The Photography of Stephen Von Frankenstein

With his photographs, Stephen Von Frankenstein has mastered the delicate balance between sex and the macabre.  Though his work spans the spectrum between cheesecake and horror, it always retains the unmistakable stamp of Von Frankenstein-ness.  His lighter stuff has elements of darkness, and his even his darkest work somehow manages to bring eroticism or humor...

quite the colorful character himself, Mr. Von F was recently
featured in Tattoo Savage magazine

Stephen Von Frankenstein is an Orange County-based artist,
photographer, piercer & performer

LINKS

Art of Von Frankenstein (facebook)
info about Stephen's NEW BOOK

Barbella Studios in Costa Mesa, CA

GOOD ACTORS... BAD HAIR

One of the biggest sacrifices an actor can make for a particular role is to wear a ridiculous-looking hairdo or hairpiece.  Here are a few notable examples of those whom have truly suffered for their art...

Bad, in a Good Way...

In these situations, the hair is an integral part of the character- and apparently, in order to play a really good psycho, you need really bad hair!

Javier Bardem's 70's bowl-cut adds to his creep factor
in No Country for Old Men

Sean Penn sports a sweet 'fro in
Carlito's Way

Charlize Theron's bad hair in Monster 
definitely says "man-hater"

BEST "BAD HAIR" OF ALL TIME:
Elsa Lanchester in The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935

Comedic Coifs...

When it comes to comedy, hair is always a great way to specify  a character's personality...

John Goodman as a high-strung vietnem vet in
The Big Lebowski

Bad hair, good bowling: Woody Harrelson and
Randy Quaid in Kingpin

Annoyingly perfect and perky Reese 
Witherspoon in Election

Melissa McCarthy's no fuss ponytail speaks
volumes in Bridesmaids

Bad, in a Bad Way...

Big budgets they may have had, but the following movie hairdo's are just plain don'ts!

Repeat-offender Nicolas Cage

Worst. Extensions. EVER.
Taylor Lautner in Twilight

In Thor, Sir Anthony Hopkins proves that a bad wig
can make even the most respected of actors look like an ass

Orlando Bloom's pompous pompadour made me snicker more than 

swoon, in Hollywood's latest stab at The Three Musketeers

Today, this early 90's version of The Three Musketeers looks 
very...well...early 90's (and yes, that's Charlie Sheen)

Attack of the TODDLERPEDES!!

gross....sick....disturbing....genius!

I just adore these "toddlerpedes" by artist Jon Beinart!

Perhaps its because I know firsthand what horrible little monsters

toddlers can sometimes be, but I think these creepy creatures are

pretty hilarious and actually kinda cute...

artist Jon Beinart sits on one of his creations