Paul Blaisdell

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And a chunk of it probably went towards, some of it went towards the monster, which was designed by the famous Paul Blaisdell, right? Right.

But he did not create the monster.

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And when you think that he was making these monsters out of his garage in Topanga Canyon, California, for less than what big studios were spending on craft services, it's even more impressive.

The man's name is Paul Blaisdell.

He had said that, quote, "Old monsters never die, no matter how long ago they were shot." For Blaisdell and his work, nothing could be closer to the truth.

In fact, for the longest time, people might remember the monsters he created, but didn't know who was responsible for them.

I teach film production and film studies at a university, and write about horror just about anywhere I can.

I'm Damien Galonek, co-creator of Living Dead Dolls.

Now, Paul Blaisdell was always a very creative person, always doodling and sketching when he was in school, which sometimes even got him in, into trouble for not paying attention.

After serving time in the military, he used his GI Bill to get a degree from the New England School of Art and Design, and he got a job using his artistic talent as technical illustrator for Douglas Aircraft Company.

But yeah, it's...

Uh, legend has it that the design w- by Paul Blaisdell was, uh, originally intended to be, like they were taking science into consideration, like they, they're, they were making it squat, low to the ground from a high gravity world.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, okay.

Well, ain't that just the way it goes?

Oh, and hazards.

Uh, the creature designer, Paul Blaisdell, inhabited the costume, and there were some bayonet strikes.

And, uh, fortunately, uh, Blaisdell's wife made him promise to wear a helmet while he was inside the costume, and a bayonet went, punctured the costume and would have hurt him without-