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I genuinely think the Xenomorph is the coolest monster design ever and will never be topped, so post monsters you think beat or come close to it.
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Tripods from Spielberg's War of the Worlds were pretty terrifying, granted that was like 49% direction and 49% sound design, rather than the physical design itself (and yes, they're technically vehicles), but still.
I didn't know about tequila worms as a kid so it just made me paranoid about worms being in my drink lol.Poltergeist 2:
One picture really doesn't do the sequence justice though. Made me vow to never eat a tequila worm...
The xenomorph/alien is an absolutely fantastic design. Sure, it's been kind of demystified in recent times, but not really.
It's genuinely terrifying, has nightmarish traits, and is incredibly intimidating. Like, many of the creatures in this thread are wonderful, and scary, but the xenomorph really does seem like something out of your nightmares, and I can't imagine seeing one of them in person and not losing my shit, figuratively and literally.
Cthulhu and mindflayers are also horrifically scary. I know Demon's Souls gave me a greater fear of mindflayers than I already had. Beholders are pretty great too.
Man, there are so many excellent creature designs, but I think Geiger's alien design has influenced so many of those that came after it I feel like it deserves top spot.
It's genuinely terrifying, has nightmarish traits, and is incredibly intimidating. Like, many of the creatures in this thread are wonderful, and scary, but the xenomorph really does seem like something out of your nightmares, and I can't imagine seeing one of them in person and not losing my shit, figuratively and literally.
Cthulhu and mindflayers are also horrifically scary. I know Demon's Souls gave me a greater fear of mindflayers than I already had. Beholders are pretty great too.
Man, there are so many excellent creature designs, but I think Geiger's alien design has influenced so many of those that came after it I feel like it deserves top spot.
Great choice. I think Terminator is still a really terrifying movie and way more scary than T2.OP you're absolutely right. Xenomorph is quite amazing in design. It has a neat life cycle too which is a cherry on top, with those designs being fantastic as well. Facehugger to chestburster to smaller xeno to big xeno, it's perfection.
The Terminator is great design for it's purpose.
The Oats shorts are all uploaded to YouTube on the official Oats channel, free to watch.
Xenomorphs will always be my favorite monster ever, and I love the designs in Bloodbourne, but I will always have a soft spot for the monster from the Host which is one of my favorite monster movies and movies in general.
I just love the fish sitcking out of it (and that the hands are even made of fish) as it really adds to it's lore.
I just love the fish sitcking out of it (and that the hands are even made of fish) as it really adds to it's lore.
"In anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away" - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Alien 1979 got it right on first try, it's such a horrifying yet fascinating creature, from its design, life cycle, down to its movement. Really nothing comes close in terms of monster.
My Lord, how I wish Prometheus sent the franchise in a different direction to come full circle back to the 1979 movie...
Alien 1979 got it right on first try, it's such a horrifying yet fascinating creature, from its design, life cycle, down to its movement. Really nothing comes close in terms of monster.
My Lord, how I wish Prometheus sent the franchise in a different direction to come full circle back to the 1979 movie...
The terminator in T1 will always be amazing for me not despite the limitation of the time, but because of them.OP you're absolutely right. Xenomorph is quite amazing in design. It has a neat life cycle too which is a cherry on top, with those designs being fantastic as well. Facehugger to chestburster to smaller xeno to big xeno, it's perfection.
The Terminator is great design for it's purpose.
OMG the little eyes lmao never noticed
the stop motion of it, the fact that its running at a different frame rate that everything around it, does so much to emphasize the otherworldly nature of it despite it not being anything supernatural.
Tripods from Spielberg's War of the Worlds were pretty terrifying, granted that was like 49% direction and 49% sound design, rather than the physical design itself (and yes, they're technically vehicles), but still.
They were a fantastic contemporary interpretation of the tripods.
Not quite sure if this counts as a monster, strictly? It did send me to a similar place Alien or The Thing did when watching it for the first time.
Forgot to say: This is Tetsuo from the manga Akira.
Forgot to say: This is Tetsuo from the manga Akira.
No doubt the Xenomorph is horrifying. So many good examples in this thread.
Time to update your list
There are more monstrous beings (even scarier than the ones above), but it's best seeing it first hand when reading his works.
Junji Ito have some really cool stuff.
Time to update your list
There are more monstrous beings (even scarier than the ones above), but it's best seeing it first hand when reading his works.
OP you're absolutely right. Xenomorph is quite amazing in design. It has a neat life cycle too which is a cherry on top, with those designs being fantastic as well. Facehugger to chestburster to smaller xeno to big xeno, it's perfection.
The Terminator is great design for it's purpose.
Came to post this. Only thing that even comes close to the Xenomorph.
Excellent shouts in this thread. All those Ritual mentions :) though I prefer the shot of it stood up half lost to the trees. Such a good film.
Anway rewatched Gantz 0 for the [ERROR] time last night so have some of these nightmare beasts.
Even though the real demons are the boob physics.
Anway rewatched Gantz 0 for the [ERROR] time last night so have some of these nightmare beasts.
