10 Cancelled Horror Movies That Would Have Been LEGENDARY

Even though kaijus have played a prominent role in cinema since King Kong, there's never been a mainstream creature feature surrounding the most famous sea beast, The Loch Ness Monster. Though the Scottish cryptid has enthralled tourists and cryptozoologists for almost a century, it's never headlined a major production.

In the mid-1970s, a Loch Ness Monster movie was considered, called Nessie, which would've seen the titular plesiosaur terrorising the Pacific Ocean.

Although countless monster flicks were churned out during this period to ride the success of Jaws, Nessie was anything but a carbon copy, as it was intended to be developed as a joint project by Toho - the studio behind Godzilla - and Hammer Films, who'd not long revitalised Dracula. By utilising Hammer's gothic style alongside Toho's expertise with cinematic monster action, this would've certainly been a unique blend of horror. Elaborate animatronics, miniatures, and Nessie costumes were planned, highlighting how seriously both studios were taking matters.

And if Nessie was a hit, Toho could've had a more global reach, while Hammer had the chance to expand into other kaiju properties. But when Hammer went out of business, Toho was unable to manage Nessie by itself, resulting in its termination.