StarBeast — Part VIa: Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem
With the worldwide success of Alien Vs. Predator, a sequel was greenlit by Twentieth Century Fox. Due to their familiarity with both the Alien series and the first AvP film, the special effects...
View ArticleStarBeast — Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem, the Predalien
Whilst Alien Vs. Predator marked the first film appearence of an Alien birthed from a Predator host — abbreviated in ‘Predalien’ — the concept had already been explored in the eponymous comics and...
View ArticleMonster Gallery: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
A little notice: This is what I have been able to collect so far on the creatures from In the Mouth of Madness. As you can see, it’s not a lot! If you are reading this, and have worked on this film —...
View ArticleSupport Sandy Collora’s “Shallow Water”!
Sandy Collora’s Kickstarter project, Shallow Water, has gone live today! The filmmaker and special effects artist has worked on various films, including Leviathan, Predator 2, and Men in Black. He has...
View ArticleMonster Gallery: Alien: Resurrection (1997)
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View ArticleH.R. Giger’s letters to Twentieth Century Fox on the lack of credit for...
Necronom IV. When Alien: Resurrection was theatrically released, there was no actual credit given to H.R. Giger — neither in the opening credits nor in the end credits. The omission, allegedly “a...
View ArticleStarBeast — Alien Vs. Predator
Alien Vs. Predator was born as a successful comic book series by Dark Horse, which pitted the two iconic film Monsters against each other within an organic backstory. When the film version was being...
View ArticleStarBeast — Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem
With the worldwide success of Alien Vs. Predator, a sequel was greenlit by Twentieth Century Fox. Due to their familiarity with both the Alien series and the first AvP film, the special effects...
View ArticleMonster Gallery: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
A little notice: This is what I have been able to collect so far on the creatures from In the Mouth of Madness. As you can see, it’s not a lot! If you are reading this, and have worked on this film —...
View ArticleSupport Sandy Collora’s “Shallow Water”!
Sandy Collora’s Kickstarter project, Shallow Water, has gone live today! The filmmaker and special effects artist has worked on various films, including Leviathan, Predator 2, and Men in Black. He has...
View ArticleMonsters in the Mist
An adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist was first considered by Frank Darabont (director of several other film versions of the author’s novels — i.e. The Shawshank Redemption) in the late 80s, with a...
View ArticleSneak Peek at “Sebastian: The Slumberland Odyssey”!
You may not know Fede Ponce by name, but you have surely seen his work — in the main titles of many recent Marvel films. “Fede has been in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years,” said...
View ArticleLycans of the Underworld — Underworld: Evolution
The success of Underworld quickly led to the production of a sequel. Len Wiseman returned as the director of the new film, and with him Tatopoulos Studios to bring the Lycans to the screen again. The...
View ArticleLycans of the Underworld — Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Tatopoulos Studios and Luma Pictures once again returned to bring to life the Lycans for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans — which, set in ancient times, also portrays the first generation of Lycans...
View ArticleLycans of the Underworld — Underworld: Awakening
Patrick Tatopoulos and his special effects Studios did not return to provide effects for the fourth chapter of the series, Underworld: Awakening. Although the french artist was attached to the...
View ArticleMonster Legacy – The Official Facebook Group!
Monster Legacy now has an official Facebook Group! In the group, you can post behind-the-scenes pictures from the films, post your own artwork and reviews, and talk with other enthusiasts of movie...
View ArticleMonster Gallery: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s literary works set in Middle Earth incorporated many spiders or spider-like creatures, due to the fact one of his sons — Michael — was affected by Arachnophobia. In the...
View ArticleMartian Warmongers
“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own; that as...
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