A fire breaks out and Boley only has time to salvage the skull before the raging inferno consumes the entire building. The following night, creatures resembling the skeleton are able to track down Boley and retrieve the skull. Using the legends of various cultures as his guide, Boley soon figures out that these creatures are gargoyles and that their latest generation has begun to hatch after a five hundred-year gestation period. The movie looks better than it has in syndication, with the DVD providing a clean, relatively sharp and detailed image. Color reproduction is a bit more vibrant that I remember seeing, although the image is never over-saturated.
Flesh tones appear healthy and natural.
Digital compression artifacts are never distracting. Although one would expect monaural sound from this type of production, the Dolby Digital 2.0 channel soundtrack decodes to Dolby Surround. Robert Prince's musical score gets most of the benefits of the Dolby remix, however there are a number of sound effects that have also been enhanced, which makes the presentation a lot more fun. The interactive menus are basic, providing access to the standard scene selection feature, as well as cast biographies and coming attractions for upcoming VCI DVDs.