Even though the real demons are the boob physics.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Krampus, and how much work went into the monster designs. From the demonic yet festive elves, to the toys hiding terrible creatures inside them, to Krampus himself being a creature that basically wears a "mask" of Santa over his real face
The monster in Zygote is cool and scary.
Hey, its the Blob from Inside
Like this?Want to freak me out? Give a monster a Lampery mouth.
The Sugarplum Fairy from Cabin in the Woods.
Yes! She's my favorite design in that movie (which has a ton of fun designs).
Me and my partner are huge horror movie and monster movie fans, the other day we got into a discussion about what our favorite movie monsters and creatures are. We both ended up coming to the conclusion that the Xenomorph is the coolest monster from a design and aesthetic standpoint.
But you're referencing the so-so A:R / AVP1 interpretation :( At least it isn't the awful AVP2 version
The first 3 takes on the Xenomorph are indeed fine beasts, although hampered slightly by what could be achieved to bring it to life on screen during the first 3 films. Alien: Isolation's artists deserves credit for tweaking the legs to be less humanlike whilst restraining from making any other changes to the creature.
.May I present the being that constantly whoops Xeno ass (design wise and literally):
Excellent shouts in this thread. All those Ritual mentions :) though I prefer the shot of it stood up half lost to the trees. Such a good film.
Anway rewatched Gantz 0 for the [ERROR] time last night so have some of these nightmare beasts.
Even though the real demons are the boob physics.
Any of the other Gantz films good? Saw this recently and really enjoyed it. Know nothing about the property.
Classic Grey aliens always scared me the most as a kid.
Specifically when I was WAY too young I saw a TV movie called Alien Abduction: Incident at Lake County.
It was a found-footage style movie that I think predated Blair Witch, and I was so young I didn't really understand that it wasnt real. I think in between the found-footage parts they had Johnathan Frakes (Commander Riker) to host parts of it.
i might have you both covered,the film version of stephen king's dreamcatcherWant to freak me out? Give a monster a Lampery mouth.
the big grey is what it wants you to see it as by psychicly projecting that image,it's really a huge version of the toothy worm thing
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Unfortunately, Gantz is one of those things that has such a cool premise and art direction, but is just way too trashy and scummy for me to recommend anything from it other than the movie you've already seen. You're much better off just having your knowledge of the series be Gantz:O and nothing else.
I think Terminator and Alien share a lot of similarities. Both these mysterious otherworldly creatures that you can't really fathom who are making you their prey. Both movies share the same tension and structure almost. It's why I consider them better than their sequels because they are masterful in creating horror and tension without any kind of jump scares. They show why they are terrifying, and the sequels lost a lot of that by becoming action movies.
Yet to see Perfect Answer but the first is really good.
Absolutely. You're absolutely on point with both Alien and Terminator. Their sequels are amazing films and I love them, but they're also so widely different from the original that they could be something entirely different.
Hey, its the Blob from Inside
While I wholeheartedly agree with the OP, you're literally the only person to say "Blob", so I hope you don't mind me using your post as springboard for an appreciation post of Chuck Russell's 80s reimagining.
The film revels in its characteristic 80s schlock, but as far as its undeniable body horror inspirations are concerned, the hospital scene alone is just... delightful.
thats literally the point lol
almost everything about the xenomorph and its lifecycle is a metaphor for rape
head look likes a dick
it fucks your face with its second mouth
the face huggers rape and impregnate you
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This fucking thing is what I remember every time I think back to Krampus. It was amazingly terrifying.I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Krampus, and how much work went into the monster designs. From the demonic yet festive elves, to the toys hiding terrible creatures inside them, to Krampus himself being a creature that basically wears a "mask" of Santa over his real face
Rain World has some pretty extraordinary creatures.
Holy fuck.
How's the game itself? Recommended?
The first time you get a glimpse of that creature crossing the road in Xtro will forever be in my mind.
But I agree with the OP about the Xenomorph plus that manbearpig from The Prophecy mentioned above. I saw all of these in their hey day and they were memorable.
But I agree with the OP about the Xenomorph plus that manbearpig from The Prophecy mentioned above. I saw all of these in their hey day and they were memorable.
Posting these images actually got me back into the game and I just completed it last night. Honestly one of the most rewarding, cohesive and fascinating game worlds I've ever played in.
Fair warning, it can be an extremely punishing and at times, unfair game that every player has to wrestle with. This is all deliberate design, however. The game creates this incredible feeling of complete isolation and hostility. Nature is fucking metal in this game and each creature is operating on its own dynamic schedule and hierarchy that creates some extraordinary emergent moments and terrifying unpredictability.
If you can overcome the frustration of the game, which I'll admit will test anyone's patience, it's simply incredible and there's absolutely nothing like it. It actually kind of pisses me off how dirty the media did this one.
Alien from "Signs":
The movie isn't good but the tension built up to this moment was fairly well done IMO.
The movie isn't good but the tension built up to this moment was fairly well done IMO.
Yeah, I researched it and the reviews were quite harsh on this one.
Still, those pics that you posted, wow, that's some really intense and seriously scary shit. Very eldritch. It intrigued me very much.