Monster Gallery: The Wolf Man (1941)
Main Article: Larry Talbot
Author: the monster philologist
I'm always bored and monsters were the first thing to entertain me
Monster Gallery: The Water Horse (2007)
Main Article: Crusoe
Crusoe
The Water Horse director Jay Russell first developed the appearance of Crusoe, the titular creature of the film, with concept artist Matt Codd. The core concept was to have a design that would channel the classic depictions of the Loch Ness Monster — like the iconic 1934 photo hoax by surgeon Robert Wilson. “We felt… Read More Crusoe
Monster Gallery: The Gate (1987)
Main Article: Demons of the Gate
Demons of the Gate
To unleash the demons of The Gate, director Tibor Takacs needed the right special effects artist — and he found Randall William Cook. “When you talk to special effects people, a lot of them talk about limitations,” Takacs told Cinefex. “‘Well, you can’t do this and you can’t do that.’ But with Randy Cook it… Read More Demons of the Gate
Monster Gallery: Critters (1986)
Main Article: Critters
Critters
Although Critters was released two years after Joe Dante’s Gremlins, director Stephen Herek maintains that the script for the film was originally written by Dominic Muir far before Dante’s film entered production; Gremlins did, however, serve as a catalyst to greenlight Critters: Herek unsuccessfully attempted to sell his project to various studios, but it was… Read More Critters
Monster Gallery: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Main Article: Monsters in Chinatown
Monsters in Chinatown
To bring to the screen the creative Monster effects of his long-sought martial arts film, John Carpenter hired Boss Film Studios, headed by Richard Edlund. “Twentieth Century Fox had a very good relationship with Richard Edlund and Boss Film,” Carpenter said, “and I’ve always been impressed by their work — so we decided to go… Read More Monsters in Chinatown
John Carpenter Live – I was there!
Sunday, 28th of August 2016: John Carpenter’s live tour reaches Rome, in the famed Hall of Santa Cecilia of Auditorium Parco della Musica. And I was there and I saw it all. Stalls Area, Row 18, 3rd seat. Sometimes these events do reach my country after all!
Monster Legacy 