Since its release in 1984, Gremlins has become a cult classic - a surprisingly dark horror-comedy originally released under a PG rating, despite numerous grisly deaths and a bone-chilling Santa story that it's hard to believe ever made it into a 'family friendly' movie.

While the franchise technically lives on in the animated Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai , recent comments by original writer Chris Columbus suggest a full-blown Gremlins 3 is still a long way away. However, one fan-created prequel recaptures what made the original movie great while adding the gore that grown-up fans want to see . Indeed, it even manages to take the Gremlins back to their real-life roots.

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