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  • Author: Mark Johnson
    October 4, 2012

    As you’ve seen in other posts, The Awards Circuit is getting in the spirit of Halloween by dedicating many of our series to horror movies, and so for the month of October, Circuit 3 will take part by ranking certain aspects from the genre. We are going to start with listing our three favorite/best movie Monsters in light of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, that’s opening on Friday. Following that we will rank Aliens, Serial Killers, and Horror Movie Scores/Themes. Now, you might ask “what is the difference between a monster and an alien?” I’ll be happy to alleviate any confusion you might have on this before we start.

    A monster (by my definition) would be a being with origins tied to our planet, whether constructed by man (think: Frankenstein’s Monster) or evolved over time due to supernatural causes or otherwise (think: Dracula). Whereas an alien would be something extraterrestrial, with ties to any other planet, moon, or system in our universe (think: the creatures in Alien). So in short, monsters are from Earth, aliens are from any other place. Aside from that there can be several similarities. While not in all cases, both usually create shock and strike fear in the heart of man, and have a sole purpose to kill or maim. So keeping things on the subject of horror, let’s go with the scary, murderous types of Monsters for these lists.

    My Circuit 3 for Best Movie Monsters:

    1. Frankenstein’s Monster played by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931)
    2. Graf Orlock/Nosferatu played by Max Schreck in Nosferatu (1922)
    3. The Shark in Jaws (1975)

    About Mark Johnson


    Lover of all things film and Oscar. Fantasy sports’ equivalent of George Steinbrenner. Your very own Han Solo, making friends all over the movie-loving galaxy in spite of himself. When he’s not ranking just about everything or dominating boardgames, Mark is breaking down the Oscar race 24/7 with Rain Man-like stats and knowledge. In his downtime, you can find him commiserating with other Northeast Ohio sports fans because a hero isn’t complete without a little heartbreak. If Lost, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Survivor are your style, then congratulations, you have something in common with this inglourious basterd.

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    7 Comments

    1. Ah, a tough one…

      1. Dracula
      2. The Wolfman
      3. The Merman from Cabin in the Woods!

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    2. Frankenstein (1931)
      Alien (1979)
      The Thing (1981)

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    3. Jaws
      Frankenstein and Bride
      The Squid from 20000 Leagues under the sea

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    4. Where do Star Wars and Lord of the Rings creatures fall? ’cause the Rancor seems more like a monster than an alien to me, even though it’s from a galaxy far, far away.

      1. The Flying Monkeys from the Wizard of Oz
      2. The skeletons from Jason and the Argonauts
      3. The giant Stay Puft Marshmallow man! (Ghostbusters)

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    5. 1. Frankenstein
      2. Jaws.
      3. The Cabin In The Woods

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    6. 1. Alien
      2. Jaws
      3. Old Man (Poltergeist)

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    7. It comes down to what I just don’t want to run into in any scenario, but can’t avoid:

      1. Pennywise (only in Tim Curry mode) from IT
      2. Alien (it has acid blood and a double chin)
      3. Michael Myers (if he’s coming at me, I probably can’t stop him)

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