My Top 20 Favorite Monster Movies (part 2)

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Well last time we talked about smog monsters, STDs, and parasites and this time we're talking about more of my favorite creepy critters!

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Tokyo Gore Police

While my tastes in raunchy, Japanese gore-fest is limited in all honesty when it comes to films; I like anime and manga like that just fine, but somehow when it's in film it makes me pretty queasy. However, Tokyo Gore Police is a very, very big exception (not to say this movie isn't extremely nauseating at times). 

The idea of a disease that causes people's wounds to grow weapons and some pretty unexplainable mutations is just such a great concept to me. I guarantee that if when I cut my hand off it would turn into a crab-claw/eel mouth hybrid, I would chop it RIGHT NOW! 

Just to let you know, this movie is NOT for everyone's tastes. These are some of the most disgusting visuals I've ever seen. I've yet to see a movie with anything worse than that damn, chair.  

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Ghoulies

Ghoulies is a movie that is very close to my heart. I watched the second Ghoulies when I was around 7-8 with my dad on cable and it had an extremely lasting effect on me; not only horrifying me, but it also left serious mark on my taste in horror and fiction in general. Ghoulies is the entire reason I love the whole "small monster" thing and absurd horror stories. 

If you at all like Horror Comedy, B Movies, So Bad It's Good, or 80's Horror, this movie is the holy grail of your life. The movie isn't really sold as a Horror Comedy, but it does come across as one.The pure schlockiness though is really part of the charm and what makes it great. 

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Odd Thomas

People seeing ghosts to solve mysteries is nothing new by any means. Neither are ghosts that help solve mysteries. Odd Thomas, however, is by far the best supernatural mystery I've ever seen. It's also full of great acting which is something missing from MOST of the movies on this list. 

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon

Before you read this paragraph, watch that video. Doesn't that gorgeous critter just look alive? Honestly, I would choose these special effects over any CGI dinosaur or Satan any day. You really get something a lot more from a person inside of a creature-suit, it just feel so much alive; probably because it is. 

There's also something to be said about the movie itself; it's sheer quality is outstanding for the time it was made (1954); the story is well crafted and seems believable enough, the filming and direction is great, the writing is great, and the acting is very good and natural. It's honestly hard to believe this movie was made in the time it was, with all the schlock and cheese that was pushed out of the media in fear of nuclear radiation and space aliens; don't get me wrong, I love those movies, but they really do get kind of old.

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Godzilla vs Megaguirus

This is the first Godzilla movie I ever saw, but I love it for so many more reasons than that. This movie really stand out from the other Godzilla movies (a lot like Godzilla vs Hedorah) story and tone-wise. There's times when this movie seems like it wants to be a horror movie and even references the movie Alien; which a lot of the movie seems like it's a homage to).

Also, I think Megaguirus is one of my favorite monsters shown in the Godzilla Franchise so far. Her design reminds me of Battra a lot (another favorite) and she's one of the very few Dragon-fly kaiju I think of. Plus she queen of the Meganula, a monster previously from the film Rodan!

My Top 20 Favorite Monster Movies (part 1)

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I have really neglected this blog for a very long time. And I'm really working on getting back to writing on it again more. Things like school and just life in general have made it very hard to do or have the time for. So what a better way to get back into the swing of things than talking about my one of my biggest passions in life: MOVIES!!!

I'm a pretty big movie junkie, always have been, always will be. The only thing I love more than a movie is a horror movie, and the only thing I love more than a horror movie is a monster movie! I gobble up up monster movies like school girls gobble up tentacles (I'm sorry). I've been hooked on monsters for as long as I can possibly remember and think I'll always have that slobbering, snaggle toothed, skinless monkey on my back.

So I thought that going over my top 20 favorite monsters movies would a good way to get back into blogging again.

Godzilla vs the Smog Monster

A.K.A. Godzilla vs Hedorah; this is just one of those Godzilla movies. It's kinda of a love it or hate it Godzilla movie, but I think anyone who's a fan of surreal and bizarre films would enjoy it. It has an early late 60's/early 70 psychedelic vibe to parts of it), cheesy children's Godzilla vibes, straight up David Lynch-like vibes that bring to mind things like Twin Peaks, and even times when it seems like it wants to be taken as a pure horror film!

