Glendale, Los Angeles, United States · founded 1994 by Mike Elizalde
The shop directors call when a monster has to act. Spectral Motion's animatronic faces carry dialogue scenes, which is why Guillermo del Toro and the Duffer brothers keep going back — the Demogorgon is theirs.
| Title | Year | Work | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blade II | 2002 | Reaper creature design and animatronics | $54M |
| Hellboy | 2004 | Hellboy and Abe Sapien makeup effects | $66M |
| Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Pale Man and Faun creature effects | $19M |
| Stranger Things | 2016 | Demogorgon suit and animatronics | TV · reported $6M+ per episode in later seasons |
3 theatrical titles with reported budgets · figures exclude marketing
2026 · $474.7 million
2026 · $395 million
2026 · $241 million
Titles on the tracked slate inside this shop's genre lanes (SUPR · TECH)