Retro Trailer For The 1972 Made-For-TV Creature Feature GARGOYLES

This week’s retro trailer is for the 1972 made-for-TV creature feature Gargoyles, which has become a cult favorite for monster fans who appreciate practical effects and old-school atmosphere.

Directed by Bill L. Norton, the film stars Cornel Wilde as an anthropologist who uncovers a hidden race of winged, stone-skinned creatures living beneath the American Southwest.

What starts as a dusty academic investigation quickly turns into a survival nightmare once these ancient beings decide humanity has overstayed its welcome.

What really makes Gargoyles cool is its creature work, designed by a young Stan Winston, years before he’d help define modern movie monsters.

The gargoyles have a cool and eerie look, more demonic than campy, and the film leans hard into a grim, almost apocalyptic tone that feels surprisingly intense for early ’70s television.

There’s a rawness to the storytelling and effects that still holds up, making this a fun watch for fans of practical monster movies and genre history.