Screaming Mad George
Crew · Makeup Effects · Special Effects · Makeup Artist
Born Oct 7, 1956 · Osaka, Japan
Active 1979–2026
Joji Tani (Japanese: 谷譲治, Hepburn: Tani Jōji), known as Screaming Mad George (October 7, 1956 - February 10, 2026), was a Japanese special effects artist, film director, and former musician.
Filmography
Ju-On: Origins (2020) — Special EffectsThe Legend of Diablo (2003) — Special Effects Makeup ArtistFaust: Love of the Damned (2000) — Special Effects Makeup Artist · Special EffectsAn American Werewolf in Paris (1997) — Special Effects Makeup Artist · Makeup EffectsJack Frost (1997) — Makeup ArtistSpace Truckers (1996) — Special EffectsChildren of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) — Makeup EffectsFreaked (1993) — Makeup Effects · Makeup Artist · Special Effects Makeup ArtistNecronomicon (1993) — Creature Technical DirectorThe Guyver (1991) — DirectorSilent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) — Visual Effects Designer · Makeup Effects DesignerSociety (1990) — Makeup Effects · Makeup DesignerBride of Re-Animator (1990) — Makeup Artist · Makeup Effects DesignerInitiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990) — Visual Effects DesignerThe Abyss (1989) — SculptorDon't Panic (1989) — Special EffectsArena (1989) — Special EffectsCurse II: The Bite (1989) — Special EffectsTokyo: The Last War (1989) — Visual EffectsA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) — Special Effects Makeup ArtistPredator (1987) — Special Effects Makeup ArtistA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) — Makeup ArtistPoltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) — Visual EffectsIt Took Guts (1979) — Music