By the early 80s, spanning from The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad to The Brothers Lionheart, there was an ostensible lack of iconic dragon villains in motion pictures. Audiences had yet to see a fire-breathing beast that would terrify them — and this was the objective Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins set for themselves: they wanted… Read More Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 1
The Host 2, sequel to Joon-ho Bong’s The Host, is set for a summer 2014 release. The director passes the torch to Park Myeong-Chan, and the new digital effects are provided by Macrograph. This image was first seen: Following is the widely-known teaser sequence… You can also see very interesting footage in Macrograph’s VFX showreel;… Read More The Host 2: what we have so far
Main Article: Spawn from Outer Space Most of the pictures are credited to John Dods.
A meteor falls in the woods near an unspecified town of America. In the tradition of The Blob, the meteor actually houses a visitor from outer space: the Deadly Spawn. Devoid of any eyes, the fleshy creature hunts by sound, using its more than toothy mouth to mince its preys to death. Ted A. Bohus,… Read More Spawn from Outer Space
Main Article: Peter Benchley’s Creature
Peter Benchley’s Creature is a miniseries based on Peter Benchley’s White Shark — published in 1994. The producer of the film, Richard Lewis was adamant about the title change. He explained to Fangoria: “I hated the title White Shark. I just felt it was misleading — it isn’t a shark, it’s an amphibious creature. So… Read More Peter Benchley’s Creature
Every five thousand years, the entire universe is threatened by the physical reincarnation of the Great Evil — an ancient entity from another dimension, whose coming in our world is triggered by certain planet and star alignments. The key to defeating this being is a weapon of divine design, which is triggered by the placement… Read More The Mondoshawans
Main Article: Monsters of the Old World
In the third act of The Cabin in the Woods, all the monsters, and supernatural characters kept in the facility are unleashed, resulting in a bloody massacre. The characters and creatures were brought to the screen through both computer-generated imagery and practical effects, although the AFX Studio crew focused primarily on the latter technique. “I’ve… Read More An Army of Nightmares
Main Article: Lycans of the Underworld — Underworld: Awakening
Monster Legacy 