While this got A LOT of mixed reviews, I always felt it had a lot going for it. Maybe I'm just biased toward bizarre and surreal films but I really would recommend this movie if you haven't seen it already.

It Follows

Oh boy. If you haven't seen this one yet, because you should have, you're really missing out. I honestly think a lot of people didn't see this one simply for the fact that people said that it was about a "Sexually Transmitted Demon," a.k.a. STD, but I'll have you know they never once call it a demon in the film, and calling it that kind of ruins the fun if you ask me: it's simply It.

Sure, it was a movie about a monster that you pass on to the last person you had sex with, but why does that automatically make it a demon? Is it the whole Succubus/Incubus thing?

Trick r' Treat

I have only just recently seen this movie for the first time and I have to say that it's one of the best anthology movies I've ever seen; I would go as far as saying this movie blew V/H/S/2 right out of the graveyard. One of the reasons this Horror Anthology stands out among others such as The Twilight Zone and even the V/H/S franchise is because all four of these stories take place in one town, at the same time, and all tie together in a very nice way. Plus it has Sam.

This movie has does have it's fair share of cliches thrown in but it uses them well and clearly is using them to it's advantages. It does hold up far better than most movies that take place during Halloween, even including the movie Halloween (what ever, I feel like it's a pretty boring movie and it's over hyped, I liked the 3rd film far better).

Return of the Living Dead

As someone who really isn't into zombies that much, it's a pretty big statement for me to say that this is one of my favorite movies. If you wanna know why I don't like zombies, just go read this article on Bogleech.com because I feel the same exact way and couldn't put it better myself.

Return is just one of those movies that's impossible not to love. Not only does it have one of the most memorable zombies ever put into film, it's also the ORIGINS of brain eating zombies!

The Hidden

Who likes alien movies from the 1980's? I know I sure do. The Hidden though, truly does live up to it's name as it seems to be hidden from the B-Movie fandom for some strange reason. This movie is criminally unknown and deserves so much more praise!

The movie follows an FBI agent named Lloyd Gallagher (played by Kyle McLaughlin) who's pursuing a dangerous killer who just so happens to be a parasitic space slug who loves 1980's heavy music and fast cars. I can tell you're just scrambling to see this undiscovered gem right after you read that. It is available for rental on Xfinity for only$ 3.99 and it's completely worth it for that cheap!

That raps up part 1! Next time we go over another 5 movies!

Random Stuff!

Well, I have not idea what I'm gonna write about, I'm just gonna make this article up as I go along with out any sort of plan, let's hope it works out!

SCP-511

One of my favorite SCPs, SCP-511 is a large biomass of cats that live in basements or crawlspaces. But the thing is, these are not normal cats. They often have extra limbs, eyes, organs (sometimes on the outside of the body!), or to little of these things.

Hagfish

Hagfish are some of the coolest animals in the ocean. How many other animals do you know that turn the water around them into a thick slime? Hagfish use this slime as protection against larger animals. When are large animal bite or tries to bite one, it will quickly turn the water around it into slime! And sometimes even suffocate the larger animal with the slime!

Tortoise - Gamera

This is a great song! By the band Tortoise, it's a great instrumental jam to listen to while drawing or something like that. I suggest you listen to it.

Dog-O-Pillar

From the film House 2 (one of my personal favorites) that I have written an article about in the past. This guy comes from prehistoric times and is one of the best characters from all horror cinema! He is brought to life by what I think is a hand puppet, and sadly got no stop motion scenes, which is a shame, because this movie has some nice stop motion.

Ooze Monsters

Some of the greatest monsters to ever come from Adventure Time, these creatures are even from when Ice King was Simon still. They are a lot like zombies in many ways, they even infect people and turn them into Ooze Monsters via bite.

Graboids

Graboids are the infamous worm-things from the Tremors Series. No one knows what they are really though, I'd like to think they are prehistoric though. They still have two more too!

Also play this game that features them, you can play as Kevin Bacon!: link

Cookie Cutter Shark

Cookie Cutter Sharks are the only animal I can really say that I like. Sharks scare the shit out of me. But Cookie Cutter Sharks, I love them! They're still really scary, because they can bite out small little chunks out of you. But I like them because they are Bio-Luminescent, and just so interesting.

