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What elements make a horror movie a “good” horror movie? There are obviously many of them, but an important one is the monster(s) in it. We must admit that sometimes, a horror movie is not even that good, but the monster in it is really interesting, either because it is intellectually superior, or just because it is unbelievably scary. In both cases, I thought it would be interesting to mention some of the scariest movie monsters I know about, as well as the movies they are presented in, so we can all be scared together! There are some of them that are quite popular; others may be less known…

The first one I will mention is Freddy Krueger. Freddy’s character is quite complex to explain, mainly because so many movies were made with him as the principal villain. In fact, there are seven movies, which are A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead – The Final Nightmare (1991), New Nightmare (1994)and Freddy Vs. Jason (2003). There is even a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010). The story of Freddy, in short, is that he was killed with exposition to a deleterious gas, which explains why he looks like this. He was executed because he was a serial killer, with a tendency to prey on children. But he came back from the dead… unfortunate, isn’t it? So, he went on killing children, often while they were asleep, which, in my opinion, makes it even more terrifying.

            The second one is Jason Voorhees. Jason is also a serial killer, but unlike Freddy, he does not kill because he “enjoys” it. Indeed, his motivations can be considered as more “valuable”. Jason suffers from severe physical deformities and presumably mental disabilities. For these reasons, he was persecuted in his childhood, most precisely at a summer camp called Camp Crystal Lake, where his mother used to work as a cook. Briefly, Jason killed for revenge, and to respect his dead mother’s wish for the camp to stay closed. Does it justify his killing people? Probably not. But for a reason or another, it does seem less troubling than Freddy’s motivations, right? In case you would want to watch them, here is the series of films in which Jason is: Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part III (1982), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Jason X (2001) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003).

            Ok, now let’s talk about Hannibal Lecter. Yes, there are movies about this monster, but obviously, the books are better, and there are four of them. Anyway, the point is to talk about the killer. Hannibal likes to eat humans. Isn’t this a disturbing fact in itself? The most terrifying thing about Lecter is that he is incredibly intelligent. I mean, everyone is afraid of a serial killer, but if the serial killer is more intelligent than the vast majority of the population… It is better not to think too much about it. Another disturbing thing is that Lecter can actually be a gentleman, that is, a polite and kind man, as long as you entertain him. Yes, you read well. As soon as he will be bored with you, you may end up in his dinner plate. If ever his character would interest you, you may find him in: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007).

            Finally, the last monsters I want to talk about are three brothers. Indeed, it is possibly a reference to Hannibal Lecter, because these three brothers are cannibal. We do not know much about them, except that they were presumably patients in an asylum which is now abandoned, and for some reason, they are still in that asylum. Since we do not know the characters very well, the reason I mention them is because if you like trashy horror movies, then you will surely like these ones, and once again, there are many of these: Wrong Turn (2003), Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009), Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011), Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012) and Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014). I personally had my hands covering my eyes for at least half of each movie. 😊

This is not a long list of monsters, but it is certainly a long list of movies involving these terrifying monsters. Have fun! 😊

DelphineC