Top 10 Movie Monsters Of All Time | A CineFix Movie List

[@CineFix]

Hey Everyone, Clint here. I wanted to apologize for some movie credits that have been mis-dated. KZbin has a new-ish function that autogenerates chapter titles "when available and eligible" (whatever that means). So the wrong release dates on the movies in the chapter titles weren't us. But we (humans) are not without fault. There were multiple movie credits that had incorrect release dates in the video itself. They're listed below with correct release years: Halloween (1978) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) The Blair Witch Project (1999) Mars Attacks! (1996) Slither (2006) We're trying out this new video editor, Clint, and while he's great at pontificating about arbitrary movie rankings, he's not great at dates. (History was not his favorite subject.)

[@jteliz0380]

I don't think you left him out but I wanted to know your opinion on where you think the Giant from the Iron Giant (1999) stands. He is a monster? Or would he be a being that shows us fear of the unknown is truly what makes us monsters, or something else? I'd love to hear your response!!!

[@CineFix]

@@jteliz0380 Yeah, theoretically he could be considered a monster. He's a giant alien after all. He'd certainly fit in our last category with Beauty and the Beast but he's just such a sweet heart!

[@DarrenBaileyActor]

Existential was also misspelled.

[@keelahrose]

@@DarrenBaileyActor HA! I came to say this too. 😄😄

[@dougpettey7144]

I like this list better. Thanks!

[@mypal1990]

Man I miss this format of videos. Giving some honorable mentions before leading to the actual choice of that category. Love it!

[@anachronologist2017]

agreed. I get most of my best movie recommendations from CineFix's lists.

[@tskmaster3837]

And I'm the exact opposite, thinking "Here we go again with Cindecisive. Back when we could count, we'd have a top ten list of ten actual ten choices that hard numbered at eleven... no, TEN!, none of this "we could have gone with this or this or this" crap. If I wanted every monster movie, I'd be on IMDB.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@@tskmaster3837 hah

[@ultimatebailer]

Show them what we want with likes 👀

[@josephwilliams1251]

@@tskmaster3837 but what about just every good monster movie?

[@abqnm8811]

One from the 40s, one from the 60s, three from the 70s, four from the 80s, and one from the 00s demonstrates all eras were considered without a bias toward recent films. Very well done.

[@StephSinalco]

Correct! Also shows that good monsters (heck : good cinema !) aren't necessarily linked to technical prowess, but carefully thought direction. The "show, don't tell" might be the golden rule, but I'm feeling like CGI pushed it a little too far on this one.

[@jesstube6466]

yep they aren’t watch mojo

[@SurgeryIsWoke]

Yeah Cinefix ain't about that recency bias. It's one of the last places you can go where everything isn't congested with superhero fare

[@johntabler349]

Several honorable mention from the 30s too

[@samaelnoir]

You're a class act, CineFix. Never change.

[@edwardthebanished]

I love y’all’s lists. They’re not like other listicle channels on here. It’s well-researched, and eloquently talked about. I’ve got so many great recommendations from this channel. Mad respect, y’all.

[@np1056]

And the main writer is surprisingly young considering how long these lists have been going. So I assume the entire team is too. Like early 30s. (All I remember is that he's a few years younger than me, and that made me feel like I have accomplished nothing, lol).

[@LuisSierra42]

@@np1056 He has been doing this alone for a long time. I think he does some videos with some other people like when they compare the movie vs the book, but for the most part "the team" has been only him. I think that has changed though since the channel has been acquired by IGN

[@billyjackson00]

@@LuisSierra42 Oh that's far more credit than I deserve! While I write (most of) the movielists, there are quite a few other talented writers on the channel involved with the other shows!

[@DerMoerpler]

​@@billyjackson00 Are these lists all your choices or do you consult with other members of the team? I always wondered how the process behind these lists worked.