Creature Showcase: House II The Second Story

Okay, so I've found my new favorite movie. I've known of these movies for a long time, I just hadn't seen them till yesterday. This film, though, is the greatest thing I have ever seen. Really, this is the best movie of all time, it includes dinosaurs, a crystal skull, Aztecs, and zombie cowboys, tell right now that you don't want to see this movie, go on do it, it's impossible.

Well, enough with the plot, this article with be showcasing the monsters in the movie, not all of them, because there are some minor cameo ones, but the main ones.

Gramps

Man, I'm not even sure if this guy counts as a monster, this is the most kind hearted zombie you will ever see in a film. Gramps is the great great grand father of Jesse, a man who inherits a house from his parents. Jesse soon learns of his great great grandfather from a photo album in the basement of the house.

Later on, Jesse and his friend Charlie, later go to dig up Gramps, because he was buried with a Crystal Skull that's worth a fortune. Shortly after, he's dug, he comes to life and they bring him to the house. And after, Gramps explains that this Crystal Skull has incredible powers, and that evil is always looking for it.

Dog-A-Pillar 

Isn't that just the most adorable thing you've ever seen! It's a Dog Caterpillar, a Dog-A-Pillar! Isn't that just great?  This Dog-A-Pillar comes from a prehistoric jungle that comes out of a room upstairs... yay!!! This guy appears later on in the film after a cave man comes from the prehistoric jungle to steel the Skull. After they get the skull from a large Pterodactyl, they fall from a tree and into the basement, this guy coming down with them, along with a...

Baby Pterodactyl

That's right, this movie has a Baby Pterodactyl. This little guy becomes a big problem, because, he's always trying to eat the damn Crystal Skull. But by the end of the movie, they love the little guy and the Dog-A-Pillar, and except him as a pet, and part of the family.

But I have to say, it is nearly impossible to find a picture of this damn thing. I finally found one, but, to have a picture of just him, you'd have to take a screen shot, and I have no idea on how to do that. So if you want a good picture of him, you have to take one yourself. 

Slim Razor

Slim Razor was once Gramps' best friend, but they fought over who got the Skull, because they found it together. Gramps shot him dead in the Mojave Desert, and his Zombie still wants the Skull. He doesn't show up till almost the end of the film, and get's in a big shoot out with Jesse. 

Jesse kills him by blowing his head to bits with a shot gun. And it's pretty badass when that happens. But as much as this guy is cool, you're so happy when he dies, you'll be like "WHOO-HOO!!! HE DEAD!!!" you probably wont say it like that, but you know what I mean.

Slim also has a rotten skeleton horse, which is brought to life using beautiful stop motion. Though he is only seen for a second in the film, it's great while it lasts.

SIDE NOTE: Instead of  continuing the Lovecraftian Horrors series, I'm gonna do this Creature Showcase instead, which is just showing the monsters from various different movies, no big deal, basically what I do anyway, but only from movies with a lot of monsters, and from one movie only.

Lovecraftian Horrors

Of course we all know Lovecraft, but what many don't know, is that he is the grandfather of an entire genre. Lovecraftian Horror is a genre that deals with the cosmic, the weird, and of course tentacles. Slender Man, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and The Thing are all examples of Lovecraftian Horrors, monsters that can shape shift, are amorphous, can cause madness just by seeing them, or are at the very least, tributes to Lovecraft's writing. And today, we'll be talking about some Lovecraftian Horrors.

Hedorah

I'f you ask me, Hedorah put all of Lovecraft's Outer Gods to shame. Lovecraft would died from amazement to see Hedorah in all his pollution glory.  Hedorah all most deserves his own article this Halloween, but because we are talking about Lovecraftian Horrors, I had to include him.

Hedorah comes from the Godzilla Series, one of the last places you'd expect to a Lovecraftian Horror. Hedorah comes to Earth on a meteor as a group of microbes. The microbes quickly feed on the pollution of Japan's ocean and grow and evolve into four different forms. He also can change instantly back to each of these forms and then back again.

Watch his movie, it's incredible, and probably the strangest Godzilla movie ever made. It seems to be made for people on strong, strong hallucinogenic drugs. With cartoons, strange fish mask night clubs, and of course, Godzilla. So what more could you want in a movie.

