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.
Practical Effects
Stan Winston's first creature work—gargoyle suits with surprising expressiveness.
Acting
Bernie Casey commits absolutely to being a horny philosophical gargoyle.
Director
Bill L. Norton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was makeup legend Stan Winston's first credited film work at age 22, launching a career that would reshape cinema.
The film's '78 theatrical re-release in the UK accidentally marketed it as a sequel to 'The Omen,' confusing audiences expecting demonic children and getting desert gargoyles instead.
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