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“Whore of Babylon”

Guys I can’t. This is too beautiful not to share with y’all.

This is my officially segment for “The Whore of Babylon”. The release date is TBA right now, but I’m in awe at Jim’s direction, the aesthetic, and the overall vibe.

Enjoy!

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“Whore of Babylon”, “Sodom and Gomorrah” BTS

I’ve yet to show any true BTS, yet. Sodom and Gomorrah is wrapped; Whore of Babylon started today, and I WISH the color grading I did was what it looked like in reality. I might show you guys how I color graded this—or, in the very least, what app to use to get some good coloring.

Jim had to take the reigns for “Whore”. He directed me, and got some really sweet shots. What will entail with this segment will be a fire, blood, and…some lusty sacrifices.

The last segment ...

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[null] BTS

Two days back home and I can finally collect my thoughts.


Buffalo was certainly something that I never anticipated to be that much fun. It’s almost heartbreaking to see a city that was once an innovator in distribution and industrialism; now, is a shell of its former self.


My Atlanta trip back in April was fucking terrible. I won’t divulge too much on that since I’m technically under NDA now, but yeah…it sucked. This made up for that a million perce...

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Y’all, today’s set is bitchin.

This is the old Jell-o factory in Le Roy, NY. Walking in, it’s like…time has stopped. Papers from 1998 litter the desks; walls are chipped and flaked like something out of Silent Hill. There is something so beautiful and deadly about liminal spaces, and this factory is quite the the pinnacle of such a thing.

Collin, my co-star, is currently using the snorricam to film footage…in the basement of this place…by himself…in the dark. Essen...

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Y’all, this is going to be weird lol. Either people are going to hate this character or love it. A creature/character that is donned in full on hosiery.

What I envision for some of this is:

Man is awaking from an unconscious state. The creature, wearing only one high heel limps across a dimly-lit room. It pulls lipstick from its underwear and begins applying it to the outside of its covered face. Its tongue waggles back and forth in a disturbing manner, as if to say it once ha...

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This will be the official title of the film.

So, I was thinking about the ideas y’all had—and here is what I decided. What if, my character uses tattered, old panty hose? Obviously, this creature…human…whatever…isn’t going to be normal. I want this role to be bizarre and plain fucking weird.

I want to obscure the face lightly; the eyes will be black, and my teeth will be a slight greenish/black color. I may or may not cut a hole in the mouth; I kinda like the mouth s...

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Pantyhose?

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New Patreon Merch (That I FINALLY Like)

Alright, I’ve been scheming and scheming and scheming and SCHEMING on what to give y’all for staying by me.

Finally, FUCKING FINALLYYYYYY! Moises Alves commissioned this. I am so fucking tickled to death, y’all. Oh SWEET MARIA!

So, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ADD YOUR ADDRESS HERE ON PATREON!

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I Need Your Help

Alright, so I’ve been brainstorming and brainstorming on the next look for my movie character. David has given me full creative freedom with this look…but I’m stumped.

Sooo…what kind of wardrobe should I wear? It’ll be filmed in a warehouse strictly on POV cameras. Considering I will be basically a, creature, of…whatever sorts…I anticipate that the wardrobe will be primarily dulled.

Here are my thoughts:

1. Tattered hospital clothing.

2. Ducktaped piec...

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We Finally Wrapped

Well, y’all, Niuvis came and left. We finally wrapped the last scene of Trypophobic Posession, and she is officially complete. That top picture is my mom, by the way. It was a joy having my mom meet one of my most favorite people in my life. Niuvis did the back and ass SFX. I cooked, I cleaned; I captured some hilarious BTS, and everything was as it should be.

Also, today, Hilton fired me from NY Floral. I was doing social media for a florist in Boca Raton. He was paying me only $250...

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What Should I Do Next?

FYI, loving this new video feature, but what creature or ideas do you guys think I should do next?

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BTS

Okay….we are heading into the final scenes for Trypophobic Posession. Finally, finally. Tomorrow, I am going to show you all some of how I accomplished the effects I did. This is the first time that I was able to execute practical effects in an old school way.

The gross looking slime on the wall, well, I will show you all tomorrow. Niuvis Martin from Anenorrhea is coming up this weekend to help me film the final scenes. I want to surprise you all with the final sequences, so no showi...

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H O L E S

We are getting down to the cream now. I’ll be finishing up the last scenes of the film over the next week or so. This has been one of the most labor intensive, difficult, stressful projects of my life…but god…it’s so beautiful…all of it.

From constructing full-body silicone prosthetics, to gluing pieces, to constructing blood rigs, to wrangling insects…this movie has it all. And I guess that’s what makes this do special. This will have been shot in my apartment with only ...

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Trypophobic Posession BTS

I hope you like holes.

Goddamn. Each piece of prosthetic has taken me approximately, in total, over seven hours to make. This is by far the most complex piece of film I’ve done, but fuck if the result ain’t rewarding. I’m filming some BTS sequences for the DVD as well, so people (not you all because you’re not vanilla), can get a little insight into how I do stuff.

