Top 10 horror movie monsters
Let’s get straight to the point… or straight to the screaming as many of the people on this list would prefer! Not only am I married to one of the best house hunters, I’ve also been a huge fan of horror movies (also called monster movies) for years. Based on my experience, as a fan of the genre, here are my top ten monsters of all time!
10. Krakken (1981)
Since 1981 clash of titans, this is a creature that sparks the imagination. Although the Kraken is a creature of myth, it is the movie version that everyone remembers. Who could forget the final scene of the original? clash of titans where does the kraken come from andromeda? (I’m not sure what he wanted her for. Was he planning to eat her? Take her swimming?) In any case, the Kraken was brought to life thanks to stop-motion animation by Ray Harryhausen, a legend. in horror and fantasy movies. The image of Perseus turning the Kraken to stone is classic and so is this multi-armed monster in this writer’s opinion.
9. Creature from the Black Lagoon (all versions)
There have been many movies about terrifying sea creatures, but Creature from the Black Lagoon Still the best. (Sorry, Jaws!) Released in 1954, it features a monster-like gill man discovered on an expedition in the Amazon. Like many famous monsters on the big screen, the Creature spawned sequels. The original Creature from the Black Lagoon The film is being remade for a 2011 release, according to the IMDB website.
8. Mummy (Boris Karloff)
Boris Karloff makes his first appearance on our list! The Mummy, directed by Karl Freund, is a 1932 horror film from Universal Studios. It starred Karloff as a revived ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep. Although the film is not a festival of deadly scares, it is a classic that is in the collective memory of our society. When people think of mummies, they invariably think of Karloff shuffling out of his sarcophagus wrapped in bandages. The Mummy was semi-remade in The mummy’s hand (1940), but it was Karloff’s version that started the Mummy movies.
7. Michael Myers (all versions)
Michael Myers is the one who started the slasher genre. It first appeared in 1978 Hallowe’en as a boy who murders his older sister and then returns home years later to kill again. His fights with Jamie Lee Curtis in the first two Hallowe’en The movies are perfect examples of how scary movie chases should work. Although I think Michael’s fights with Donald Pleasence (who played Dr. Loomis) are the best parts of the Hallowe’en films. The only negative aspects of the Hallowe’en Movies for me are continuity problems. For example, Halloween IIIAlthough it is not a bad movie, it has nothing to do with the other installments. Also, Halloween H20: 20 years later it almost ignores the established continuity of previous films without explanation.
6. Dracula (Bela Lugosi)
Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian actor, best known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and also in the classic Universal Studios Dracula movies. the already classic dracula that made Lugosi a star was released in 1931. Although the movie is a bit slow and not as exciting as other Universal classics like the Frankenstein movies, Lugosi made the movie work. No matter how many vampire movies are made, this is the most memorable. Ask anyone who Dracula is and they will immediately think of Bela’s Dracula. His Dracula is an icon.
5. Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)
Robert Englund is best known for playing serial killer Freddy Krueger on the Nightmare on Elm Street film series According to Wikipedia, he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 1987 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Master of Dreams in 1988. I’m not surprised. He was excellent as Freddy. The new Freddy can’t hold a candle, or a dirty red sweater, to Englund. He approached playing Freddy with a mix of horror and comedy. His clever pranks on his victims are the stuff of legend.
4. Werewolf (Lon Chaney Jr.)
“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers at night, can become a wolf when aconite blooms and the autumn moon shines.”
When it comes to werewolves, there are none better than Lon Chaney’s. Werewolf in the 1941 Universal Studios film. From the iconic makeup to the gypsy curse, it’s Chaney’s Werewolf that society knows best, and rightly so: it’s a very good movie that stands the test of time.
3. Frankenstein’s monster (Boris Karloff)
Do I really have to write that Boris Karloff’s portrayal of Frankenstein’s Monster is a classic movie creature? The crash of thunder, the crackling lab machines, the monster’s hand moving: these are the images we all have embedded in our minds. No version of Frankenstein’s Monster is better than Karloff’s version of the classic 1931 horror film.
2. Leatherface (all versions)
Leatherface is the main killer in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror movie series. He wears masks made from the skin of his victims (hence the name Leatherface) and is the character in the movie who normally carries a chainsaw. Leatherface is not only one of the first slasher-type villains, but he’s seriously scary! While I think all versions of Leatherface are very scary, the best Leatherface actors were Gunnar Hansen (from the first The massacre in Texas) and Bill Johnson (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2). I still think the scene in Massacre 2 when Leatherface runs, chainsaw roaring, out of the darkened radio station toward the lead actress is horrible.
1. Jason Voorhees (all versions)
Sure, Kane Hodder has played Jason more than any other actor, but I can’t pick one Jason that’s better than another. Every actor who played the undead killer Jason Voorhees brought something new to the role. Jason Voorhees is the murderer of the Friday the 13th Serie. It first appeared in Friday the 13th (1980); although he was not the main villain in the first film. Jason is a great character because of the iconic hockey mask, the creepy setting of the camp, and because you have a certain sympathy for him. He was a deformed kid who was made fun of by his classmates and ignored by the camp counselors. He also loves his mommy. (Watch the movies and you’ll see what I mean.) Because he evokes sympathy in the audience, he’s a bit like Frankenstein’s Monster but definitely more evil.
Do you agree with my choices? Do you disagree with me? Post a comment. And remember to look over your shoulder when walking through the woods at night. The guys upstairs may be lurking.