Posted on Oct 31, 2023

How Gremlins Went From Fairy Stories to Warplanes to Hollywood Legend

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Today the impish creatures known as gremlins are best known from Joe Dante’s 1984 horror hit Gremlins and its 1990 sequel. Though their origin begins in the deep reaches of Western mythology, they really distinguished themselves during the first half of the 20th century, when they came to represent everything that could and would go wrong with modern technology.

How Gremlins Went From Fairy Stories to Warplanes to Hollywood Legend

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LTC David Brown

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Great historical share.

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AMC Gremlins are a Hollywood legend. They were the favorite car target of the T800.

Oh, wrong gremlin. Never mind.

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CPO David R. D.

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I think it's gremlins that steal one sock from each pair in the warshing machine, and 90% of a house-hold's Tupperware lids.

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