Slender Man

If you've prowled the dark side of the internet for long enough, you know of Slender Man. I personally am somewhat new to the Slender Man Fandom. Only learning of him last year, I was immediately entranced by his faceless beauty.

Slender Man was created by Victor Surge on SomethingAwfulForums. And ever since he's been a huge internet success. Also, he's become a large part of the Creepypasta culture. He's probably the most iconic Creepypasta character ever, with Jeff the Killer following after him.

Hunson Abadeer
Hunson Abadeer appears in the cartoon Adventure Time as the father of one of the series' most iconic characters, Marceline. An ancient creature coming from the Nightosphere, this demonic creature makes his appearance in the episode "It Came From The Nightosphere" and comes to the Land of Ooo, to eat the souls of many creatures. By the end of the episode, he transforms into a badass, soul sucking, eldritch abomination. And then sadly he turns into a big softy after hearing Marceline's french fry song, which you can listen to on the internet, it's become a real song nearly.



That's it for now, this is gonna be a 2 part (maybe more) article, so to be continued.

Some More Lesser Known Monsters

 

Well I guess we're doing another one of these then. I really didn't plan on doing another, but I was forced to by my own monster loving mind. So lets get going we got some pretty cool monsters this time. Also, if I give any small typos, I apologies, my keys are super sticky.

Arizona Crawlers

Well because we have no picture, I'm gonna have to give description. And the reason I have no picture, is because none exist. The Arizona Crawlers are a group of creatures, possibly a race. They are all different it seems, The first one seen has white skin, and huge black eyes, then there's one that has deep, nearly black skin. The next one was a smile that stretches from ear to ear, and to many limbs, it describes them as nearly insect-like. Now there are a couple more, but I really don't remember what they look like. They come fro the creepypasta called Arizona, go read it or listen to Mr. Creepypasta read it. Also, for the record, I don't even know if that's there real  name.

The Being

The Being is from the 1983 film of the same name. Now, I've never seen this movie, but I've read about it, and it sounds awesome. But never mind the movie, we're talking about the monster itself right now. The monster is born from radiation, and kills lots of people. The Being is massive, has a huge head, one single eye on it's head, and massive mouth full of large teeth. The monster is killed at the end of the film by being hacked up with an ax. But as I've read,  a new monster reaches from the ground at end of the movie. This monster is badass if you ask me, his design, his movie sounds amazing, and did I mention that his tongue can be used as a tentacle?

The Trash Pack

 The Trash Pack are a toy line of silly, disgusting and some times even disturbing monsters. The one pictured to the left is Flesh Eating Virus, and isn't just adorable. Now, this guy is supposed to a germ, but that's a human hand in it's mouth. So is he microscopic, or fucking huge! All of these monsters seem to be like this, but of course they aren't all germs, some are animals that are dead and disgusting, some are even parasites. They are a beautiful group aren't they. You can check out some more Here, here, and here.

The Townsfolk of Ashley, Kansas 

This isn't an official image. 

The Townsfolk of Ashley, Kansas are a group of resurrected people from the town Ashley, Kansas. They come from the Creepypasta The Disappearance of Ashley Kansas. They don't appear till the end of the pasta, after a series of unexplained events. They are also unexplained, it really doesn't say what they are, just that they came from the woods on fire, and that they are all people that died or disappeared in the town. This happens to be one of my favorite Pastas ever, and these guys are some of my favorite Creeps. 

Iguana 

The Iguana comes from the film Caveman starring Ringo Star. This guy has a great design if you ask me, and he's brought to life through  beautiful Stop Motion. He's at the beginning of the film and near the end. I really haven't seen this movie for a long time, and don't remember much of it, just that it's amazing and retarded at the same time.

That's it for now, there might be another one of these articles, not sure, but probably.

Some Lesser Known Monsters

We all know the main monsters of media, Freddy, Jason, Godzilla, The Predator, ect., ect. But there are so many great underrated or even UNKNOWN monsters, either from movies or maybe even in real life. Lets give some of these guys some love and attention and get on with the article!

