Top 10 Scariest Movie Monsters
So often the perfect ingredient in a good (typically cheesy) horror movie is a fantastically monstrous beast on the prowl for blood. This list compiles the best scary movie monsters ever to terrorize teens on the screen!
The Alien (also known as a Xenomorph XX121 or Internecivus raptus, or simply a xenomorph) is a fictional extraterrestrial species that serves as the title antagonist of the Alien film series. The Alien franchise has held itself together pretty well, if you excuse the 3rd and 4th movies, in terms of remaining popular all these years. The first movie came out in 1979.
You can probably give thanks to this freaky-looking thing for the series' success. He's big, he's black, he's bony, he's big-headed, he's double-mouthed, and he's absolutely disgusting to look at. That's what makes him beautifully scary.
If I watch the movie, I would have been having nightmares because I have xenophobia.
They mostly come out at night. Mostly.
Guillermo del Toro's disturbing fantasy film, Pan's Labyrinth (2006), will likely go down in history as one of the great fantasy movies of its generation - for the practical effects alone.
What truly stands out among the amazing visuals is the "Pale Man." Honestly, it is his scene that steals the show. We watch as the blind creature, who has no eye sockets, picks up a pair of eyeballs and places them within sockets that he has in the center of his hands. He then positions his hands over his face so that he can look around. I am shivering typing this. It creeps me out so much. Honestly, it's gross, but it's awesome.
Frankenstein's Monster often referred to as "Frankenstein" is a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein as a monster brought to life by his creator Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster would later become a pop culture icon featured in various media with... read more At the foundation of this list is the undeniable king of scary movie monsters, Ol' Franky. Throughout the many adaptations of Mary Shelley's brilliantly creepy tale, one incarnation stands out.
This monster would likely have never reached the peak of its popularity if not for Boris Karloff's iconic portrayal of the big green brute. He manages to remain unsettling and disturbing to this day, some 80+ years later.
I am referring to the title character that is featured in John Carpenter's 1982 film and its 2011 prequel. It doesn't really have a solidified appearance that we know of since it is basically only ever seen in the form of some other living creature.
But when it starts to transform, yuck! This nasty little piece of work deserves top marks for being equal parts nasty, badass, and horrifying.
I can't even explain how creepy this guy is. It's a good thing he's not real.
The scariest thing about The Thing is that it could be anyone.
An almost forgotten classic character from the silent film era, Count Orlok remains one of the most frightening-looking monsters and is easily the most frightening vampire ever to grace the big screen.
Many people around my age will probably recognize him from appearing briefly in the SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 episode Graveyard Shift. He appears briefly at the very end of the episode. Take one good look at him and tell me he's not terrifying.
Yes, this is scary. I saw the episode Graveyard Shift. So funny, and it came back in Night Patty, so creepy and weird. I loved it.
It (sometimes capitalized as IT), more commonly known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is the titular main antagonist of the novel, its 2017 film adaptation and the 1990 TV adaptation. It was portrayed to be a shapeshifting and malevolent entity millions (possibly billions) of years old, and with no... read more
Fred "Freddy" Krueger is the main antagonist of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Freddy Krueger is my personal favorite. A Nightmare on Elm Street is my favorite movie.
While a shark is as real as you and I, this shark is undeniably a monster! He doesn't stop coming. He doesn't seem to feel pain, and seeing the world through his eyes makes the human protagonists seem like insignificant insects awaiting execution from a man-eating killing machine. And that's terrifying.
Dude, it's a shark. It's not that scary.
It seems so real. It lurks in the deep, dark waters like real sharks. It comes close and looks scary.
The Predator is a fictional extraterrestrial species featured in the Predator science-fiction franchise, characterized by its trophy hunting of other species for sport. Any monster that can take out Arnold's entire team of strong men, and almost Arnold himself, is a darn good monster!
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If this thing doesn't give you shivers, then you are a special person.
Damien Thorn is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of The Omen franchise. He is the Antichrist and the son of the Devil. This little guy?
Godzilla is a giant monster originating from a series of tokusatsu films of the same name from Japan.
King Kong is a giant movie monster, resembling a colossal ape, that has appeared in various media since 1933. The character first appeared in the 1933 film King Kong, which received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases.
In David Cronenberg's 1986 loose remake of the classic 1957 film The Fly, Jeff Goldblum spends almost the entire film slowly turning into a half-man/half-fly hybrid creature that he himself refers to as the "Brundlefly" (his character's name is Seth Brundle).
I won't go into too much detail as to what happened to start this horrid transformation, but once the finished result appears on-screen, it's safe to say that it's nothing short of an abomination. I have a hard time watching it now without chuckling slightly to myself, but I definitely feel this monstrous fly-man deserves to be on this list.
Dracula is a vampire. So, he is scary.
Charles Lee Ray is a fictional character and the titular antagonist of the Child's Play horror film series.The hallway scene, enough said.
He's never given a proper name, so this title will have to do. As you probably realize now, this beast was featured in the wonderfully camp anthology horror-comedy film, 'Creepshow' (1982). His screen time may be brief, but he sure is memorably frightful. Don't be fooled by the kitschy look and feel of the film. It's not a kid's movie by any means.