| khurasanminiatures | 19 Oct 2009 7:36 p.m. PST |
There are lots of bad monster movies. Some of them, we love regardless of thier badness, or even because of it! I'd love to know which monsters in really bad sci fi movies you guys love, and why you love them. I mean normal sized monsters, by the way, not kaiju (Japanese huge monsters). My first thought was the rug monster from The Creeping Terror. I love his ruggishness, his gurgling roar, and his taste for the ladies, and when I say taste I mean it! Never has their been a more threatening length of cut pile! Ok, you next …. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 19 Oct 2009 7:46 p.m. PST |
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| Ratspike | 19 Oct 2009 7:55 p.m. PST |
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 Saber6   | 19 Oct 2009 8:00 p.m. PST |
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| Cosmic Reset | 19 Oct 2009 8:05 p.m. PST |
Creature from the black Lagoon. link |
| khurasanminiatures | 19 Oct 2009 8:06 p.m. PST |
I thought the monster from "It Conquered the World" was the "Slice of Pizza" monster! Irishserb, when I was a boy, I saved my pennies (literally) until I thought I had enough, put them in an envelope, and mailed them to the Aurora model company, with a request to please send me the Creature kit. All because the drug store in my neighborhood did not carry that kit, and neither did the local department store, a Great Eastern. (This was in 1969.) A few weeks later I got the change back thanking me for my interest but telling me that they did not sell direct. I was crushed! |
| Dragon Gunner | 19 Oct 2009 8:10 p.m. PST |
Another vote for green slime. |
| khurasanminiatures | 19 Oct 2009 8:16 p.m. PST |
The Greeeeeeen Slime! Complete with late 60's obligatory Italian hottie …. |
| Dave at Ambush Alley Games | 19 Oct 2009 8:36 p.m. PST |
The BEACH BALL alien in John Carpenter's Dark Star! Got to love it for being OH so bad!!! :) |
| 21eRegt | 19 Oct 2009 8:39 p.m. PST |
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| rddfxx | 19 Oct 2009 8:54 p.m. PST |
The Cyclops in Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. Calaban in Clash of the Titans The Stay Puft Marshmellow Man in Ghostbusters |
| Pictors Studio | 19 Oct 2009 9:02 p.m. PST |
I don't know what the movie is, but this monster was some sort of giant green lizard that shot slime out of it's mouth and was apparently immune to the fire of tanks, howitzers and everything else the Swedish military threw against it. It looked like it was made out of paper machie, coat hangers and a shoe box. It was the absolute worst looking special effect I've ever seen. It was awesome in it's badness. |
| uruk hai | 19 Oct 2009 9:02 p.m. PST |
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| Zeelow | 19 Oct 2009 9:03 p.m. PST |
Creature from the Black Lagoon. |
| kmfrye | 19 Oct 2009 9:09 p.m. PST |
The silicates from "Island of Terror". |
| BlackWidowPilot | 19 Oct 2009 9:11 p.m. PST |
Pictors, the critter was "Reptilicus," and IIRC he was fighting the Danish Army, not the Swedes:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilicus
Yummy, that one… 
For me, it remains a tie between The Creeping Terror and Ro-Man from Robot Monster. Both are IMHO the ultimate in ultra-low D-minus budget costume design!
Then again, are we limited to films in the *English* language? If not, there's some really desperately cheesy Japanese sci-fi critters I could name…
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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| wolvermonkey | 19 Oct 2009 9:49 p.m. PST |
Sigmund the Sea Monster. Poor guy always got bullied by those other 2 sea monsters. |
| The Shadow | 19 Oct 2009 9:49 p.m. PST |
Irisherb and Zeelow The Creature From The Black Lagoon wasn't a bad movie monster. In fact, he was one of the best ever. How about The Blob. One of the dumbest monsters, but still a fun flick. or *any* of the creatures in "Plan 9". |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 19 Oct 2009 10:49 p.m. PST |
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| Volstagg Vanir | 19 Oct 2009 11:15 p.m. PST |
The She Creature (1956)
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Stupidest set-up, _ever_;
Scariest darn Rubber suit I ever saw
(well: until the original Giger 'Alien') Honorable mention to the Martian Grasshoppers from
Quatermass and the Pit (Five Million Years to Earth)(The Mind Benders)
picture (The Giant Ants from "Them!" are of course exempt from nomination,
as they are _great_ Movie Monsters,
albeit dated by the standards of the Digital era)
link Japanese style (well…Chinese, actually):
I'll always have a special place in my heart for
Princess Dragon Mom ( ne' Elzebub) from InfraMan "Fame"
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But: InFraMan is technically KaiJu…. |
| khurasanminiatures | 19 Oct 2009 11:19 p.m. PST |
Leland, badness knows no borders. Shadow, I think the blob (and the remake) are actually rather good movies. Horses for courses. |
| The Shadow | 19 Oct 2009 11:46 p.m. PST |
>>Shadow, I think the blob (and the remake) are actually rather good movies. Horses for courses.<< The movie (1958) was good…the monster was absurd. A big red blob of jello from outer space that eats everything in it's path? You can't take that seriously. But the flick was fun anyway. |
 Wolfshanza | 19 Oct 2009 11:47 p.m. PST |
ooooh, Them ! " make me a sergeant and gimme the booze ! " Liked the beach ball from Dark Star, too :) |
| Mlatch221 | 20 Oct 2009 1:46 a.m. PST |
Man, it's been years since I've seen Inframan. For some reason, all the kids in my neighborhood thought it was just the coolest thing ever when it came out in the states. I always remembered Princess Dragon Mom as Queen Dragon Mom but like I said, I haven't seen it in years. Too bad Kaiju is out because I loved those movies when I was a kid. The Smog Monster (as in Godzilla vs.) remains my all time favorite worst monster. I tried to think of a "normal sized" monster but sorry, kaiju is what I grew up with. |
| skinkmasterreturns | 20 Oct 2009 3:12 a.m. PST |
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| mrwigglesworth | 20 Oct 2009 3:41 a.m. PST |
The fiend without a face!
