10 Rip-Off Horror Movies (That Messed Up What They Copied)

10. Hobgoblins

This spot on the list was originally reserved for the film Ghoulies, which came out just one year after Joe Dante's Gremlins.

However, those movies were actually in production at the same time, and it was only down to Luca Bercovici's film running out of money that they didn't release closer together.

Let's cut Ghoulies some slack. Not this one though. Never.

Releasing a full four years after Gremlins, Hobgoblins shamelessly copies the classic's homework, only with a broken pen and in a different language. The film revolves around small, furry creatures called Hobgoblins who run riot through a small town.

Sound familiar?

To give this movie some credit, the idea behind isn't half bad. The Hobgoblins' powers grant their victims their wildest fantasies, which the aliens then use to kill them. It's just a shame that the creature design is so bafflingly bad.

There are sock puppets more believable than these goons, who are more reminiscent of cheap children's toy than a terrifying threat. They were clearly hastily thrown together in order to cash-in on the Gremlins craze, but failed miserably in the process.

It currently sit amongst the 100 worst rated films on IMDb. Justice done.