Gargoyles

[WesternOutlaw]

I often look back upon movies that I particularly enjoyed and have seen a number of times over the years. One cult horror film that I enjoyed was a movie called Gargoyles from 1972. It was made available on DVD a few years ago.

Does anyone remember this movie? Share and discuss it here.

[ApophisV]

I'll move this to the Culture & Multimedia forum!!!

[JINZONINGEN73]

I TOTALLY remember that movie. I liked it, though I was little and it scared the hell outta' me.

The ending was pretty unexpected, what with the gargoyles switching from being bloodthirsty monsters to humanized & caring for their young.

One thing that pissed me off, around 1987 I found a Halloween mask at Woolworth's... licensed from the movie.

It was skin tight and looked like the head creature, only I couldn't afford it.

I went back week after week, but it was sold before I could snag it.

>__<

Anyway, yeah. CLASSIC horror movie.

It'd probably suck if they tried to update it.

[WesternOutlaw]

One thing that pissed me off, around 1987 I found a Halloween mask at Woolworth's... licensed from the movie.

It was skin tight and looked like the head creature, only I couldn't afford it.

I went back week after week, but it was sold before I could snag it.

Interesting. I had never seen anything from the movie. Perhaps the mask was around the time it was re-released on DVD. I bought it several years ago but remember watching the movie on TV every year or so. I never found it real scary, just very different.

[JINZONINGEN73]

Nah, this was issued long before DVD players were in stores. We're talkin' the 80's. It was done by ONE of those common Halloween mask companies... maybe Don Post.

And there was only one, apparently just part of a varied assortment of other junky masks.

Likewise, it's not a terribly scary film... but I was young and sheltered lol.

[zero1312]

I don't know this Movie. :-/ What's the story :-/

[WesternOutlaw]

From IMDb:

After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns.

[zero1312]

Thanks! *sweet* I might give this movie a try. ;-)

[WesternOutlaw]

It's a great Friday/Saturday night movie. It doesn't have all the special effects or gore that the modern horror stories have, but it does have a good story and suspense (esp. in the beginning of the film).

I would recommend if you can find it.

[JINZONINGEN73]

Sorry, have to...

Hmm... the internet seems to fail badly in the pics department.

[WesternOutlaw]

Excellent! I think they're pretty good images. Thanks for sharing.