Greg Lightner

Biography

Greg Lightner is a special effects and makeup artist on horror films, especially B-movies such as Corona Zombie (2020) and Curse of the Re-Animator (2022).

Career Overview

Greg Lightner has 31 screen credits in a career dating back to 2011. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently From Beyond Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Immortal Combat, Pandora: Fire and Ice, Predator: Wastelands. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Costume & Make-Up
Gender: male
Known Credits: 31

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

From Beyond Collection (3 titles)
Pandora (Asylum) Collection (1 titles)
Puppet Master (1 titles)
Barbie & Kendra Collection (1 titles)
Silent Night, Bloody Night Collection (1 titles)
& Teller Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Paul Bales (5 collaborations)
David Michael Latt (5 collaborations)
David Rimawi (5 collaborations)
Michael Su (4 collaborations)
Mikey Stice (4 collaborations)
Brooks Davis (4 collaborations)
Rob Pallatina (3 collaborations)
Mikel Shane Prather (3 collaborations)
Sasha Burrow (3 collaborations)
Ryan Ebert (3 collaborations)

Credits

costume & make-up (18 credits)
- Immortal Combat
  
  makeup & hair
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2026
- Pandora: Fire and Ice
  
  key makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2025
- Predator: Wastelands
  
  key makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2025
- Earthquake Underground
  
  makeup department head
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2025
- Gladiators
  
  makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2024
- Snow White and the 7 Samurai
  
  makeup department head
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2024
- The 12 Slays of Christmas: 2023 Edition
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2023
- Alien Apocalypse
  
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2023
- AIMEE. The Visitor
  
  makeup department head
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2023
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2022
- Puppet Master: Doktor Death
  
  makeup & hair
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2022
- Headless Horseman
  
  key makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2022
- Curse of the Re-Animator
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2022
- Beyond the Resonator
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2022
- Don't Let Her In
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2021
- Corona Zombies
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2020
- Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival
  
  makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2015
- & Teller 5
  
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2014
production (8 credits)
- Baby Oopsie 3: Burn Baby Burn
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- The 12 Slays of Christmas: 2023 Edition
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Demonic Toys: Jack-Attack
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- AIMEE. The Visitor
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Puppet Master: Doktor Death
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Curse of the Re-Animator
  
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Beyond the Resonator
  
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  2022
visual effects (1 credits)
- Baby Oopsie
  
  special effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2021
crew (2 credits)
- Don't Let Her In
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  2021
- The Resonator: Miskatonic U
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  2021
actors (1 credits)
- Lazarus: Apocalypse
  Opening Zombie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
editing (1 credits)
- Rebuilding Titanic
  
  assistant editor
  
  editing
  
  2011