When it comes to the topic of gargoyles, the number of films having them as a central theme is highly limited, encompassing 8-movies, of which four of them fall into the horror genre: Rise of the Gargoyles (2009), Reign of the Gargoyles (2007), Gargoyle (2004) and this 1972 picture which marked the first time the subject ever broached.Īn interesting opening occurs for this television movie, a prologue introducing the audience to the topic of gargoyles, which explains these are ancient creatures born from Satan and resurface every 600 years all to battle against mankind and rule the Earth with fire and brimstone. In fact, it actually was, Stan’s first movie, not bad earning an award, who knew the accolades that awaited him in his life (another Emmy and 4-Oscars), and how his craft would influence so many others.
Nevertheless, this classic movie, actually lives on today, with it gaining a DVD release in 2011 from Hen’s Tooth Video and then in some late-night forms of syndication, but more importantly it won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup, earning that win was Del Armstrong, Ellis Burman Jr., and Stan Winston. Norton, used the script from Stephen and Elinor Karpf, both whom would pen their last and lame horror screenplay entitled Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978), a tv-movie). However, he found himself as the replacement for the project, when the original director turned down the job, when faced with an 18-day production schedule, and extremely limited budget. This originally broadcasted on CBS in November 1973, during one of their Tuesday movie nights, directed by Bill Norton who made his small screen debut with this production. Earlier in 2019, the world saw the burning of Notre Dame, in Paris France, and thought, the tragedy occurred perhaps from the removal of the gargoyles this coincidentally came about when readers of The Horror Times requested (in high demand) a review of the 1972 television film.
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