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How to make fake blood the Sam Raimi way
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by: Mike Sampson Aug. 11, 2010

So many now-classic filmmakers started out making movies at home with fake blood. But how exactly did one of the modern masters, Sam Raimi, perfect his recipe for fake blood for the EVIL DEAD movies? We all know about Karo syrup but there's a little bit more to it than that. Courtesy Bruce Campbell's biography (and blog The Movie Miscellany, we now know the secret to the stars. This may be the first and only time we've shared a recipe on JoBlo.com but use it wisely budding filmmakers!

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etherize
2:16PM on 11/01/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
What am I missing?
What kind of non-dairy creamer turns into a "nice paste" with stirring? All I'm getting is a frothy liquid.
What kind of non-dairy creamer turns into a "nice paste" with stirring? All I'm getting is a frothy liquid.
 
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Rubberboy
12:04PM on 08/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Just a Thought.
Love No.7 lol



Hey wouldn't it be easier to just slash and bludgeon the actors for real, I mean Hollywood needs to cull some of the bad actors.

And why stop there, add some directors etc too. lol
Love No.7 lol



Hey wouldn't it be easier to just slash and bludgeon the actors for real, I mean Hollywood needs to cull some of the bad actors.

And why stop there, add some directors etc too. lol
 
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inFITZable
1:12AM on 08/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I got a recipe from Savini's website that included a tablespoon of dishwashing soap. May the clean up process A LOT easier. I think it's the same mixture for Dawn. Doesn't film well, but looks great for Halloween (or random pranks).
I got a recipe from Savini's website that included a tablespoon of dishwashing soap. May the clean up process A LOT easier. I think it's the same mixture for Dawn. Doesn't film well, but looks great for Halloween (or random pranks).
 
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BojacRedleif
7:17PM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Wow, way to be 10 years slow on this news...
Oh well, I've used this recipe a number of times and it works great.
Oh well, I've used this recipe a number of times and it works great.
 
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Brendan M.
3:09PM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I also usually add chocolate syrup and quick mix to try and make the karo syrup less clear and a darker red.
I also usually add chocolate syrup and quick mix to try and make the karo syrup less clear and a darker red.
 
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dead anchoress
12:45PM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
NICE!
Just in time for Halloween!
Just in time for Halloween!
 
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deja vu
12:10PM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
also throw some dirt and maybe dryer lint into it so it looks grungy when its on the skin.

:)
also throw some dirt and maybe dryer lint into it so it looks grungy when its on the skin.

:)
 
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track100
11:59AM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Raimi told me at a Drag Me to Hell screening (I sat next to him the whole movie) to use black coffee to thin it and keep it from turning pink on light colored surfaces.
Raimi told me at a Drag Me to Hell screening (I sat next to him the whole movie) to use black coffee to thin it and keep it from turning pink on light colored surfaces.
 
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FuzzyJedi
11:23AM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
hell yeah!
when i was in high school we did a haunted house and no one would listen to me when i told them you had to add blue to fake blood. Of course mine was the best looking.
when i was in high school we did a haunted house and no one would listen to me when i told them you had to add blue to fake blood. Of course mine was the best looking.
 
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DemonDan
10:57AM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i use all that and a squirt of chocolate syrup. really. it's a nice touch.
i use all that and a squirt of chocolate syrup. really. it's a nice touch.
 
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vesaker
10:45AM on 08/11/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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And what's the other half? VIOLENCE!
And what's the other half? VIOLENCE!
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