“Everyone had a chance to design a monster,” Goddard recalls.
“We had so much material to work with.”
He takes us on a tour of some of his favorites.
Illustration by Tim McDonagh for EW
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In Plain Fright
The monsters didn’t always have to look elaborate.
“The simplest creatures tended to be the freakiest,” Goddard says.
Gigantic Beasts (and How to Fear Them)
Cats and tarantulas and snakes, oh my!
“It was like thatChristopher Walken [Saturday Night Live] sketch ‘More cowbell!'”
“Every time I saw a shot, I’d say, ‘More Molesting Tree!'”
“And then we thought, ‘The more buzz saws, the better.'”
Just don’t attempt to pet him.
Stars of the (Freak) Show
Only a few of the many monsters could grab major screen time.
I just wrote, ‘Fornicus, Lord of Bondage and Pain.'“Muchbetter!
“They’re just havingso much funin all the chaos.”
Plus, they’ve got a “best-friends vibe,” Goddard points out.
And friends don’t let friendsnotdismember.
That made mesohappy.”
