“Anathema” by
Rachel Deering, Chris Mooneyham, Wesley St. Claire.
Now that I think about it
“The Shape of Water” and “The Toxic Avenger” are the only movies where the monster falls in love with the woman, the woman falls in love with the monster in return, and they live happily ever after. And, after they defeat and kill the authority figure, so called “good”, that tries to keep them apart.
That is one hell of a double feature.
(Maybe “Nightbreed” too?)
“Monsters/Монстры” (1993)
Russia’s first giant monster movie.
After an accident at a nuclear plant, radiation causes animals to grow to great size. Including giant rats, crows, snakes, crayfish and a giant turtle that is not a friend to all children.
Low budget with special effects similar to those used in the 1976 film version of “Food of the Gods”, but it was made with the cooperation of the Russian Armed Forces, featuring lots of real troops, jets, helicopters and tanks and APCs.
Not a classic by any stretch but it has the novelty of being the first film from Russia to feature giant monsters.
Yay! A schooldump, featuring one assignment on character design, environment and character I did for SAE. The goal was adapting a local piece of folklore (for this one, the story of the founding of Surabaya).
For this one, I chose a post-apocalyptic Surabaya as the setting where everyone is a bunch of mutants who can turn into were-animals. Baya has been turned to the protagonist, and Sura the antagonist.
You can also find the set here, with even more commentary!
The North American Cryptid Map
A comprehensive guide to the whereabouts of (possibly fake) real monsters.
