The Halloween spirit is alive and well at Hollywood special effects shop 'Illusion Industries'

Banshees, and tricksters, and zombies, oh my! With Halloween, just days away 'tis the season for all things costume. What better place to see make-believe than Hollywood special-effects shop Illusion Industries in Burbank.

Todd Tucker is the president of Illusion Industries. In Hollywood, he's a go-to guy for special effects. He's worked on big-name movies and top TV shows. He describes himself as "that weird kid" who grew up making things in his garage.

All this make-believe has a back story, and it plays out in a movie he wrote and directed, 'The Terror of Hallows Eve.' Like the main character, Tucker says he was bullied as a teen and beaten up by three older teens. The 19-year-old attacker went to jail says Tucker's uncle and business partner Ronald Halvas.

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Tucker in real life, got the ultimate revenge. Success in real life. Some of his movie characters you might just see on some trick or treater on Halloween with his Trickster masks on sale to the public. He's a judge on the Food Network's Halloween Wars.

Tucker is also philanthropic. Each Christmas he dresses up as the Grinch to entertain children and hands out toys.