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Llyod Kaufman's book ('All I Need to Know About Filming I learned from the Toxic Avenger') is interesting and has good advice on cheap gore (Troma style) I remember it said for running over a character's skull with a car in Toxic Avenger they just used a watermelon and edited it quick. So for head smashing (with a hammer or car, or door, etc.) try a melon.
Also Bruce Campbell's autobiography ('If Chins Could Kill') has this official Evil Dead fake blood recipe:
6 pints karo syrup
3 pints red food coloring
1 pint non-dairy creamer
1 drop blue food coloring
-mix the karo syrup in a large bowl
-stir the non-dairy creamer up in a separate bowl until pasty
-gradually mix the creamy paste into the syrup
-stir in red food coloring, add a drop of blue.
-test on white surface.
*WARNING*
according to Bruce Campbell this stuff is pretty much impossible to get off of clothes and very difficult to wash off. (think sitting in a hot shower for 30 minutes, so use with caution!)
I recommend those books for aspiring film makers along with 'Shock Value' by John Waters. Great anecdotes and advice!
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