Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Werecat (Recreation of Rick Baker’s original work)
February 12, 2024
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Werecat (Recreation of Rick Baker’s original work)
Posted By: Christianna Altani (@Shewolf.artgr on Instagram)
On: February 12, 2024

I am currently doing an MA degree in Prosthetics Effects. For our first module within the course, I decided to challenge myself by choosing an iconic monster to re-create and make it look as accurate to the original as possible (with limited time and budget for materials). As an admirer of Michael Jackson’s (and Rick Baker’s) work, I thought that the Thriller Werecat was a really good idea and quite an interesting creature to try to recreate.
The final piece is a wearable silicone mask, with fast-cast/resin teeth, weft hair that have been both glued in as well as hair punched into the silicone skin, along with whiskers made out of PLA filament.
Before I leave you with the pictures, I’d like to thank my Lecturers (Neil Gorton, Bradley Greenwood), the Stan Winston School, Rick Baker as well as Michael Jackson for being great sources of inspiration throughout this whole making journey, I’m very much grateful. I really hope that you enjoy the final product as much as I enjoyed making it 🙂
-SheWolf.ArtGr