Monster Gallery: Naked Lunch (1991)
Main Article: Denizens of the Interzone
Denizens of the Interzone
“Exterminate all rational thought.” Creating the fantastic and hallucinatory creatures for David Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch was a task for Chris Walas Incorporated. The two had already collaborated to resounding success on The Fly, but this time the creature effects roster would have a different purpose — representations conjured by main character William Lee’s tortured psyche… Read More Denizens of the Interzone
Monster Gallery: Dog Soldiers (2002)
Main Article: A Siege of Werewolves
A Siege of Werewolves
“I always thought werewolves were just a really cool monster that was kind of underrepresented inmovies,” said director Neil Marshall. “There were so many vampire movies out there and not nearly so many werewolf movies. And having done it now, I know the reason for that is because they’re really hard to do, and to… Read More A Siege of Werewolves
Monster Gallery: Ginger Snaps (2000)
Main Article: Teenage Werewolf Girl
Teenage Werewolf Girl
Before it became a film about werewolves, Ginger Snaps began with director John Fawcett’s fascination with bodily transformations. He had written a short script “way back about a female biologist who turns into a tree,” he said, “and that sounds really stupid but it was a really interesting concept to me and there were a… Read More Teenage Werewolf Girl
Monster Gallery: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Main Articles: Toon Terrors The Thing on the Wing
The Thing on the Wing
The notion of Gremlin dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, when myths among airmen began circulating that such creatures — often likened to small men, or imps, or sprites — were responsible for aircraft sabotage. The urban legend was then popularized around the time of World War II, with flight crews often… Read More The Thing on the Wing
Monster Gallery: Damsel (2024)
Main Article: A Dragon Scorned
A Dragon Scorned
Spanning from the 1998 Godzilla to the Moorwen from Outlander, production designer Patrick Tatopoulos had crafted dragon-like creatures before Damsel, but never an actual flesh-and-blood dragon. He thus strived to deliver an innovative design. “I had to create this amazing, ancient, female dragon from scratch, and I was ecstatic,” he said.
