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Stop motion horror

posted 8 years ago by cybermonster_8
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Their is something about the craft of stop motion monsters I find in this movie that really gets under my skin which no modern movie can do. The way they look and move is really unsettling. Gives a very unearthly quality to their demonic appearances.

[–] MikeCable (1663) 7 years ago

Yes, and for a B-grade movie the effects in this film were at a top level. Well done to everyone. Just wish the acting was better. :)

[–] Xcalat3 (3701) 6 years ago

Indeed 80's stop motion does have its charm.

[–] ExTechOp (2749) 4 years ago

this movie also made use of some very clever forced perspective, so the tiny demons at the the children's feet were sometimes full-sized men in costume, twenty feet below

[–] Xcalat3 (3701) 4 years ago

I didn't know that, it's pretty cool.

[–] Anotherday (6901) 4 years ago

They used forced perspective flawlessly to get the effect. My favorite is the zombie falling to the ground to shatter into a bunch of minions.

[–] Anotherday (6901) 4 years ago

This is a good discussion of the movie.

https://youtu.be/3lEpSofvkdo

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Yeah. It was pretty impressive for such a low budget movie.