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Best Movie Monsters
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Creature from the Black Lagoon - The "Gillman" was discovered during an archeological expedition at the headwaters of the Amazon. He's appeared in numerous sequels since. The Black Lagoon is supposedly a beautiful place, but nobody has ever come back alive to prove it. First appeared in 1954's Creature From the Black Lagoon.
Godzilla - Awakened by man's tampering with atomic power, Godzilla unleashes the wrath of a hundred earthquakes. But Americans need not fear, as apparently Tokyo is his favorite stomping ground. First appeared in 1954's Gojira.
Jaws - This Great White Shark is not really a monster, but a ravenous flesh-eating creature just the same. His first appearance came in 1975's Jaws.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex - Born from the DNA of mosquitos and frogs, this reptile is 7 tons of SUV crunching future fossil fuel. T-Rex made her most significant appearance in 1993's Jurassic Park.
Dr. Zaius - A ruthless abuser of human rights who would just as soon shoot an astronaut as give him a frontal labotomy. Dr. Zaius made his first appearance in 1968's Planet of the Apes.
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Flying Monkeys - Even after 60 years, these creatures manage to give the heebie-jeebies to movie-watchers of all ages. The Flying Monkeys, led by Nikko, made their first appearance in 1939's The Wizard of Oz, yet continue to appear in children's dreams throughout the world.
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King Kong - Despite all that flickering fur and the mechanical, robot-like movements, Kong managed to scare the pants off our parents and grandparents decades ago. Kong first appeared in 1933's King Kong and then much later in 80's video games.
Dr. Frankenstein's Monster - The scariest rendition of ol' Frankie came about in 1931's black and white classic Frankenstein, but without question his coolest rendition comes from 2004's Van Helsing. As bad as the movie was, that glass-encased beating green heart, and piston-driven leg are the best.
Hannibal Lechter - Although Hannibal the Cannibal is actually a human being, whether or not he is a monster can't be debated. His appearance in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs caused a spike in sales of fava beans and Chianti across the world. Here's to polydactylys everywhere!
George A. Romero's Zombies - No one does zombies better than Romero. And 1968's Night of the Living Dead kicked off an entirely new genre of filmmaking.
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Wolfman - This lycanthropic creature has caused a fear of full moons for generations... and also a spike in sales of silver bullets. Wolfman first appeared in 1941's The Wolf Man.
Freddy Kruger - A more frightful version of Edward Scissorhands. Lurks in the corners of nightmares. Although he prefers to prey on the teenagers of Springwood, he can make quick mincemeat of anyone. Freddy made his first screen appearance in 1984's Nightmare on Elm Street.
Hal 9000 - Although not a living monster, Hal 9000 - the brains behind the Goodship Discovery on its mission to Jupiter - is as dastardly and deadly as even the most prolific human serial killer. Hal made its first appearance in 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
"Clovie" from Cloverfield - While we don't get a very good look at him/her, what we do see is undoubtedly one of the most destuctive of its type ever on film. It walks like a bat, breathes like a lizard, but destroys like Godzilla.
Gwoemul from The Host - From the best Korean movie of all time comes one of the most menacing creatures to ever inhabit the sewers.
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