One of the items on the agenda was finding the closest hospital to the set, according to make-up effects coordinator John Vulich.
The make-up effects were achieved through stop motion, with Billy Idol moving in slow stages during points of the filming.
Patrick Tatopoulos, who worked on the make-up effects and monsters, enjoyed the project of designing the character.
Favouring make-up effects over computer-generated imagery, the film quickly found respect among horror fans.
A big part of the Smallville series relies on the effects it delivers, whether digital, physical, or special make-up effects.
The film's make-up effects were designed by Rick Baker.
He is responsible for revolutionizing many special make-up effects techniques that are still utilized today.
The make-up effects in the episode were difficult to apply and took several hours to be completed.
When he was a teenager, Redman also experimented with special make-up effects in videos.
The series makes use of visual, special, and make-up effects, as well as stuntwork.