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[GeekyDad]

The werewolf for me, but I never felt like Hollywood got the physical appearance quite right, even American Werewolf in London. So, as far as appearance goes, it was the Creature from the Black Lagoon:

 

[kanjobazooie]

Bigfoot. I'm a basic bitch.

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

Does Doomlord count? Technically an alien rather than a traditional monster.

 

[Bojji]

I watched all Japanese Godzilla movies on VHS as a kid - answer is obvious.

 

[kevboard]

Mothman. always loved the mystique

 

[Grildon Tundy]

 

[IDKFA]

Got to be the Xenomorph.

 

[Revolutionary]

I was obsessed with Aliens when I was a kid. I even got in trouble in elementary school once because I scared the girls by roleplaying a xeno

 

[epicurius-seven]

Autons gave me terrible nightmares.

 

[nkarafo]

Does this count?

 

[kunonabi]

Werewolves have always been my fav although I'm a big monster fan in general.

 

[Billbofet]

I realize this is one of the worst versions of Kong, but I watched this movie endlessly as a kid.

I wonder why...................

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Loch Ness monster because that's the only one that's possibly real.

 

[Oberstein]

The Kromaggs from Sliders scared the hell out of me.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Got to be the Xenomorph.

It has to be I think

Either that, or The Thing as it was such an omnipresent beast

 

[Itchy.Tasty.]

Overall, it's the Alien.

But as a kid:

Not the best quality image for the last one. It's the Judas Breed from Mimic. Haven't seen that movie in forever, but it scared the shit out of me as a wee boy.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Never seen any of the movies but Creature from the Black Lagoon.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Critters.

 

[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

Godzilla, easily. Something about a giant city-stomping lizard just sticks with you.


Also had a phase where dragons in general were the coolest thing ever—no contest.

 

[Alex Anderson]

Gossamer

 

[GateofD]

Godzilla.

For 'least' favorite in ones that terrified me as a kid was Chucky. Remember seeing it when Mom was watching it on tv when I was like 4

 

[StabbyStabStabStabStab]

Does Doomlord count? Technically an alien rather than a traditional monster.

Good call

Difficult to say though really - horror top trumps gave me a few, e.g:

Corn on the cob man (plant) - excellent all round stats, but beatable nevertheless...

 

[ReBurn]

Whoever Ultraman was fighting

 

[Uberman77]

Skeletons. Not any particular one, just skeletons in general.

 

[falconhoof]

I loved the War of the Worlds as a kid. The Jeff Wayne album and the 1953 movie version, as well as the book of course. Later I added the Orson Wells radio drama to the pile once I managed to listen to it.

 

[uncreativename]

I didn't do scary stuff as a kid.

As a teenager I was way into vampires tho

 

[falconhoof]

Skeletons. Not any particular one, just skeletons in general.

You got to go for the Harryhausen ones right?

 

[rm082e]

(xenomorph from Aliens was a close second - still two of my all time favorite movies)

 

[Uberman77]

You got to go for the Harryhausen ones right?

You couldn't be more correct. It is exactly this that inspired my love of skeletons.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

My favorite is Terminator, even if it technically is not a monster per say.

The one that truly terrified me though was Hufsa, there was something really wrong about her.

 

[MaestroMike]

Really hated Chuckie though

 

[consoul]

 

[ahtlas7]

 

[Laptop1991]

The Daleks as a kid under 10 and some other Dr Who monsters.

 

[MMaRsu]

I like a white monster

 

[CHEROKEEE]

I remember Harryhausens Medusa in Clash of the Titans having a huge Impact on me back then in the Movie-Theater... and still to this day (yep, I am THAT old )

 

[Trunx81]

 

[Toots]

Is by favorite you mean "most effective", then it is the moon man from the Sandman animation short.
One morning at school we went to see movies and this one was in the selection.
I was around 8, it scared me for life, i could not sleep without my bedsheets over my head for at least two years after that.
Even the teachers were shocked



If it is favorite as "the coolest" then it must be the T-1000. Robert Patrick is such a legend for his interpretation, and to have him one up Arnold as the emotionless killing machine while being 100 lbs skinnier than him is incredible.

 

[Sybrix]

The Minotaur

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

Having thought about it, I hated The Nothing when I was a kid. Bitch ass motherfucker trying to kill my first crush, The Child Like Empress.

 

[Boo Who?]

Easy answer.

 

[AJUMP23]

I wasn't allowed to watch movies at a friends house for a while because this guy gave me nightmares.

 

[HRK69]

I think the Independence Day aliens

 

[DeVeAn]

 

[deriks]

Easy answer.

I wonder how favorite was for you

 

[Zacfoldor]

Werewolf baby!

 

[Peggies]

The Wheelers in Return to Oz scared the shit out of me.

Same movie: Princess Mombi

Actually the whole movie was nightmare fuel.
The fuck was wrong with my parents letting me watch that?

 

[Trogdor1123]

Easy!

 

[lifa-cobex]

 

[thefool]

Probably Piccolo.