Movie Monsters

Merman from Cabin in the Woods

Originally Posted by SpankyJ

I love that movie! Such a great parody of the horror genre, as well as a great film in its own right. I've got to see if I can find it streaming somewhere.

I love that movie! Such a great parody of the horror genre, as well as a great film in its own right. I've got to see if I can find it streaming somewhere. Originally Posted by JdeHog

I think I will add that to my Halloween tradition. Every Halloween for probably 10 years or so, I've watched Army of Darkness. Maybe it's time for a double feature with Cabin in the Woods.

Kurt Barlow, from 'Salem's Lot:

Kurt Barlow, from 'Salem's Lot:


Originally Posted by JdeHog

There's definitely something to be said for the good old monstrous Nosferatu-style vampires rather than the handsome and debonair variety.

There's definitely something to be said for the good old monstrous Nosferatu-style vampires rather than the handsome and debonair variety. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

Agreed! I couldn't sleep for a week after seeing that movie as a kid. I really liked the vampires in 30 Days of Night:

Agreed! I couldn't sleep for a week after seeing that movie as a kid. I really liked the vampires in 30 Days of Night:


Originally Posted by JdeHog

Those were good, I agree. The reapers in Blade 2 were another different type I liked.

Then there was space vampire Mathilda May in Lifeforce, but she didn't get all monstrous looking until the end. She was quite fetching before that.

They seem kind of silly in today's context, but remember the stop motion skeletons from the old Sinbad movies, and other stop motion creatures by Ray Harryhausen?

Sartael, the demon from Errementari: