Author Topic: What's your favorite monster and why? (Read 2669 times)

Guest · « **on:** August 11, 2006, 12:04:54 PM »

Yet another posting which reflects how much free time I have at the moment....

My personal favorite are the zombies. I like them as they are a real danger, they will eat your brains, but some proper planning pretty much brings the threat level to a reasonable level. I of course am speaking of the classic zombies ala Night of the Living Dead. Zombies do not run! I often times will pass time in idle conversation concerning zombie attack escape plans. Zombie prep is much more laborious as I'm now in the city.

Perhaps the greatest part of the zombie mythos is its easy adaptability to parable form. Great way to address deeper underlying sociological concerns. Altho the werewolf is great for that too.

What keeps the rest of you up at night?
(Besides tax hungry gun hating eminate domaine loving liberals ;}

Guest · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:26:54 PM »

Devils and Demons

I laughed my ass off when the "Exorcist". came out.

I really never was "scared" even as little boy. First time someone snuck up on me in sheet, and went "boo" I kicked them in the nuts. This was not even Halloween and mean bigger kids were picking on me. My Uncle just laughed.

Only time I ever got scared at the movies, was "Jaws". Same girlfriend I went to so the "Exorcist" with. She laughed too.
"Jaws", well we were fooling around as folks did in Theatres back them, let loose from a lip-lock in time to see that head come rolling out and we jumped. We were caught off guard.

"Cujo" ? Nope done been in a situation having to shoot a rabid dog. Name any of the scary movies, I laugh. I still laugh hardest at the Devil and Demons .

Yeah I still get a tear when Old Yeller dies ...

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I don't have a TV, but the last time I saw Hillary Clinton on TV and heard that voice , that was scary, she makes Carrie and The Wicked Witch of the East look like Hooter's gals.

Tongue

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:30:57 PM »

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What keeps the rest of you up at night?

Too many chili dogs right before bedtime.

Brad

SkunkApe · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:35:18 PM »

Werewolves. Too scary.

I will pay real cash money for actual silver bullets. I mean the entire cartridges. .38 Special or .357 Magnum, please.

Guest · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:48:51 PM »

Go visit your local Mom&Pop Jlr, they can have these case up. Really.

Iain · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:56:26 PM »

Bloody Mary freaks me out a little. Mock me all you like.

crt360 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 11, 2006, 12:59:37 PM »

Godzilla - probably because it was the first monster I remember (other than Cookie Monster, who was pretty cool, too)
the Blob - just some real spooky stuff that got your ass when you weren't looking . . . oh, and your gun is worthless
the 50 Ft. Woman - definitely the most attractive monster

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2006, 02:04:56 PM »

I am my own favorite monster.

Strings · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2006, 02:07:12 PM »

>I will pay real cash money for actual silver bullets. I mean the entire cartridges. .38 Special or .357 Magnum, please.<

Skunk Ape: this can be EASILY arranged. Did you want those with holy symbols, or as hollow points? If you're willing to pay for casting and materials, I'll do the waxes! Wink

Guest · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2006, 02:28:40 PM »

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>I will pay real cash money for actual silver bullets. I mean the entire cartridges. .38 Special or .357 Magnum, please.<

Skunk Ape: this can be EASILY arranged. Did you want those with holy symbols, or as hollow points? If you're willing to pay for casting and materials, I'll do the waxes! Wink

Go advertise this on THR and TFL charge a little bit of profit margin and my money says you will have more business than you can shake a stick at.

Twycross · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2006, 02:36:18 PM »

The monster I have most interest in is Grendel, the villain from the Beowulf poem. Hideous, ravenous, invulnerable to bladed weapons, and if you read the book 'Grendel', he is rather philosophical. Unlike other monsters, he is a (semi)rational creature.

I'm afraid I have never had much respect for zombies. Tongue

Typhoon · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2006, 02:56:43 PM »

Smaug the Dragon!

The Rabbi · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2006, 03:04:29 PM »

The Horror. The Horror.

Sindawe · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2006, 03:27:44 PM »

Illithids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_flayer

Daleks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daleks

Modifiedbrowning · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2006, 03:33:07 PM »

I'm with the Rabbi.

280plus · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2006, 04:11:55 PM »

Damn those pics are SCARY!! I think I'll be hiding under my bed now...

MY favorite monster was the one in a little movie called "Terrorvision". First he would pop up on the TV behind a person so they couldn't see him, then he would magically appear IN THE ROOM!! THEN he would latch on to you and apparently injected you with something that made you dissolve into a puddle on the floor then his moplike tongue would flop out and sop you up. LOL...

First runner up WOULD be Godzilla though. Cheesy

Car Knocker · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2006, 05:03:06 PM »

Cookie Monster!

Preacherman · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2006, 05:31:44 PM »

I've spent too many years of my life confronting terrorism "up close and personal", and too many more years working with high-security prison inmates, to worry about Hollywood monsters. When you've seen the real thing, the fake variety is just too tame . . .

lupinus · « **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2006, 05:51:50 PM »

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I will pay real cash money for actual silver bullets. I mean the entire cartridges. .38 Special or .357 Magnum, please.

Hey aint you ever heard of silver tips cheesy

Comes in at a tie with vampire and werewolves

zombies come in after those cause they make sweet targets.

Dannyboy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2006, 06:00:21 PM »

Definitely the Underpants Gnomes. Is there really anything scarier than that?

Antibubba · « **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2006, 06:26:25 PM »

Alien.

And as scary as Momma is, the little facehugger bothers me more.

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 11, 2006, 06:33:13 PM »

That damned Burger King commercial where the guy wakes up to see this:

lee n. field · « **Reply #22 on:** August 12, 2006, 02:31:23 PM »

Draka

Chuck Dye · « **Reply #23 on:** August 12, 2006, 02:59:28 PM »

AM in Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream."

Oh, favorite not most bothersome. For a favorite I'll go with the conversational Smaug lounging on his treasure.

Devonai · « **Reply #24 on:** August 12, 2006, 03:07:49 PM »

Sectoids aka "Grays."

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Author Topic: What's your favorite monster and why? (Read 2669 times)

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