Laura the Vampire Witch - Monster of the Month - April 2015
Sculpted by Henry Alvarez Painted and Story by Ed Edmunds
In 1859. a coven of witches broke in to an abandoned. isolated house to perform an animal sacrifice. As dusk descended. vampires in the basement arose to discover... ...they would be dining in.
The battle that ensued left many dead. but some became witch/vampire hybrids. In this place. no one could hear them scream....
Famed sculptor, Henry Alvarez, founder of Alvarez Wax Models (later Alvarez Wax Productions), had an incredible career that encompassed everything from wax figures, bronze statuary and latex masks to effects work and design for many well-known Hollywood motion pictures including TOTAL RECALL, THE HOWLING, ROBOCOP, John Carpenter's THE THING and many others.
Known for his sincere enthusiasm and willingness to share his experiences and techniques with younger artists, Henry deservedly became one of the most beloved members of the fantasy and monster-making community.
He originally created the Laura Lady collector bust in 1997 from Laura's life cast. LAURA THE VAMPIRE WITCH is a new, limited edition rendition, available exclusively through the Distortions Monster of the Month club.
Subscribers to The Monster of the Month were privy to a unique creation shipped to them each month. These were a monthly, main line injection of Monsters! Aliens...Vampires...Zombies... Mutants...Dragons...Corpses...Body parts...and of course Monsters! All are created from start to finish at Distortions Unlimited, designed and sculpted by some of the best monster makers out there. Ed Edmunds, Jordu Schell, Mikey Rotella, and a host of guest sculptors. The monster arrived with its own life story, written by it's creator. Each monster is an instant collectible! Only subscribers received each months creation, and then the molds were DESTROYED!