Post by geoffrey on Jul 12, 2010 23:15:21 GMT -6
Keeping in mind that Encounter Critical was published in its second corrected edition in Feb. 1979, let's list the inspirations for each of EC's monsters. I've listed what I know (or think I know). If I got some things wrong, don't hesitate to set me straight! I'll update the list periodically as my esteemed fellow posters chime in:
1. Asteroid Worm (The Empire Strikes Back film)
2. Bee Girl (Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973 film)
3. Bee Girl Queen (Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973 film)
4. Blink Beast (blink dogs from D&D's Supplement I: GREYHAWK)
5. Cave Ooze (The Blob 1958 film)
6. Crater Lake Monster (The Crater Lake Monster 1977 film)
7. Demon (various sources)
8. Dragon of Darkness
9. Dragon of Fire (various sources, including The Hobbit 1977 film)
10. Dragon of Wisdom (Chinese myth?)
11. Giant Ant (various sources, including Them! 1954 film)
12. Giant Gold Spider
13. Giant Sand Lizard
14. Giant Serpent (anacondas and pythons)
15. Giant Spider (various sources, including The Hobbit 1977 film)
16. Giant, 1-Headed (various sources)
17. Giant, 2-Headed (various sources)
18. Giant, 3-Headed (various sources)
19. Gjenie (Arabic myth)
20. Goblin (The Hobbit 1977 film)
21. Godzilla (the first 16 Godzilla films, 1954-1975)
22. Haunted Quick Sand
23. Hyperspace Gremlin
24. Infernal Ape
25. Jungle Flower
26. Living Dead (Night of the Living Dead 1968 film and Dawn of the Dead 1978 film)
27. Magic Statue
28. Manion Devil
29. Mega Turtle (One Million Years B. C. 1966 film; Gamera films, Showa Series 1965-1980)
30. Mummy (various Universal and Hammer Mummy films)
31. Orc (Tolkien)
32. Phasic Wolf
33. Pyrexis Hounds
34. Radioactor
35. Raider Rats
36. Rogue Robodroid
37. Ruin Slug
38. Sky Pirana
39. Smog Monster (Godzilla vs. Hedorah/the Smog Monster 1971 film)
40. Specteral Spirit
41. Succubus Demon (various sources)
42. Tyrannosaurus Rex (real!)
43. Vampire (various sources, especially the various Universal and Hammer vampire films)
44. Whirling Dervish (real!)
1. Asteroid Worm (The Empire Strikes Back film)
2. Bee Girl (Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973 film)
3. Bee Girl Queen (Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973 film)
4. Blink Beast (blink dogs from D&D's Supplement I: GREYHAWK)
5. Cave Ooze (The Blob 1958 film)
6. Crater Lake Monster (The Crater Lake Monster 1977 film)
7. Demon (various sources)
8. Dragon of Darkness
9. Dragon of Fire (various sources, including The Hobbit 1977 film)
10. Dragon of Wisdom (Chinese myth?)
11. Giant Ant (various sources, including Them! 1954 film)
12. Giant Gold Spider
13. Giant Sand Lizard
14. Giant Serpent (anacondas and pythons)
15. Giant Spider (various sources, including The Hobbit 1977 film)
16. Giant, 1-Headed (various sources)
17. Giant, 2-Headed (various sources)
18. Giant, 3-Headed (various sources)
19. Gjenie (Arabic myth)
20. Goblin (The Hobbit 1977 film)
21. Godzilla (the first 16 Godzilla films, 1954-1975)
22. Haunted Quick Sand
23. Hyperspace Gremlin
24. Infernal Ape
25. Jungle Flower
26. Living Dead (Night of the Living Dead 1968 film and Dawn of the Dead 1978 film)
27. Magic Statue
28. Manion Devil
29. Mega Turtle (One Million Years B. C. 1966 film; Gamera films, Showa Series 1965-1980)
30. Mummy (various Universal and Hammer Mummy films)
31. Orc (Tolkien)
32. Phasic Wolf
33. Pyrexis Hounds
34. Radioactor
35. Raider Rats
36. Rogue Robodroid
37. Ruin Slug
38. Sky Pirana
39. Smog Monster (Godzilla vs. Hedorah/the Smog Monster 1971 film)
40. Specteral Spirit
41. Succubus Demon (various sources)
42. Tyrannosaurus Rex (real!)
43. Vampire (various sources, especially the various Universal and Hammer vampire films)
44. Whirling Dervish (real!)