[@billyjackson00]

@@DerMoerpler Hey Tim, it depends on the list! Usually it starts with me making an enormous master list of like... 200+ of the best examples that fit the category, picking out my favorites, then looking for patterns that will eventually become the categories for each slot. Sometimes we'll poll the wider staff for their recommendations, too. From there, Clint will weigh in with things I've forgotten and which of my favorites he prefers/absolutely hates. Then there's an element of balancing all the picks to the different corners of the audience; we try not to be so inaccessible and obscure that people don't feel like we're honoring their favorite classics, but we also don't want to be so down-the-middle that we aren't exposing the audience to new work. We know we've gone too far in one direction or the other if ALL the complaints in the comments are calling us "too pretentious" or "too mainstream." We know we've hit the balance right if they're calling us both ;) Inevitably - whichever 10 we end up arriving at when we make our list - 1 or 2 of them will change last minute while I'm writing when I discover that one of the honorable mentions is cooler than one of the picks or that it fits the "overall thesis" of the list more. For me, the 10 we pick have always been more about "which 10 help us explore all the different facets of this concept" rather than "which are my absolute favorites." It's kindof a friendly fib that these are the "top" 10 rather than the "most interesting" 10, but I think we've tried to be pretty transparent about that over the years!

[@vb2388]

The Thing for me is no.1 It can literally be anything and the transformations are sickening and disturbing..

[@layicorn]

It was #1 on the original list

[@MrStrangeSensation]

Just watched it (and the prequel) a few days ago. One of the best

[@feathero3]

I like the Xenomorph(s) myself, but the Thing could just turn into one of those if it was in it's proximity. But then I realized an even scarier situation would be a face hugger getting a hold of a human that is actually a Thing. What the heck would the processing Xenomorph be like?! Either way, lets try to keep these 2 aliens apart from each other lol

[@layicorn]

@@feathero3 I never thought about it that way. But would The Thing be able to replicate a Xenomorph's abilities, or only be able to mimic its appearance?

[@feathero3]

@@layicorn If it replicates down to a cellular level, I'd think it would gain the abilities.

[@austinbaker8042]

Man I never realized how good of a monster the Balrog is. The amount of respect and fear given to it makes it all the more awesome and it DELIVERS on it's awesomeness when it finally appears on screen. So epic so good.

[@softmouse]

When he started talking about categories of fear I immediately thought of the Magnus Archives fear categories . I don’t think you can do it in a monster list but you can do it with movies in general. I think that would be a fun list to see. Some may be hard to find movies for and there can be a lot of overlap it would be interesting to see what movies they find. For those that don’t know the list is: The Eye - The fear of being watched, exposed, followed, having secrets exposed. Can also pertain to the drive to know and understand, even if your discoveries might destroy you. The Vast - The fear of heights, falling, and large open spaces including sky, space, and deep water. More broadly: the human fear of insignificance and meaninglessness, of losing oneself in too much space. The Lonely - The fear of isolation, of being completely cut off and alone or disconnected from the rest of society. The Desolation - The fear of pain, loss, burning, and destruction, especially with a senseless cause. The Corruption - The fear of corruption, disease, filth. Fear of the feelings of disgust, revulsion and the things or beings that might evoke such feelings. The Flesh - Born from the fear held by animals bred for meat, and in the human realisation that we are just animated meat and bones. The Stranger - The fear of the unknown, the uncanny, the unfamiliar. The creeping sense that something is not right. The Dark - The primal fear of the dark, of what lies beyond that we cannot see, and the creatures hiding from our view. The Buried - The fear of small spaces, suffocating, drowning, being buried alive. Fear of everything crashing down around/on oneself. Fear of being trapped without enough space. The Spiral - The fear of madness, that the world you know is wrong, that your mind is lying to you. Fear of deception, lying, deceiving of the mind and senses. The Web - The fear of being controlled or trapped, especially being unaware of one's own entrapment. The fear of being forced to do things against one's own will, of being manipulated. The Slaughter - The fear of unpredictable, unmotivated violence. The fear of pain coming at sudden, random moments. The End - The fear of death itself-⁠uncaring and unstoppable. The Hunt - The animalistic fear of being chased or hunted; the primal fear of being prey. The Extinction - The fear of catastrophic change, destruction of nature, destruction of human skin and tissue, the destruction of humanity itself and its replacement by something different; all of this especially via mankind's own causing.

