Monster Gallery: Avatar (2009)
Main article: Creatures of Pandora
Tag: James Cameron
Creatures of Pandora
General note: the following article focuses on the six major alien species featured in Avatar, with deliberate excision of the Na’vis — which will not be analyzed on the site. No Neytiri here! James Cameron first conceived Avatar in 1994, with an 80-page treatment of the story — which was to be produced into a film… Read More Creatures of Pandora
StarBeast — Aliens, the Alien Queen
A PIERCING SHRIEK fills the chamber. She turns. And there it is. A massive silhouette in the mist, the ALIEN QUEEN glowers over her eggs like a great, glistening black Insect-Buddha. What’s bigger and meaner than the Alien? His Momma. Her fanged head is an unimaginable horror. Her six limbs, the four arms, and two powerful… Read More StarBeast — Aliens, the Alien Queen
Monster Gallery: Aliens (1986)
Main Articles: StarBeast — Aliens StarBeast — Aliens, the Alien Queen
StarBeast — Aliens
Hans Ruedi Giger, the original Alien designer, did not return to work on Aliens. None of the filmmakers involved in the project contacted the artist, whom at the time was attached as a creature designer to Poltergeist II. “we didn’t know exactly how long that commitment was, but we heard that he was busy,” director James Cameron… Read More StarBeast — Aliens
Monster Legacy 