The Radioactive Mutant
October 30th – It amazes me how many varied locations we’ve been able to find mostly in New Jersey, and this one is no different. Driving on the NJ Turnpike toward Newark, you’ll see an abundance of post-apocalyptic looking factories. One in particular, the Linden Cogeneration Plant, recently caught my eye. We decided to make a mutant costume as if a factory worker had been exposed to radioactivity and mutated into a monster. We bought some bright neon fabric, and Caroline sewed it into a sleeper. She then made the mask out of felt and cupcake molds. I cut out the radiation logo and glued it on, and we made our way to Newark on Wednesday. We couldn’t have picked a more rainy and miserable day to do the last two shots, but time was of the essence. We were lucky enough that when we arrived at the plant, the rain had stopped for only a few minutes. We pulled into visitor parking and held Charlie up long enough to get a couple dozen quick shots without being questioned by plant security. When we looked through the photos in the car, we saw this one and said “Yep, let’s get out of here.”