 minutes in. I like to think my years of slasher watching would aid in my survival instincts, but it only did the opposite. I'd be the comedic gay character that's only there to fill the trope, but then dies when everyone finally gets a chance to grow closer to the character. Sorry!!!!

What would you do with the unlucky $13,000?

I unfortunately went into credit card debt when I first started building my makeup kit, so I would definitely be paying that off. But I would also pour back into my career and creative outlet. I would invest in a proper workshop/studio to broaden my skillset and perhaps open a shop of sorts where I can create and sell my own prosthetics and FX materials. I would also put the excess into my savings, help my mom and my sister with her college expenses.

Who is your real-life hero who you would want to survive a horror movie with?

My real life hero would be my boyfriend. He is actually quite skittish, and sensitive to blood and gore, which doesn't sound ideal. But knowing there are situations he wouldn't be able to handle would only make me want to fight to survive even more. If not for myself, for him. He is intelligent and strategic, I am full of rage. We'd be a killer team <3


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