[@Thomas15]

Some suggestions… The Eye - *Peeping Tom* The Vast - *Man on Wire* The Lonely - *Gravity* The Desolation - *Shoah* The Corruption - *The Fly* The Flesh - *The Matrix* The Stranger - *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* The Dark - *The Descent* The Buried - *Buried* The Spiral - *Possession; The Shining* The Web - *The Manchurian Candidate* The Slaughter - *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* The End - *The Seventh Seal* The Hunt - *Battle Royale* The Extinction - *Threads*

[@DerMoerpler]

I'm so happy seeing someone recommending The Magnus Archives here! One of the best Horror stories I had the pleasure of hearing. And great suggestions!

[@PipRap]

@@Thomas15 Wow, these are truly some great suggestions. Kudos, man!

[@chrismeetswest]

Ah, yes. Annihilation and its central monster: Manbearpig

[@mothernyx4933]

I loved the annihilation monster in the end. It gave me chills

[@ReverendMeat51]

@@mothernyx4933 Same. It was terrifying and disturbing, can't forget it

[@Turanga1i1a]

Yup! That one so messed me up!

[@LuisSierra42]

Annihilation is one of my favorite movies ever!

[@julienceaser4018]

Guys manbearpig is real im totally cereal.

[@Absthemexican11]

Another candidate for the number one slot of “Are We the Monsters” could easily be the arachnids from Starship Troopers, there insect like design and deliberate separation from anything resembling humans underscores the aspect of dehumanizing your enemy which is a large part of the film’s critique.

[@MadMatt13]

The only good bug is a dead bug! ;-p

[@athenastewart9167]

@@MadMatt13 Would you like to know more?

[@EpicGamer-eb5ww]

Love how they kept the thing, jaws and the fly on this list. Still three of my favorite monsters

[@LordKunTube]

You almost had me with the apparent exclusion of the King of the Monsters from the "Awe" category, but then I was more than happy to see him celebrated with his best movie a little further on. Amazing list, always a pleasure to discover new hidden gems with it!

[@JustinGabriel425]

My picks: 10. Fear of Death - The Xenomorph from Alien 9. Fear of Obsession - The Sarlacc from Return of the Jedi 8. Disgust - The Cenobites from Hellraiser 7. Dread - Godzilla from Shin Godzilla 6. Curiosity and Wonder - Clover from Cloverfield 5. Awe - King Kong from King Kong 4. Humor/Goofy - The House from Hausu 3. Metaphor - The Devil from The Exorcist 2. Sympathy - The Shark from Jaws 1. Mirrors - Frankenstein's Monster from Frankenstein

[@IceCreamIslander]

I'm just happy to see Coraline even referenced in passing. Yeah there are scarier monsters and scarier movies out there, but Teri Hatcher's delivery of the line "you know I love you" is seared into my brain until the day I die

[@misaeljoelvera6631]

The box with the two buttons and that needle....

[@IceCreamIslander]

@@misaeljoelvera6631 so sharp you won’t feel a thing…….

[@TheRedname]

The Beldam was very, very scary to a younger me.

[@BeeWhistler]

The line that gets me (though my kids never seem to see it as the scariest part) is when she counts. "One... Two... THREEEEEEE!" Besides being truly unhinged and her transformation as she says it, I think it triggers my old childhood fear of the kind of adult who may tell you nothing of what you are and are not allowed to do, then descends like a rockslide when you make a mistake because of it. Yeah, I knew some of those. So, the kind who seem to come down out of nowhere in a blind fury to grab you by the hand with a vice-like grip and chew you out in front of others for something relatively small that you never knew was wrong. That's what she speaks to. This one... this one seemed sweet until you didn't give her what she wanted and then she became a rage-filled monster. Yeah, that was scary as hell... as a kid, and in Coraline.

