# 438: Creating The Body Horror In 'The Substance'. Guest: Special Makeup Effects Designer Pierre Olivier Persin

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 17 Dec 2024, 23 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602270/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969796-44100-2-b5ef67f5d41d8868.mp3

Christina is joined by prosthetics and makeup effects designer Pierre Olivier Persin to talk about his work on Coralie Fargeat’s body horror hit The Substance, a dark satire about beauty standards, aging, and the entertainment industry. His sensational work is already receiving awards buzz. The Substance stars Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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