Author: the monster philologist

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

Quetzalcoatl

“The Empire State building had their monster,” Larry Cohen, director of Q: The Winged Serpent, recalled, “but I thought the Chrysler Building was a better-looking building, so I thought, ‘well, they should have their own monster!’ And if you’re going to have a monster that’s a bird, what better place to have it nest than… Read More Quetzalcoatl

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Gojira

Not all of those that experienced the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were instantly killed. While those closest to the blast radius were vaporized, many had to succumb to their wounds in the following hours. Among the horrors witnessed by the survivors, the most poignant ones have to be the so-called ‘ant-walking alligators’, people deformed to… Read More Gojira

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Scum of the Universe — Men in Black, the Bug

“And what, we don’t like bugs?” “Bugs thrive on carnage, tiger. They consume, infest, destroy, live off the death and destruction of other species.” “You were stung as a child, weren’t you?” “Imagine a giant cockroach, with unlimited strength, a massive inferiority complex, and a real short temper, is tear-assing around Manhattan Island in a… Read More Scum of the Universe — Men in Black, the Bug

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Scum of the Universe – Men in Black, Part 2

It was during production that both Sonnenfeld and the producers realized that the MIB headquarters looked empty — as in they lacked a consistent alien presence. As originally envisioned, the headquarters had to represent a 60s airport or way station, and yet the footage shot up to that point only displayed few alien characters. The… Read More Scum of the Universe – Men in Black, Part 2

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