[@LuisSierra42]

The woman with the giant breasts is very creepy

[@mattyt1961]

only Cinefix would have Monsters Inc, the Balrog & the Thing on the same list of movie monsters.... this is why I love this channel :D

[@jiggygrand]

BrundleFly!!! Please don't ever Remake this film. It is Perfection!

[@Progearspec]

They shouldn't but since,disney owns fox now i wouldn't be surprise if they did.Unless it goes the sequel route just let david cronenberg handle it.

[@hefoughtabear118]

I think Audrey II trumps mr Stay Puft. Ones an actual character that uses humor as a tool of deception and the other just looks funny

[@BB-ij6ro]

At 1st when watching this list I was like wash rinse repeat. I gladly say I was wrong. A standing ovation to all that had a part on this upload. Upon watching I was not only introduced to different films but the diversity of what some might see as impressive but without the previous the adaptation we are familiar would never be. AWESOME UPLOAD!!!

[@Kier4n99]

Cinefix always has great lists

[@clementleroy9928]

Welcome to Cinefix

[@fullmetalpoitato5190]

Who else has to make make new list of movies to watch every time CineFix makes one of the damnably awesome Top 10 videos? And I don't mean the movies that made the Top 10 list, I mean all the other badass looking movies that are rolling in the background during the monologue.

[@scarletspidernz]

I think there's some excel sheets out there with every cinefix movie mentioned

[@jakratako]

Except for No.5, I agreed with the list. The thought of the Barlog never occurred to me. Even though I adore LOTR, Smaug will always spring to my mind before Barlog.

[@pierrickpatrygobeil3724]

really? I still remember the shivers I got the first time I saw in theater, and I still get them every time. Smaug was scarier in the book for me

[@aa-xi8bc]

I find the Balrog much scarier. With Smaug, you hear about how terrible he is at the very start of the book and they explicitely go to him expecting his presence. But with the Balrog, you don't even know about his existence until they enter Moria, and it's arguably the first time Gandalf is actually terrified of something.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Also, while I don't know if Cinefix's writers have read the books, the Balrog as an instrument of fear is 100% canonical, and it's amazing how well Jackson put that onscreen. According to the lore, the Balrogs had such an aura of terror that seeing one step onto a battlefield could send an entire army fleeing for the hills. And if the army held their ground, they'd probably all die.

[@grifffaust]

Great list as always. Don’t always agree with the choices or the order but I fully understand and accept why the choices were made.

[@themexis]

tbh i've gotten accustomed to seeing a bunch of movies i haven't seen on their lists. and even though i can't prove it, *and* i know monster movies are very limited, i feel like they didn't reach all the way in their bag for this one.

[@irina1296]

Nice list but I'm shocked that Xenomorph is not in the Top 3 - one of the most famous and iconic (if not the most!) movie monsters

[@TeartheRibbon]

I don't generally interpret these as "Ranked #1-10" since they tend to focus so hard on the categorizing, not on ranking the best of the best. Which is I think way more interesting and informative!

[@niepoczytalna122]

For the last category I'd definitely add The Elephant Man with the description, that the guy is not completely a monster, but he's called as one.

[@raveballs]

That film emotionally wrecked me as a child and watching it as an adult still does the same.

[@jonLK47]

Oh snap! that Godzilla pick was so good. The world war II reference blew my mind

[@YungM.D.]

I agree wholeheartedly with the final selection. As someone who does love the Disney film for its feats in animation and nostalgia, I will say the first time I say Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast I was struck by this feeling of mood yet a truly “magical” feel to it. It feels like you’re swept away in this sense of wonder like only a child could be. It’s such a strangely hypnotic film.

