The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following with “El Fishnet Fiesta”, and “Queens of the Desert” held in 2006. To the fans, "Rocky Horror" is a repeated cycle, of going home and coming back to see the film each weekend, making the practice a ritual of compulsive, re-affirmation of community that has been compared to a "religious event". The audience call backs are similar to responses in church during a mass. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has a global following and remains popular well into the 21st century. The film gained popularity because of fan participation as much as anything else. "Shadow Casts" of fans acting out
The Rocky Horror Picture Show horror films did). The originally proposed opening sequence was to contain clips of various films mentioned in the lyrics, as well as the first few sequences shot in black and white, but this was deemed too expensive and scrapped. In the stage productions, actors generally did their own make-up; however, for the film, the producers chose Pierre La Roche, who had previously been a make-up artist for Mick Jagger and David Bowie, to redesign the make-up for each character. Production stills were taken by rock photographer Mick Rock, who has published a number of books from his work. In "Rocky