Monster Gallery: Fright Night (1985)
Main Article: Frightful Vampires
Tag: Boss Film
Frightful Vampires
The Fright Night script was born out of director and writer Tom Holland’s enthusiasm for the vampire genre of old. “I love vampires,” he said, “and I have a lot of affection for the old, sometimes corny, vampire movies and all the Hammer horror films. […] I think that if you’re going to do [a… Read More Frightful Vampires
Monster Gallery: Ghostbusters (1984)
Main Articles: The Gatekeeper and the Keymaster Gozer the Gozerian
The Gatekeeper and the Keymaster
Among the vast array of creature effects that Entertainment Effects Group had to arrange for Ghostbusters, a rather large role had to be filled by the Terror Dogs: Gozer the Gozerian’s loyal servants, whose purpose is to open the portal that allows the travelling entity to set foot on a new world to conquer.
Hunter of the Cosmos — Predator
“A monster from another planet that kills for sport.” This is the brief, poignant description of the Predator given by producer Joel Silver in a promotional interview. Shortly after the release of Rocky IV, a joke made its way in Hollywood claiming that, since Rocky had run out of Earthly opponents to fight, the next… Read More Hunter of the Cosmos — Predator
StarBeast — Alien³, the Dragon
Alien³ was a troubled production from beginning to end, and the creature effects department was no exception: the artists were plagued by constant changes in direction and contradicting studio decisions. Gillis recalled in an interview with Fangoria: “Fox never had a problem with coming back and saying ‘sorry guys. We know you built these things, but there’s… Read More StarBeast — Alien³, the Dragon
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