[@korn7809]

The catagory Godzilla was put under is perfect. It is also the reason why the American Godzilla movies aren't as good. They lost sight of the reason.

[@np1056]

"Uncanny Shark Valley" is a perfect description.

[@bertimusprime7900]

I enjoyed this list. Most importantly, it didn’t feel like an IGN mandate. Great choices for monsters, perfectly borderline pretentious categories, it’s the kinda list I come to Cinefix for!!

[@ToddBrown00]

No lie, I was absolutely TERRIFIED of the stay puft guy when I was a kid. It’s literally the first movie I remember scaring me

[@mattmorris2141]

The movie was genuinely scary to me as a child and genuinely hilarious to me now...but still scary when it wants to be. I heard a critiic say once there's no movie like Blues Brothers, but I find it to be a fairly standard wacky musical. Ghostbusters is that movie that has seemingly never been done before or since, at least in this layman's opinion.

[@ReverendMeat51]

The ghost in the library scared my pants off when I first saw it

[@Tazza19931]

I can't believe the tripods from War of the Worlds didn't even get a mention for the section concerning monsters that evoke a sense of awe. I remember watching that film as a kid and thinking how imposing they were due to their visuals and great audio design.

[@nessleepk]

You're lucky there's no monster in Seven Samurai

[@matiasripstein6113]

The fly is an incredible movie!

[@AliDixon95]

The flashing face of Pazuzu was the only part that creeped me out as a kid

[@classicmodernfilms7602]

I’m glad you guys are back doing top ten videos. I love them they are so insightful

[@yondie491]

The monster from The Neverending Story, but he's got NOTHING on... I see, and appreciate, what you did there.

[@dannygillespie6614]

The Thing is probably the only thing that can top It Follows in terms of dread. Seems illegal to have no del Toro picks and only one mention. But I pretty good list. I think all of Wolf House deserves mention for the metaphor category, but Godzilla is the right pick.

[@jeremyelmkies383]

2 mentions: Pan's Labyrinth and Shape of Water

[@vincentpelletier57]

Future video: top 10 Cinefix top 10 lists, as determined by the Cinefix staff :-)

[@Applepoisoneer]

This was a fantastic list and I'm glad you have some genuinely unexpected entries.

[@Higs8091]

I was so excited to watch this. Your lists are the best IMO

[@iainjames03]

Oh man. The first time I saw the Balrog on the big screen my jaw was on the floor. Especially that moment when it 'flexes' and its whole body just erupts with flame. A worthy pick for 'Awe'.

[@lml6791]

You're gonna need a longer list.

[@reneclovercinecritica7269]

Beautiful as always. Great work on this video!

[@OnlyFlens7]

Wow! You Guys really outdid yourself with this List! Good Job!

[@danielyeatts491]

At number one, the villain that throws villainy right back at the protagonist and earns our sympathy, I would choose Roy from Blade Runner. He is, to me, one of the ultimate selections here, maybe number one. He is a murderer of men as we are told by Dekkard's boss, the leader and likely the most murderous of the four escapees. When we finally meet Roy we see how determined he is to meet his maker, but not for the reasons we were initially led to believe. And when Dekkard finally faces off with him in the end, the truth is revealed. It has been Dekkard and those he works for who have been the villains the entire time.

[@邪眼の男]

Rutger Hauer has best acting on that.

[@dee8739]

Absolutely love this channel. Also just commenting to help you with algorithm.

[@Ineddiblehulk]

Aliens is my favourite film of all time, so I’m excited to see the xenomorph get the recognition

[@emes1845]

Lovely to see Darkness mentioned from the movie Legend. Tim Curry's performance was standout incredible!

[@michaelrae9599]

I love this channel, I love the exposure to new movies and new ideas about movies I have already seen. And I liked this list, but you jumped the shark on #1. You got TOTALLLY artsy fartsy. So much so that I had to use two entertainment media colloquialisms in order to describe it.