Those little tentacle bastards!
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| kreoseus2 | 20 Oct 2009 3:45 a.m. PST |
Rawhead Rex, so bad its good. |
| Hrothgar Returns | 20 Oct 2009 4:10 a.m. PST |
the giant crabs from 'Attack of the Crab Monsters'. I should say talking giant crabs |
| Major Mike | 20 Oct 2009 4:15 a.m. PST |
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| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 20 Oct 2009 4:40 a.m. PST |
The gigantic flesh-eating rabbits in NIGHT OF THE LEPUS (Completely po-faced film, unbelievably!) The 'pet' in WIZARDS OF THE LOST KINGDOM who looks like a tall bloke in a fur fabric suit who just shambles round after the boy-hero all the way through the film & is about as much use as an 8' hamster |
| The G Dog | 20 Oct 2009 5:02 a.m. PST |
Giant bug like things from the Salton Sea. What was the title of that film? The turning point was when the young girl turned the heat of the water up allowing the monsters to hatch. Typical bad B-movie goodnes. |
| MiniatureReview | 20 Oct 2009 5:08 a.m. PST |
No not large monster spiders. picture The Host (2007), a terrific scifi-horror-comedy about a giant thing (carp? whale? eel?)
picture The first nuclear monster and big insect film, 1954's Them!
Aaaah Attack of the ants picture picture |
| Gathrawn50 | 20 Oct 2009 5:18 a.m. PST |
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| ACWBill | 20 Oct 2009 5:24 a.m. PST |
Gamera! A Giant, Flying Turtle with Flames shooting out of the shells holes propelling him in a saucer-like spin. The worst monster ever! |
| Gathrawn50 | 20 Oct 2009 5:57 a.m. PST |
And don't forget that Gamera is a friend to children…..which exponentially increased the "lame".
Mongo |
| Dropzonetoe | 20 Oct 2009 6:03 a.m. PST |
The "turd babies" from space hunter |
| CmdrKiley | 20 Oct 2009 6:18 a.m. PST |
I am so surprised that no one has made hordes of the Green Slime critters. |
| rddfxx | 20 Oct 2009 6:27 a.m. PST |
A blast from the past, Vincent Price's "The Tingler" (remake alert for 2009) |
| Old Slow Trot | 20 Oct 2009 6:39 a.m. PST |
The worms from "Squirm"(MST3K version). |
| camelspider | 20 Oct 2009 6:46 a.m. PST |
And don't forget that Gamera is a friend to children….. … and a kaiju, a kind of monster that's not part of this thread …. |
| Dragon Gunner | 20 Oct 2009 6:46 a.m. PST |
Gremlin on the wing of aircraft in Twighlight Zone with William Shatner. |
| bobblanchett | 20 Oct 2009 6:53 a.m. PST |
GORT! link im tempted to buy and paint these as desk totems, arent they great? |
| Mulligan | 20 Oct 2009 6:58 a.m. PST |
What's wrong with you people! Them! and The Creature from the Black Lagoon are among the best monster movies ever made. Period. They are on a completely different playing field from some of the true schlock monsters (aka, Robot Monster and Green Slime) mentioned. You truly are a Lost (in Space) Generation! If I had to vote for truly hysterically lame monsters, normal size, I would have to vote for Robot Monster or the creatures from the Horror of Party Beach. If you allow giant non-kaiju monsters, I would probably vote for the awesome and terrifying Gargan space lobster from Teenagers from Space, although the space turkey from the Giant Claw and the Giant Gila Monster would tie for a close second place. Mulligan G Dog: The Salton Sea killer mollusk monsters were from a movie called The Monster that Challenged the World. |
| Landorl | 20 Oct 2009 7:13 a.m. PST |
Almost any movie that is on the Sci Fi channel on Saturday night! How about the "Toxic Avenger" (I don't know if he counts as a monster since he was the good guy) |
| richarDISNEY | 20 Oct 2009 7:24 a.m. PST |
The Thing from Outer Space ( The Thing)…
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| Saber6 | 20 Oct 2009 7:27 a.m. PST |
OK now you strarted it! Lost in Space! Pick an episode! DONE! (Carrot man?) |
| camelspider | 20 Oct 2009 7:43 a.m. PST |
or the creatures from the Horror of Party Beach. "Does anyone love hot dogs as much as I do?"  |
| The Shadow | 20 Oct 2009 7:52 a.m. PST |
>>GORT!<< >>The Thing from Outer Space ( The Thing)…<< These guys don't understand the topic of this thread, do they Mully. LOL The idea here is to submit a movie monster that is BAD!, y'know, like in schlocky, silly, or very poorly done, but that you still enjoy watching. |
| camelspider | 20 Oct 2009 8:01 a.m. PST |
The Monster of Piedras Blancas -- a bad monster that I love. Here he is, quitting while he is ahead:
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| General Montcalm | 20 Oct 2009 8:07 a.m. PST |
Has to be the vamps and zombies from Life Force. And Mathilda May as the naked Brunette monster too. link |
