Horror-rific idea an instant hit

Scary business: Abelardo (right) and his team making prosthetic faces for orders of their quirky masks in San Pedro, Laguna. — Reuters

With film and television productions halted in the Philippines due to lockdown, one special effects artist is maximising his skills by making scary face masks to raise cash and a few smiles.

Prosthetics specialist Rene Abelardo, 50, has been out of work since March but hopes to stay afloat financially after discovering an appetite for the hand-made, horror-inspired masks that he initially created for fun.