Monster Gallery: Pacific Rim (2013)
Special thanks to Samayel and Bat Chain Puller, who provided most of the material for the Gallery.
View ArticleKaiju of the Rim
When Guillermo del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness adaptation was not approved by Universal due to the combination of a R rating and a blockbuster budget — around $200 million — the director...
View ArticleFictional Insects and Other Arthropods
Are you interested in insectile, spider-like or just arthropod-esque Monsters? Fictional Insects and Other Arthropods is entirely dedicated to this kind of creatures! Help the Page get more...
View ArticleSon of Brundle
Having been at the helm of the gruesome special effects of Cronenberg’s The Fly, Chris Walas not only decided to attach himself the sequel, but to direct it — assuring to confine the expenses within...
View ArticleExclusive: Interview to Mike Corriero
Bleeding Sun, a painting Mike Corriero created for ImagineFX magazine #89. Monster Legacy had the honour to interview a great (and frequently overlooked) contemporary creature designer and concept...
View ArticleKothoga
“As the flashlight beam hits it, MBWUN roars and looks up. Now we see it clearly for the first time. The monster is MASSIVE, putrid, rank. Slit reptilian green eyes are rimmed in red. A ridge of stiff...
View ArticleCreatures of the Cave
During the Cold War, a thirteenth century abbey is found in the Carpathian mountains of Romania; what the finders do not know is that said abbey had been built over the entrance of an immeasurable...
View ArticleShe Creature
After the foundation of Stan Winston Productions in 1997, the company’s first project was a group of straight-to-video films for HBO, which developed completely original concepts based on the titles...
View ArticlePilot of the Derelict
General Note: this article refers to the original ideas and concepts behind the Pilot of the Derelict seen in Alien (1979); those have since been retroactively altered with the release of Prometheus,...
View ArticleMonster Gallery: Alien (1979)
- Main Articles: Alien Mutation — Prologue: Starbeast [COMING SOON] Alien Mutation — Part I: Alien [COMING SOON] Pilot of the Derelict
View ArticlePredator Metamorphosis – Part I: Predator
With the departure of the original Hunter, the film crew of Predator still needed a Monster to star as the titular antagonist; all the scenes it was to be featured in — including the tension-oozing...
View ArticlePredator Metamorphosis – Part II: Predator 2
The success of the first Predator convinced Twentieth Century Fox to produce a sequel to the film. From a jungle to a metropolis, the new Predator chooses a fictitious future Los Angeles as its...
View ArticleMonster Gallery: Predator 2 (1990)
Main Article: Predator Metamorphosis — Part II: Predator 2
View ArticleStrange Shapes/Monster Legacy interview Tom Woodruff Jnr
Credit for the exquisite banner goes to Space Sweeper! Monster Legacy had the honour to interview Monster making veteran Tom Woodruff Jr. in joint collaboration with our friend page Strange Shapes. In...
View ArticlePredator Metamorphosis – Part III: Alien Vs. Predator
Predator 2 was ultimately only a modest box-office success, and with its lukewarm reception, a sequel was temporarily abandoned. Another project instead surfaced; Twentieth Century Fox decided to...
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