[@butterflyn8062]

Amazing list!! Your videos keep me wanting to view more 🖤

[@henrikharbin5521]

1. Frankenstein's Monster 2. Godzilla 3. Nightbreed 4. Azazel {Fallen) 5. The Blob 6. Count Orlock (Nosferatu) 7. The Creeper 8. Mimic 9. Rats (Willard) 10. Event Horizon

[@xaxuelx7987]

Very thoughtful presentation. I would have to say as far as staple monsters... The Thing from John Carpenter's version is number 1. They had planned a sequel unfortunately, in movie release dates they were in competition with another alien... E.T. So the subsequent sequel was never green lit. I remember seeing Alien in the theater... my mother had seen it an forbade my dad (they were divorced) from taking me to in that summer... I read the book which made her mad...(she didnt tell me I could not read the book aaannnd...at 10 she could not admonish me for "reading a book") I loved Alien... the design and art direction of that film was before its time...or just on the mark. The lycanthropes from the Howling (srry American Werewolf in London) they were intelligent in beast form...which made them even more vicious. The Blob from the 88 version was well done and horrifying. The seed people from Invasion of the Body Snatchers was also terrifying...however I would caution any intelligent species it would be a mistake to try and replicate humans...as we are the worst monsters of all.

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

Number one would be from Alien, not the aliens themselves but The Space Jockey. It was just a bio-mechanical corpse permanently affixed to a mechanical mechanism. It was the most unworldly thing I've ever scene. The second would be Edward, from the Twilight series. Sparkling teenage vampires who have the sappiest dialogue ever. Enough said.

[@immaleaf4964]

So many list videos and channels are boring, hokey, predictable, cringy, annoying, you guys do lists right, always so much thought going into these, great job

[@robertlogan5354]

The mutant fish from the host. I love the boldness of showing the monster go on a rampage in public, in broad daylight, for ten minutes to open the film!

[@andreaugusto1619]

Wow I loved it so much, I guess I agree 100% with the list except for Balrog, such a miss to not put King Kong or T Rex on his place... For me the T Rex is the ultimate awe, especially when you know that thing EXISTED.

[@H0lyMoley]

I agree with you so much here. The Balrog is the one pick I'd absolutely disagree with. I feel like the reaction to the Lord of the Rings movies, when they were finally all out, was 75% "These are the best movies ever made" and 25% "These are the most boring movies ever made". I also kinda feel like my own reaction at the time, "These are pretty good movies with good and bad parts", has been validated by retrospective critical opinion. One bit I really didn't like about the first movie was the Balrog. I feel like it was trying for what CineFix said, but it didn't pull it off, at all. They over-hyped the massive threat of this thing so much that it kinda fell flat. It was a pantomime demon.

[@annalisasteinnes]

Before I saw Jurassic Park I had nightmares about the T-Rex for at least a year, which is why I didn't see until way after it had come out. That being said, the velociraptors are waaaaay scarier. (And yeah, the balrog wasn't a good pick).

[@keelahrose]

New list: 1. The Beast from "Beauty & The Beast" 1946 (Are we the monster?) [new] 2. The Brundlefly from "The Fly" (sympathy/empathy) [rose 4 slots] 3. Godzilla (metaphor) [rose 1 slot] 4. Mr. Stay Puft (humor) [new] 5. the Balrog (awe) [new] 6. Bruce the shark from "Jaws" (mystery) [dropped 3 slots] 7. The Thing (existential dread) [dropped 6 slots] 8. Cenobites (disgust) [new] 9. Pazuzu (the demon) from "The Exorcist" (fear of something else) [new] 10. the Xenomorph from "Alien" (fear of death) [new] Original list: 1. The Thing (alien monsters) 2. The dead from "Night of the Living Dead" (undead monsters) 3. Bruce the shark from "Jaws" (animal monsters) 4. Godzilla (giant monsters) 5. Frankenstein's Monster (man-made monsters) 6. The Brundlefly from "The Fly" (transformed monsters) 7. Gill Man from The Black Lagoon (humanoid monsters) 8. The Skeksis from "The Dark Crystal" (mystical fantasy monsters) 9. "It" from "It Follows" (evil demon monsters) 10. The Gremlins (fun monsters)

[@MadMax-gi1cu]

One of my all time favorite monsters is Jotunn from the ritual. It has such a cool design

[@sheilaholmes8455]

I have loved Godzilla ever since I first saw it as a kid. I loved all those giant bug movies too. I saw Beauty and the Beast in college. So good.

