Most of the main antagonists in horror movies are people. The threat of real-world violence is always scary, but great monster movies at their core present a unique set of dangers for our heroes to deal with.
Monsters in horror movies come in all shapes and sizes. Hulking Leviathans are scary, but most of the monsters are very small, relying on their unique abilities or terrifying appearance to scare the audience.
Many blockbuster movies have slipped under the radar or failed to generate hype at the box office. Still, they’re definitely worth a look, whether it’s for the jump scares, the scary monster design, or a combination of both.
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Life (2017)
Life it’s a giant thriller set in Earth’s orbit. Astronauts discover a very small organism, proving that life exists elsewhere in the planetary system. They bring a life form aboard, but disaster strikes as the creature grows rapidly, and no one can fathom what it is capable of.
The crew calls the creature ‘Calvin,’ and the film becomes a sci-fi cat-and-mouse battle against a rapidly evolving enemy. Life it’s a difficult film because we learn what Calvin can do as the crew does. The all-star cast includes Ryan Reynolds in a completely different role than we’re used to seeing him play.
Naturally, Life it wouldn’t be a monster movie without the crew making completely irrational decisions in the heat of the moment. If you can suspend your disbelief, it’s a fun movie with an unexpected alien threat.
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Dog Soldiers (2002)
Dog Soldiers is a unique werewolf movie that elevates humans to more than fodder for oversized dogs. A group of elite SAS soldiers are training in the Scottish Highlands. The Werewolves attack, forcing them to defend themselves in an isolated room, and the soldiers will not go down without a fight.
Dog Soldiers is a very scary movie, with gory killings and scary monsters. However, the player makes it an unforgettable watch. Wells (Sean Pertwee) leads the pack, and the film is full of “lads” banter and bravado.
The werewolf threat is credible and terrifying, and the team’s chemistry is excellent. The film is full of one-liners and intense scenes as the group tries their hardest to survive until the sun rises.
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The Descent (2005)
Going down it’s a monster horror movie where the scene is almost as scary as what lurks in the dark. Juno (Natalie Mendoza) leads a group of her friends on a cave tour. They get stuck and soon realize that they are not the only creatures that roam the black caves.
Cave diving is a scary prospect for most people, and the fact that you’re stuck without help along the way is even worse. The chemistry team is believable, and you sympathize with them as their fortunes go from bad to worse.
Creepers enter caves; horrible beasts that hunt by smell and sound, for there is no light beneath the earth. It is an ever-present threat as well as increasing conflict in the group. Going down it’s really scary. It’s claustrophobic, gritty, and the story has a lot of big twists.
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Slither (2006)
Slither proves that you don’t need a big, scary creature to make an awesome monster movie. Sometimes, less is more, and Slither centers on an alien virus that wreaks havoc on its hapless hosts.
Nathan Fillion stars as Bill Pardy, the town’s sheriff. A meteor crashes nearby, and parasites begin infecting the population. The film relies heavily on body horror, with shocking changes as the trauma escalates.
Slither it has a lot of horror scenes, and director James Gunn ensures that nothing is left to the imagination. It’s a very bad movie, but it also has a lot of dark humor.
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Bokolla (2015)
Howl is a great, underrated werewolf movie, set in the UK. The last train of the night suddenly stops in the woods, and the driver mysteriously disappears. It’s up to Joe (Ed Speleers), a train guard, to quiet the rowdy passengers and control the situation as the full moon shines outside.
The film does a good job of introducing the audience to a group of unlikable riders who belittle Joe at every opportunity. He reluctantly agrees to let them off the train before the wolf chases them inside.
Howl it tells a story of long survival, and the creatures are truly terrifying. The situation is strikingly similar, and the film raises moral dilemmas, such as how to deal with an infected loved one.
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Troll Hunter (2010)
Troll Hunter is a Norwegian film made in the style of ‘mockumentary’ with unique trolls, which the director André Øvredal manages to believable.
The film follows a group of students who investigate what they believe are unexplained murders. They meet with a hunter, Hans (Otto Jespersen), for answers, and are surprised that he believes trolls exist and are responsible.
Many found movies and mockumentaries avoid revealing the creature directly. Troll Hunter do the opposite. We see giant trolls of all shapes and sizes as Hans helps the students take pictures.
This film explains how these creatures stay hidden, and although the fear is more intense than a typical horror film, trolls are dangerous and scary.
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Splinter (2008)
Splinter it’s a gross ‘body horror’ monster movie that trades the big, weird stuff for something more sinister that likes to attack from within.
Another couple, Polly (Jill Wagner) and Seth (Paulo Constanzo) and two prisoners end up trapped in a remote gas station. They discover a dead animal outside, covered in strange pieces. The group eventually locks themselves inside the building as events spiral out of control.
The ruins are part of a biological organism, and we learn what they can do as the survivors discover what they are up against. It’s not easy, Seth is a biology student, and the group must learn to survive the bugs before it’s too late.
There are many obvious signs, and bugs can also develop hidden appendages for more serious threats. Splinter it’s surprisingly clever at times, so it’s an easy recommendation for horror fans, even if it didn’t generate much buzz upon release.
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Deep Rising (1998)
Events of Deep Lift they take place on a luxury yacht at sea. Hijackers led by John Finnegan (Chow Williams) arrive to pull off a big heist, but become unwitting antiheroes when they discover a giant, tentacled monster on board.
Finnegan and his crew must stop their theft and fight to survive along with the few passengers on the ship. CGI hasn’t aged well, though Deep Lift it also uses a lot of active effects that are in progress.
The film did not do well in 1998. It has developed a cult following since then, with fans who love the absurd spectacle and extremes.
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The Ritual (2017)
Custom tells the hard-hitting story of a group of friends who go on a hiking trip to honor a friend who died in a robbery that turns violent. It’s a sad situation, and things get worse for tourists when they lose the forests altogether.
The group stumbles upon a house in the woods while trying to shelter from the rain. They find a terrifying painting inside, and the film deals with the story of witchcraft, legends and the supernatural.
The beast within Custom it’s scary, and group conflicts make for an uncomfortable ride. None of the characters are action heroes, which makes their plight all the more believable.
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Rogue (2007)
Rogue it’s the only movie on this list that has a real-world threat. However, it is undoubtedly one of the best crocodile movies ever made, and it continues to captivate audiences long after it was first seen.
Kate (Radha Mitchell) is an experienced tour guide and runs a riverboat in Northern Australia. He unknowingly steers his boat full of tourists to the court of a giant crocodile, which forces him to stop the boat on a small island made of mud.
Rogue it’s a tough film with believable characters and brutal kills. The crocodile is more friendly than a supernatural monster, and the desperate survivors try their best to escape before night falls. It’s still a critically acclaimed movie, well received by those who stumble upon it.
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