The entire film was shot with a single camera in 18 days. I still enjoy watching it but I like all those 70’s horror flicks. Love for this film is probably more nostalgic than anything, but it does have cult horror flick status. And, burning the lair of eggs reminded me of a similar scene in Aliens. Another early scene has a gargoyle jump on the station wagon roof from behind in a scene filmed quite like a similar scene in Halloween.
Also, the beasts come alive every so-many years then go dormant for a long period. What I find interesting is similarities found in horror flicks which would follow the early scene where the farmer has a skeleton in his barn/warehouse reminds me of Jeepers Creepers. It is totally obvious but aesthetically pleasing. It also uses slo-mo to make the gargoyle beasts seem to have unnatural movement. It has some PG violence which includes smashing through walls and doors, ripping car doors off their hinges and turning over a station wagon.
The story is simplistic but I still find this watch-able once it get rolling. Combine his incredible make-up work with a powerful voice put through a voice filter and you have a threatening character.
I was a youngster and the alpha gargoyle was quite convincing, due to the make-up effects of a young Stan Winston. ***Top Television Horror Movies of the 1970’s***Ĭan you say Stan Winston? This film is slow paced by today’s standards but I remember being scared when it had first aired on television.
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