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“Trypophobia Possession” BTS

More BTS stills. This next week I’ll be shooting sequences with Jim. That’s right, Jim has been cast in this, too!

So, I’ve been talking with Mikel, and it looks like this will be released as part of a series. Think Tartan Asia Extreme. This will be released on Tetrovideo and chock full of BTS, stills, and me but ass naked with Niuvis slathering me in silicone.

Also, I’m going to at some point build some more hype by creating a website. Since y’all are subbed to Patreo...

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“Trypophobic Possession” BTS

Just wanted to share this quaint little BTS with y’all. It’s gonna be so gross. I test ran peoples’ reactions at work and one of my coworkers said, “OH HELL NAW”. 🤭🤭🤭😂😂😂😂

Thoughts so far???

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Trypophobic Possession “BTS”

Who would have thought my iPhone would capture this?

Guys, I have so much shit to do. Between trying to finish this film, and my mom moving in, FUCK. Regardless, the job has to get done. Yesterday and today, I decided to do some clips for the film. Personally, I think what I have so far look fucking awesome. I don’t want to give too much away yet, but so far, the angles, colors, shots—I’m impressed with myself. I will say now I know why people are better directors versus actors. ...

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Trypophobia Possession Details

Burnout is a Motherfucker. If you peeped my Instagram stories, then you’ll know I officially hit exhaustion. These past two days, I’ve essentially done nothing but rested. You don’t know how badly I wanted to get up and work on this, but I know my body and it’s done.

Regardless, once I’m back up, I need to start working on this. Mikel sent me some of the storyboard for our film. I’m gonna have Niuvis fly in to help me apply prosthetics and makeup in areas I can’t reach. I...

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Virginia Bitches Teasers

I forgot to mention, (and this is EXCLUSIVELY for Patreon subscribers), here is my character for the Virginia Bitches. Here name is Queenie, and she’s an 800lb fat sack of shit (almost literally).

The AI images are what Scott wants to incorporate into the film. Supposedly, IF things go according to plan, I’ll be hooked up to tubes, and sitting in a pile of rotting flesh and blood.

AND, if you don’t know those two actors on top—you really should; because there’s a good ...

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“The Forest Hills” BTS

Lastly, we have some footage I captured of all of the crew and some fun moments!

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Day 1

Well, it’s been interesting lol. I didn’t unfortunately get any shots of the murder sequences, but I did get some video footage I’ll upload later.

Jim (my partner) is playing the role of a detective who interrogates the main antagonist, Rico. Me, I’m playing a tumor. These sequences were shot at Digital Thunderdome Studios, which, was pretty fucking cool. It was the first time that I’ve filmed in a studio, and the second time I’ve worked with Scott Hansen. Scott LOVES shoot...

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So Far

It was my first time to St.Louis. I saw the arch. I guess I can mark that off my list.

I’ve been to Atlanta so many times, but it’s always different suburbs. Our Airbnb is in Conyers where the majority of the pickup shots will be.

The kicker is, Jim and I were the only ones who rented a car lmao. (Kinda random, but we plan.) We’ve spent the morning running to and from Canton, Atlanta, and finally back to Conyers to deliver lights. In addition with the acting credits, we wi...

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BTS #2

More sneak peeks at the filming. This one, I accidentally knocked over a jar of my dead crickets. The glass shattered right underneath my body. Instead of having Eli stop filming, I wanted them to keep going.

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First Looks at Film

I believe there are no words necessary.

We are a ways out from completion, as Mikel wants things perfect. I believe now I have a better understanding of what he wants, and Methinks he is teaching me to tap into potential I hadn’t seen.

Brace yourself, y’all.

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Test #2 (I think this will work.)

Is this my best? Fuck no, but for the sake of the red, black, and white aesthetic he needs—it’ll suffice. I went back to third-degree silicone this time and said fuck the scar wax. Honestly, scar wax wasn’t working out and the silicone ended up bonding better for the shit I had to do.

I think I was overthinking it and tried to put too much emphasis on the SFX, when I should have been focusing on the acting. I’m fucking STOKED to show you all the BTS behind this.

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So I Licked Piss Off a Stranger’s Toilet

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Guess What?

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Test # 1

So, is the black eye contact pointless? Mikel wasn’t a fan of what I did, and I can see some of what he’s saying. It’s hard to integrate black, white and red into the film because of lighting. But, do I lose the eye contact and do bloodshot eyes? I don’t know.

I have to get 30 minutes of footage of me just going fucking insane. And, again, I can’t use any nasty shit like maggots or dead animals. This sucks. I like going 100% hardcore.

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Test Run #1

As cool as these look…they didn’t quite pass the director’s approval.

It’s a crushing blow to my ego, but I’ll get it right. Still, they looked cool. Who doesn’t like bloody tits?

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After-Holiday Blues

First off, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I know for me, it was a pleasure getting four days off, resting (not really), and spending time with Julio and Jim, Emily and Eli.

One thing that has never really changed with me, is the after-holiday blues. Even a confident lass like me struggles with my body big time. I’m bigger than I was, and that’s a hard pill for me to swallow sometimes. I’ve worked really hard to have people respect me..not for my looks, but for my skill....

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