The filmmakers decided to keep a lot of the types of elements and effects that were used in the original. "What's really cool is that they decided to keep a lot of the elements that John Carpenter used, like the puppetry and stuff. Because what was amazing about his version was back then they didn't have CGI and all that, so it was all done by hand, and they really were ahead of their time in terms of special effects. So they did keep an element of puppetry and obviously used some modern techniques, because that's expected nowadays.
"So we did have a lot of stuff on set that we were looking at and able to interact with. And some of it was pretty gross to look at; it was actually really impressive. The special effects team did such an amazing job. It was so much fun also to be a part of that because this is really the first time where I do a really effects-heavy film and it was great to see the artistry in it. Because it is, they are works of art. They're gory works of art but you know all the work, the detail in it is amazing."
In addition to the puppetry, the film also used green screen. "The cool thing is that...it wasn't just being in a room with a green screen and nothing around you. There was always something to interact with, so it was a nice mix."
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