A step-by-step guide for turning you and your friends into the living dead. All you need is some cheap black and white makeup from your local drugstore. (Brains are optional.)

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Blood, Guts and Gore: Zombie Makeup

Make scary-real innards through the magic of kitchen chemistry. This tutorial shows you how to make ballistics gel (for organs).

Blood, Guts and Gore: Ballistics Gel (part 2)

Blood, Guts and Gore: Ballistics Gel (part 1)

This special effect is easy to create with makeup and scar wax. And the gashes look so real, your friends will want to drag you to the emergency room.

Blood, Guts and Gore: Open Wounds

Here are ways to create the special effect of bursting blood. You'll be amazed at the mess you can make with a simple sandwich bag!

Blood, Guts and Gore: Blood Bags and Squirting Blood

Create the look of a mixed martial arts fighter without stepping into the octagon. No punches, pain, or swelling required.

Blood, Guts and Gore: Black Eyes and Bloody Noses

When you don’t have time to mix it yourself! Many styles and colors of fake blood are available online and in some theatrical supply stores.

Blood, Guts and Gore: Store-Bought Blood

More chemistry fun with the non-Newtonian fluid called Oobleck (gooey guts). This gross, gooey substance makes pulling guts easy and fun.

Blood, Guts and Gore: Oobleck

Dish soap and food-coloring—that’s all it takes. And this stage blood is a snap to clean up—the soap is built right in.

Blood, Guts and Gore: Soap-Based Blood

This easy recipe for making realistic blood is a delicious blend of sweet syrups and food coloring. Maybe that's why Dracula drinks the stuff.

Blood, Guts and Gore: Edible Blood

Dive deep into the history of Blue Note records.

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The History

Explore the impact of the work Blue Note designer Reid Miles had on album cover design, in Jazz and beyond.

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The Covers

Discover the work of Frank Wolff, who set the tone for Jazz photography with this work for Blue Note records.

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The Photographs

Learn the basics about Blue Note and its remarkable style.

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: An Introduction

As rappers became featured artists, it was the DJ’s job to keep the beat (or the break) steady, so that the rappers could rap to the beat, do their routines, or recite full verses without interruption.

DJ 101: Looping and Sampling (in high definition)

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