Author: the monster philologist

I'm always bored and monsters were the first thing to entertain me

Subterranean Terror — Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

The fourth chapter in the Tremors series depicts the Graboids first attacking the city of Perfection (then called Rejection) in 1889, 100 years before the first film. When discussions about the projects began writer Steven S. Wilson met with Universal executive Patti Jackson. “I told Patti that we were really in a corner,” Wilson told Cinefex… Read More Subterranean Terror — Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

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Subterranean Terror — Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

General note: to avoid repeating the term “Assblaster”, the article (and further entries featuring said creature) will mostly use abbreviations such as “AB” or “Blaster”. The success of Tremors 2: Aftershocks led to the production of another sequel in the series — Tremors 3: Back to Perfection — that would mark the return, as the… Read More Subterranean Terror — Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

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Subterranean Terror — Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Universal expressed interest in making a sequel to Tremors — which had achieved a near cult status on the video market — shortly after its release. “We didn’t take it too seriously at first, because we couldn’t come up with any good ideas,” writer and director of Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Steven S. Wilson, told Cinefex. “We… Read More Subterranean Terror — Tremors 2: Aftershocks

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