[@danielmashanic5738]

Cinefix proving why they’re legends

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

I think a Gahan Wilson monster would be pretty terrifying. That guy really knew how to evoke dark creep.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

The Fly is no.1 for me. To see a character that's likeable slowly become less human and become the main threat of the film is disturbing and emotionally gut wrenching and Jeff Goldblum really made you care about Seth's horrific demise!

[@zombieater634]

This is probably the best video IGN has ever produced!

[@JohnSmith-iv3lo]

The man-eating Lecter was an Oscar-winning beast. Like zombies, he eats brains.

[@calebwinfield1403]

The Ritual had one of the coolest monster designs ever.

[@weakestpakistani9730]

yep its a shame it didnt even get a mention.

[@cmco.8836]

I would consider Totoro a "monster". A lovable guy

[@IVUSER]

The cutest monster ever

[@florence_m_p]

I love your videos so much. Thank you, sincerely. This is real quality content!

[@gibihakkasy]

I was hoping monster no 2, evoking sympathy, the monster from District 9. That was the first time i feel compassionate for a monster

[@BeeWhistler]

You brought a long-awaited acknowledgement to one of my favorite monsters, actually. I've loved La Belle et la Bête for decades now while hearing all the time about the Disney adaptation, which falls desperately short. There's just not the same mystery and charm to the cartoon that there is in this old black and white film.

[@joseaponte9241]

So good, Your Top 10s make me appreciate films a lot more.👌

[@katherynemero4118]

When I saw the clip of The Cabin in the Woods at the beginning of this video, I thought you were going to try and claim that movie was great. That's when my expectations of this list fell to zero. BUT: This might be the BEST list I've ever seen you do. There isn't a single thing here that I wanted to disagree with: there's no fluff, no crap, no wastes of space. There was nothing overrated or overdone. Just pure magic, expression, and emotion. I'm so moved by this video that actually I'm shocked. It's crazy that it's movie monsters.

[@WombleHunterB]

Great list! However, I'm a little disappointed that one of my personal favourites, Pumpkinhead, didn't get a nod.

[@billeubanks387]

Maybe your best list of all. Congratulations - flawless!

[@IvorPresents]

The original Fly gets my vote. It was much more a tragic love story. As a kid watching it. I found the Spider. and the power press truly frightening.

[@CorbCorbin]

I agree Cinefix, a teenage girl’s first period/sexual awakening, _is_ a great monster. 😄

[@annalisasteinnes]

A monster for who? Neither of those experiences is unnatural or inherently scary. So why think that way? (Actually, I could write a short essay explaining how Western philosophy and theology are contributed to that view, but I already graduated university so you'll have to look into yourself if you're interested.)

[@MrRezRising]

It's not the blood, it's the telekinesis that freaks me out.

[@thatdrewrivers]

I would have liked to see a little love for the creatures of Midian from Nightbreed, but still... great video! :)

[@Eric06410]

Oh, no, they say he's got to go Go! Go! Godzilla, yeah Oh, no, there goes Tokyo Go! Go! Godzilla, yeah Oh, no, they say he's got to go Go! Go! Godzilla, yeah Oh, no, there goes Tokyo Go! Go! Godzilla, yeah

[@indiecinemaster4699]

The _Attack the Block_ aliens look like Wildmutt from _Ben 10_ ...

[@tony961]

you guys nailed this list.

