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My life-long love of monsters inspires my writing. Seriously, if I hadn’t watched so many horror movies as a child, I doubt I’d be writing about vampires and werewolves today. What can I say? Monsters motivate me. Only…instead of being the bad guys, I often love to make my monsters into heroes. Who says the beast can’t save beauty? I think he can.
So that got me to thinking…just who/what is the best monster ever? A beast that was supposed to be bad, but you still found yourself rooting for him anyway?
Spike comes to mind for me (of course!), but there are other supernatural guys out there who have to make the list, too. My husband says that Frankenstein’s Monster is far and away the best, but I don’t know about that. Never quite loved the whole electrode bit.
What do you think? If you had to make a list, who/what would top it for the title of Best Monster Ever?
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I have to go with the original Wolfman with Lon Chaney, Junior. His portrayal of the tortured Larry Talbot was both romantic and dark.
What about Kaus from Vampire Diaries? He is so YUMMY! In a bad way, I mean.
Best monster ever for me is Beast from the fairy tale 🙂
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Lestat from interview with a vampire
Got to admit the only one has been Frankstein.
I know Dracula was evil, but still…. I just can’t help wanting to meet him.
Rumpelstiltskin. Have been watching the series Once Upon a
Time. Love that character, never sure which way he’s going to go. But I just feel sorry for him. The phantom of the opera. He is so tragic and I really feel sorry for him. All he wants is to be loved.
Lorraine
For me, best monster was always Freddy Kruger.
I love Rumplestilskin on Once Upon a Time. You just know he was hurt in his past and thats what made him the way he is today.
King Kong
Best monster to me is Freddy, but a root for monster would be Beast in Beauty and the Beast.
I have always been a vampire fan. Ever since I was little and watched The Lost Boys. Best movie ever.
Freddy! Lol I really cant watch horror movies. They come back in my dreams :/
Oh I gotta go with Spike and Angel. They both have very bad sides but also have soft cuddly sides..lol Spike will probably always be my favorite all time villain.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is tops for me.
Beast from Beauty and the Beast. He was a creature that everyone fear but was able to turn good for the one he loved. Plus many people take inspiration from the story for a vampire or werewolf novel. How could you not love that? 🙂
Oh I don’t watch horror movies…give me nightmares!
So I guess I don’t have a good answer for you on this one unless Beauty and The Beast or yah, the guy on the Dark Angel series, yah know I always for the bad guy that’s really good inside…
I have to say I loved Frank Langella’s Dracula! and there is always Jack Nicolson’s werewolf in WOLF
My choice would be the Beast in Beauty in the Beast. 🙂
That should be Beauty and the Beast.
I would say Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (even though she’s technically not a monster but still a villain), always gave me the creeps (and even nightmares when I was a kid), and Spike and Angelus are good ones as well.
Both Spike and Angel
Best monster that I found myself rooting for? Oh, so many! I always root for the bad guy 😉
Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rumpelstiltskin from Once Upon A Time, The Beast from Beauty and the Beast… Just to name a few 🙂
Lothaire from Kresley Cole:)
*sigh* Spike most definitely and Lestat. I was sooo in love him. lol
Sully form Monsters, Inc is my kind of monster.
Well, this is hard for me because I have never watched horror movies so my list of monsters is kinda limited. I always loved watching the TV show the Munsters and my favorite was always Herman. So I guess I will go with him! He was always so clumsy and funny!
The alien from the movie Alien
hmm thats hard, but i think i have to go with klaus from the vampire diaries.
You know you haven’t red as widely as you believed when…
…this question totally confuzzles you.
I can’t really think of that many monsters in literature–and I’m not a fan of horror (movies or books) so…
But I’ll say that I’ve always loved the idea of shape shifters (with werewolves the first to come to mind, heh) as three-dimensional characters, instead of the whole “shifts with the moon, has no control over his blood lust, killer on the loose.” So I think I’ll go with that one 😀
The best monster is Pinhead from Hellraiser.
I always loved Beauty and the Beast. That just had to be true love – ignoring the superficial for what really mattered.
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I’ve always been fascinated by Dracula.
“Maurice” from the movie ‘Little Monsters’ Leann leamei1981@yahoo.com
I’m still creeped out by the Nosferatu looking vampire in the TV production of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. That guy gave me nightmares for weeks after the show aired.
I agree with those who said Beast from Beauty and the Beast!
honestly id have to say vlad or dracula would have to be the best mmonster ever the movie that comes to mind the best would be john carpenters vampires Valik just sticks with me those eyes that intencity while he was the monster of the movie back of my mind thinks was he? he was only doing what others would too to be allowed in the sunlight or life or death
I have to say I love the movie The Thing (remake) that is one awesome monster!!
Idon’t know if he is a monster but I would have to say Dracula. When I was a teenager in Australia my friends and I would go to the midnight drive-in to watch Dracula.
They were fun times.
I love Young Frakenstein
I liked monster movies that were funny,
Love AT First Bite
Monster Squad
loved Elvira movies
I also enjoy Abbott & Costello
—Rachel
I would lean towards Spike.
Spike was TOTALLY thet best ‘monster’ ever! He was the only reason I stated watching the show. Such a baddie but when he loved someone he went all out to give the person what they wanted, good or bad.
Dexter is mine! I’m always rooting for him even though hd is doing unthinkable things to humans.
Freddy Kruger. He was a monster, right?
Monster to hate? The blob and planets of the apes is scaryyyyyy
Damon from Vampire Diaries!!!
I always rooted for the beast in beauty and the beast stories.
I think I would vote for Frankenstein.
I agree with your husband – Frankenstein’s monster.