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Tom Luhtala

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SAG Ultra Low Budget Sci-fi/Anime Styled feature film with over 500+ VFX and wire-stunt work. Shot with Panasonic HVX200 (2), Bolex and Canon XL1. Story of a comic book world where Chimeras were created by men and betrayed by all. Distributed in Japan, Thailand, and a few other countries.
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The Rapture (2007)
Tom Luhtala is known for Superman (2025), Ra.One (2011) and It Follows (2014).
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    • Known for

    David Corenswet in SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY IS POWERFUL!! MOVIE REVIEW! (2024)
    Superman
    7.0
    • Property Department
    • 2025
    Kareena Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One (2011)
    Ra.One
    5.0
    • Costume and Wardrobe Department
    • 2011
    Jake Weary and Maika Monroe in It Follows (2014)
    It Follows
    6.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014
    Clancy Brown, Paul Giamatti, Glynn Turman, Rob Mayes, and Chase Williamson in John Dies at the End (2012)
    John Dies at the End
    6.3
    • Special Effects
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Heartland Horror Chronicles
      • special effects coordinator
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Philip R. Garrett in Escape from Death Block 13 (2021)
      Escape from Death Block 13
      4.4
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Dark, Deadly & Dreadful (2018)
      Dark, Deadly & Dreadful
      5.1
      • special effects consultant (segment "The Listing")
      • 2018
    • Sarah Butler in Moontrap: Target Earth (2017)
      Moontrap: Target Earth
      2.8
      • special effects foreman
      • 2017
    • Early Phases: Kurtzman Studio Werewolf Diaries
      Video
      • key creature artist (as Tom Lhtala)
      • 2016
    • Robert Patrick, Eliza Dushku, and Chace Crawford in Eloise (2016)
      Eloise
      4.6
      • special effects technician
      • 2016
    • The Listing (2015)
      The Listing
      4.4
      Short
      • special effects consultant
      • 2015
    • Night of the Wolf (2014)
      Night of the Wolf
      6.0
      • special effects
      • 2014
    • Matthew Fox and Tyler Perry in Alex Cross (2012)
      Alex Cross
      5.2
      • special effects (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Clancy Brown, Paul Giamatti, Glynn Turman, Rob Mayes, and Chase Williamson in John Dies at the End (2012)
      John Dies at the End
      6.3
      • special effects: puppets
      • 2012
    • Paul Sorvino, Bruce Davison, Ella Rae Peck, and Lucas Salvagno in God Don't Make the Laws (2011)
      God Don't Make the Laws
      4.4
      • special effects makeup
      • 2011
    • The Tell-Tale Heart (2010)
      The Tell-Tale Heart
      7.8
      Short
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Jean Claude: The Gumming Zombie (2009)
      Jean Claude: The Gumming Zombie
      4.9
      Short
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Jack Sprat (2008)
      Jack Sprat
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2008
    • George Tutie in The Rapture (2007)
      The Rapture
      6.4
      Video
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Ellen Sandweiss, Tom Sullivan, Sally Pressman, Isabel Holtreman Baldree, Nicolas Pangborn, Ryan Patrick Welsh, Sid Ellis, Kate Rudd, and Yvonne Galmiche in The Dread (2007)
      The Dread
      3.0
      • special effects
      • 2007

    Makeup Department

    • Bill Moseley and Bill Oberst Jr. in Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge (2019)
      Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge
      3.2
      • special makeup effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Fear Clinic (2014)
      Fear Clinic
      4.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014
    • Jake Weary and Maika Monroe in It Follows (2014)
      It Follows
      6.8
      • makeup artist: Robert Kurtzman's Creature Corps
      • 2014
    • Jinn (2014)
      Jinn
      4.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014
    • Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013)
      Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
      3.5
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2013
    • Kunal Kemmu, Saif Ali Khan, Vir Das, and Anand Tiwari in Go Goa Gone (2013)
      Go Goa Gone
      6.7
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2013
    • Mosquito-Man (2013)
      Mosquito-Man
      4.8
      • makeup lab technician
      • 2013
    • Pollyanna McIntosh in The Woman (2011)
      The Woman
      6.0
      • makeup lab technician
      • 2011
    • Hisss (2010)
      Hisss
      2.9
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2010
    • Children of the Corn (2009)
      Children of the Corn
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • makeup lab technician
      • 2009
    • Jack Sprat (2008)
      Jack Sprat
      Short
      • makeup artist
      • 2008
    • Countess Bathoria's Graveyard Picture Show (2007)
      Countess Bathoria's Graveyard Picture Show
      5.0
      Video
      • special makeup effects artist (segment "Retreat")
      • 2007
    • Poster for Madness starring Jami Ross
      Madness
      3.4
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2006
    • Taken on the streets of Cleveland.
      A Taste of Fear: Return of the Cleveland Torso Killer
      6.7
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2005

    Art Department

    • Keegan-Michael Key and Sergey Zhuravsky in Buddy (2026)
      Buddy
      7.1
      • set dresser
      • 2026
    • Andy Garcia, Steve Zahn, Marshawn Lynch, Samara Weaving, and Karl Glusman in Eenie Meanie (2025)
      Eenie Meanie
      5.9
      • set dresser
      • 2025
    • Robert De Niro in The Alto Knights (2025)
      The Alto Knights
      5.9
      • set dresser
      • 2025
    • Sarah Durn in Shelby Oaks (2024)
      Shelby Oaks
      5.3
      • additional set dresser
      • 2024
    • Shooting Stars (2023)
      Shooting Stars
      6.5
      • set dresser
      • 2023
    • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in White Noise (2022)
      White Noise
      5.7
      • set dresser
      • 2022
    • Bill Moseley and Bill Oberst Jr. in Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge (2019)
      Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge
      3.2
      • concept artist
      • 2019
    • Katie Holmes in Miss Meadows (2014)
      Miss Meadows
      5.8
      • foam sculptor
      • 2014
    • Willem Dafoe, Stephen Dorff, and Michelle Monaghan in Tomorrow You're Gone (2012)
      Tomorrow You're Gone
      3.6
      • construction
      • 2012

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      • Tom Lhtala

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