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Halloween livens things up for makeup artists

Makeup artist John Wrightson works to transform Aly Marianelli into "Forest Demon Mia" for Universal Studios' "Halloween Horror Nights." Hundreds of people are made up each night with various prosthetics, airbrushing and costumes before they attempt to scare people inside a variety of mazes.

Makeup artist John Wrightson works to transform Aly Marianelli into “Forest Demon Mia” for Universal Studios’ “Halloween Horror Nights.” Hundreds of people are made up each night with various prosthetics, airbrushing and costumes before they attempt to scare people inside a variety of mazes.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Makeup artists’ skills are in high demand as theme parks and other venues deploy armies of monsters for Halloween events.

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Melissa McComas, center, applies makeup to Marlon Wrede at Universal Studios.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Halloween makeup artists

Some of the makeup used to create the armies of the living dead at Universal Studios Hollywood.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Halloween makeup artists

Kristen Phillips helps Elodie Moore get ready. Universal employs about 40 makeup artists to work on about 500 actors for “Halloween Horror Nights.”  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Halloween makeup artists

Prosthetics, masks and costumes wait on shelves before being fitted onto soon-to-be scary characters.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Halloween makeup artists

Bianca Makara in the beginning stages of her makeup at Universal.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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