Peter Griffin's Hairless Twin

Now I know you don't really think about monsters when you think about Family Guy, you think about poop and wiener jokes, but Family Guy really does have some good and sometimes even disturbing creatures, and The Hairless Twin fits in both those categories. The Hairless Twin makes his first and only appearance in the episode Fresh Heir where it is shown that Peter keeps him in the Storm Shed and is mean and cruel to him. He is fed egg shells and coffee grounds and the moon light burns his skin. Watch his first and beautiful appearance here!!! (WARNING: Crappy video quality)

The Deadly Spawn

The Deadly Spawn are from the 1983 film The Deadly Spawn. They start out as a tadpole type creature and quickly grow larger and larger and eat everything in sight. The young boy is the first person in the family to see the monsters when he finds them in the basement eating his dead mother and he also figures out that the monsters can't, but they hunt by hearing things. I don't want to ruin the end of the movie for you, because it's badass. Go watch this film, it's not great, but it bad, and there lot's of monsters, and what more do you really need in this movie. You can watch it on YouTube, so go watch it now!

 Ghoulies 

Now the Ghoulies franchise has a fairly large cult following, but I felt I should put these guys in any way. The original three Ghoulies (The Fish, Cat, and Rat Ghoulies) are in the first three film. And after The Ghoulies Go To Collage, we get a new set of Ghoulies. I've never truly seen the the last two movies, only the the first two. I saw the second one first, when I was small, and wouldn't see the first one till years later. These movies are some of the first Horror Films I ever saw, or at least remember seeing. But enough of my little sappy nostalgic story. 

The Ghoulies are little demons from hell (of course), that reek havoc. The first movie has more demons than the second one does, because it's not just the five little demons that everyone is used to from the second movie. The first movie has at least three of the green guys, and a few demons that never make into other movies, like a woman with a tongue that chocks people, and a melting clown that turns into a green demon thing, and lots of other cool stuff. But the second movie, has the puppet monsters that everyone is used to seeing. The fourth film has only two demons, and they're completely different ones. They aren't puppets, and the where cloths, and they look more like people. They're also little people in costumes instead of puppets.

Sumatran Rat Monkey

The Sumatran Rat Monkey is from the film Dead Alive (a.k.a. Brain Dead) made by Peter Jackson. The Sumatran Rat Monkey play a big part in the movie, he bits the protagonist's mother, causing her to turn into a zombie. And here's a lovely little piece of trivia, he's from Skull Island. His cargo cage also makes a little cameo appearance in the 2005 King Kong film. Not only is the monster badass, but the film it's from is badass. It has an awesome array of zombies, and if you haven't seen it, go check it out, it's worth it.

Eyeball Creature

The Eyeball Creature, comes from Big Trouble In Little China. The film, directed by John Carpenter, is pretty well known, but the creature itself never really gets any love. The creature acts as a spy for Lo-Pan, and is a lovely little character. I think it might be brought to life by using Stop Motion, which I absolutely love. The Creature's design isn't only awesome, but it's also beautifully down.

Scarabs

The Scarabs appear in the Mummy Remake Series. The films themselves are pretty well known, but the creatures aren't. These flesh eating little beetles, are beautiful. In the second film they go into people throats, and eat them from the inside. I really haven't seen the first remake, in quite awhile, and I really don't even remember if these guys are in that movie.

Well that's it for know, I might write a sequel article, but I wouldn't count on it, but maybe.

The Gate Demons

The film The Gate is an amazing piece of cinema art. Not to mention it has some of the best Demons of all time, right after The Evil Dead Series and Demon Knight. Sadly though, It doesn't have a lot of them, but when you seem them, you shit your pants from amazement.

Minions

The Minions get the most screen time of all the other demons. They are by far some of the scariest demons of all cinema in my opinion. They also have one of the coolest designs in my opinion, though they may only be about one foot tall, they mob in numbers. They also do turn into the next monster we have in plan.


Zombie
I love this Demon, as simple as his design is, he is still beautiful. But i really don't have anything to say about him.






Demon Lord
The Demon Lord, or Grand Master, is the overlord of the lesser Demons. His design is just beautiful, look at all those arms, his body is like a worm too. The Demon Lord and others like him were once the rulers of the universe, how they were fired is never really said.






Other than demons this movie has other great things, such as...

...melting Telephones...

...melting faces...

...Zombies that break into small demons...

.And what ever the hell this.