[@Cobralalalala]

Love that Xenomorph, Bruce, and Stay Puft all made the list. All the picks were top notch. 😁

[@irina1296]

Xenomorph should have been #1 though

[@theshadow-]

A very good list. Congrartulations.

[@PatrickWDunne]

Good to see Cronenberg makes the list. When you passed over Eli for the #2 spot, I was thinking it had better be something good and it sure was.

[@seriomarkj]

Man that was a good list...happy Halloween everyone

[@SaturnCanuck]

Lovely. One of your best lists ever. So agree.

[@justinburnett2800]

I love how this list gave credit to monsters that didn’t come from horror films! The Balrog is a great pick, but there are SO many incredible monsters in LOTR. One thing that not many people mention about that trilogy is how well the villains and antihero are written and filmed. Sauron is essentially evil incarnate and fulfills the dread category so well, casting a shadow over the entire 3 movie quest, while almost never being shown outside of his personification in the form of a ring and an all seeing eye. Gollum and the ring wraiths both represent well in different ways the horror of seeing what we could easily become if we succumb to the dangerous vices of lust and power respectfully.

[@aa-xi8bc]

Yes! I was very glad to see LotR in this list. My personal favourites are the ringwraiths, their physical appearance is more mysterious and threatening than scary but that's exactly what makes them fantastic. You know and feel how dangerous they are though the story, sound design and music, even though they just look like cloaked men

[@justinburnett2800]

@@aa-xi8bc agreed! The battle on Weathertop is one of my favorite scenes, simultaneously scary and epic!

[@commandosolo1266]

Happy to see the Xeno, The Thing, Gojira, and Pazuzu here. For dread, I would have picked the Pod People from Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and with love to Brundlefly and the Cenobites, no list of cinema monsters is complete without Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.

[@PipRap]

Would have added, at least as honorable mentions, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Solaris, Stalker (on a very philosophical level, but even more so), Us (even though I didn't like the movie all too much), The Last Unicorn, Harry Potter, The Golem: How He Came into the World, and most likely many more if I were to think about it a bit longer :) Definitely a nice list, though!

[@anachronologist2017]

The most psychologically terrifying one is whatever it is from It Follows. It really reaches into that primal dream-like fear of being chased by something you just can't get away from. It's just so unnerving that I can't be anything less then anxious when I know someone is walking behind me.

[@Noirlore]

One of the most overrated movies ever

[@daffyphack]

Colossal is so underrated. I think most people who saw it went in because of the ridiculous/goofy premise, and the way it completely flips the script blew me away.

[@JoseChavez-rf4ul]

You know, I don’t understand how this film was completely off my radar until this moment - but now, because of this list as well as your recommendation, I’m definitely making a point of checking it out tonight. 👌🏽

[@auroramariealmeara8622]

Great video thank you. The sand worms in Dune are pretty horrific.

[@Amalokch]

The Alien design is probably my favorite Alien design, that ‘thing’ is soooo fucking cool!!!!

[@jcstudios5448]

Great halloween episode. I think IGN was pressuring you to make a lot of unnecessary videos to quickly but I enjoyed this one

[@Dreamybloo101]

Wow that's awesome dude

[@LynnHermione]

You put Shape of Water under empathy although we know what kind of emotion that monster is aiming for 👁👁

[@HardyCozen]

Excellent top 10 video!

[@CooChewGames]

These are all great movies; really enjoyed it, thanks.

[@bryanschmidt7336]

Your choices are delightful. Kudos

[@邪眼の男]

Feast, The Mist, Outlander, Black Sheep, Dog Soldiers, The Midnight Meat Train, The Host, Howl... There is still plenty more underrated horror movies out there.

[@marenlunde4860]

Kind of impressed you were able to mention two norwegian movies in one list XD

[@Draxxdemsklounst]

I was so scared after seeing Jaws as a kid that I was afraid to swim in the pool! 😂🦈

[@SmokesKwazukii]

these lists are so fucking good. i dont even watch top ten lists. goated