8 | Steel Notes Magazine steelnotesmagazine . com | June 2014
Extraordinary
By , B . B Strange & H . Q Deceit
Extraordinary is a column designed to seek out the best of the best , the extraordinary if you will .
Examining that talent under a microscope to find out which acts , bands and performers make the cut to earn the title of Extraordinary . Each act , band or performer will be rated on the star scale ranging , 1 star earns them the rank of ordinary , 5 stars earns them the title of Extraordinary .
For this month ’ s article we decided to go in a different direction and take a look at vendors and the extraordinary products they produce . H . Q Deceit and B . B Strange , Recently had the opportunity to work for one of the most renowned vendors of the Horror Convention world , Horror Show Jacks Fangs . Owned and operated by non-other than the very talented Horror Show Jack , not to leave out the lovely Horror Show Lizzie .
Over the weekend we spent with them we learned the process of fang making and all the talent that is required , in order to produce fangs of the highest quality , seizing the opportunity set before us H . Q and B . B Decided to interview this extraordinary man .
Horror Show Jack
To start off the interview with Horror Show Jack , we asked a question that everyone is dying to know : Do you like vampires ? Jack answered back with his playful , kookey manner , “ Not at all I think they are silly and factitious creatures and sparkle and I think … oh wait you asked about Vampires …. I thought you MEANT Twilight …. LOL yes , I find all folklore about vampires fascinating … from the very first to where there were NO fangs . Just zombie like beings that needed blood to regenerate . To the classic Nosferatu , Bram Stokers Dracula , Bella Lugosi , The Lost Boys , Under World to 30 Days of Night ! To name just a few !” After a few laughs , we got down to the real questions at hand . Jack decided to become a fang smith due to getting fangs made by other fang smith and they would break on him constantly or it would take forever to get the fangs . This sparked an interest , so Jack showed these fangs to his dentist , who told him he could easily make fangs himself . After this visit Jack started making fangs out of dental acrylic , just for fun . This fun turned into friends asking him to make them sets of fangs . 15 years later people tell Jack he is one of the best fang smith in the business .
We got to experience the process of making fangs , with Jack and his partner and girlfriend Liz at Wicked , a convention that is held in New Jersey . The process Jack uses to make fangs is one of the safest and sanitary way to do so . He takes an impression of your teeth and make a mold from the impression . With that mold He then makes the fangs to custom fit your teeth . Keep in mind Horror Show Jack does not mold the fangs in your mouth , there are other ways of making fangs in which the product they put in your mouth isn ’ t healthy or safe . Jacks fangs fit to perfection and are easy to put on and to take off .
8 | Steel Notes Magazine steelnotesmagazine . com | June 2014