They are often portrayed as bat-like creatures who have the ability to turn into stone, however, unlike the gargoyles that are possessed statues, they are neither good nor bad, attacking humans only when they feel threatened. The second gargoyles we should look at are creatures that are considered to be a completely different race, being sentient and alive. When someone mentions gargoyles, the first thing that comes to our mind is a statue that had come to life, usually by being possessed by a demon, with the sole intention of causing harm to humanity, as depicted in the cult-classic movie Gargoyles. One thing that all gargoyles share in common is their ability to stay in one place appearing as statues, yet, what we often fail to realize is that there are two types of gargoyles, and no I’m not talking about good and bad ones. Difference Between Gargoyles as Possessed Statues and Gargoyles as a Race Together with the fact that after the 18th-century gargoyles became much less common because of modern drainpipes, the birth of the idea of gargoyles as demons came to relevance, causing their origin as protectors to be forgotten, forever changing our perception of them.
In the same year, the notion of gargoyles being demonic vessels was introduced in The Horn of Vapula, written by Lewis Spence. With this legend spreading like wildfire and keeping its relevance up till the XX century, the idea of gargoyles being supernatural constructs brought to life by evil was introduced in the 1932 short pulp fiction story Maker of Gargoyles, where a medieval stonemason unconsciously infuses his hate into two gargoyles.
La Gargouile is described as a dragon with bat-like wings, which has been often considered to be the first gargoyle in Christian architecture. Romanus subdued a creature known as La Gargouile with a crucifix and hung its head on top of a cathedral in order to ward off other demons.
During the renaissance an old French legend washed to the surface, saying that St.
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