![]() It has consequently received many homages in comics, film, and television, and even inspired the first Godzilla and Gamera films. While only the antagonist of a single film, the Rhedosaurus became an iconic and globally renowned creation of Ray Harryhausen. The creature was eventually killed at Coney Island when a radioactive isotope was shot into a wound on its neck, both fatally wounding it and neutralizing the disease. ![]() ![]() Attempts to kill it were complicated by an ancient disease it carried spilling its blood freed the plague, which was almost as deadly as the reptile itself. The Rhedosaurus wandered the streets, eating people and wrecking cars in its path. It is based on a creature from the 1951 short story " The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury.įollowing an American atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle, the Rhedosaurus awakened from its 100 million-year slumber beneath the Arctic ice and headed down the North American coast, destroying everything in its path as it made its way to New York City, which may have been its original home. The Rhedosaurus is a giant fictional dinosaur who serves as the antagonist of the 1953 American giant monster film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. They are covered together for convenience. Disclaimer: This page is for both the Rhedosaurus and the sea monster from " The Fog Horn" which inspired it. ![]()
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