Top 20 Most Iconic Monster Types of All Time
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Lions and tigers and Bears? Please. For this list, we’ll be looking only at recurring monster species that have burrowed their way into our collective subconscious. Our countdown includes Worms, Vampires, Killer Robots, Dragons, Aliens, and more! What’s lurking under your bed? Is it as scary as the nightmares on our list? Let us know what makes your skin crawl in the comments!
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What’s lurking under your bed? Is it as scary as the nightmares on our list? Let us know what makes your skin crawl in the comments!
@cobranike4294
3 жыл бұрын
The open ocean or huge spiders
@pikachuru
3 жыл бұрын
some slavic monsters like Viy
@adrianorozco3318
3 жыл бұрын
The bogeyman, We cool.
@josephcarvil9474
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot Manticores! 🦁🦇🦂
@sullyjay7
3 жыл бұрын
sirenhead
Damn you WatchMojo, you made me remember that Fullmetal Alchemist scene 😥 you are the real monster!
@PrincessRoseDru
3 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I was thinking
@prajjwaltiwari8644
3 жыл бұрын
It's on my watchlist. Is it sad??
@kingvagar
3 жыл бұрын
@@prajjwaltiwari8644 Give it a try! It is a superb show.
@permadash
3 жыл бұрын
Watchmojo be like: thanks for this compliment, lets like this.
@ArtemisArrow
3 жыл бұрын
@@prajjwaltiwari8644 if you still haven't watched it yet, first watch Fullmetal Alchemist then watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brother, but there are many sad moments and the Nina and Alexander scenes with break your heart (so have a crap ton of tissues ready) but overall the anime is amazing
Werewolves, and Dragons are my two most favorite types of monsters.
@christophervillajr8471
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@TeamRemForever
3 жыл бұрын
Same!!! I've been obsessed with dragons for over 16 years now
@dumbdolphin5525
3 жыл бұрын
I've also been crazy over dragons. Especially Chinese Dragons, or Jiao Dragon. Also, don't forget them cool Kaijuus
@giannisauntetekumbo4095
3 жыл бұрын
Same werewolves are my favorite and my favorite movie is when van helsing turned into a werewolf
@josephcarvil9474
3 жыл бұрын
@@giannisauntetekumbo4095 oh I got that movie! 👻
"The dragons shall never be forgotten..." - Hawkeye Gough He's right. Dragons have always been a part of human folklore, no matter the culture.
@egregastandindus1193
3 жыл бұрын
Here Were Dragons - SCP 1762
@KamonParanormal
Жыл бұрын
Clowns should be on the list and also Animal like mutants
@tarryteeth
7 ай бұрын
@@KamonParanormalclowns exist so the creatures that exist are excluded
@eliben4066
6 ай бұрын
@@egregastandindus1193😢
The FMAB reference was uncalled for.
@hethna4166
3 жыл бұрын
I laughed.
@idanderi1970
3 жыл бұрын
@@hethna4166 I cried
@Dalton_Boardman2000
3 жыл бұрын
I knew they where gonna show some fma chimeras as soon as the word was said. Bit disappointed they didn't also show the Liore Lion or the ones Scar fought in the entrance to Father Homunculus's hideout.
@andrewonken2206
3 жыл бұрын
absolutely agreed i was watching along all happy then it goes from centaurs to nina all i could think was OH GOD im about to get hurt again its like a quick punch to the gut even after seeing it several times
@ArtemisArrow
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewonken2206 Right!?!?! I was good, I was in my happy place. Once chimeras were brought up I was like "as long as FMAB isn't brought up, we gucci" and then they brought up, like dude really
Was really surprised Dragons were only Number 10 until you said this line: "The only reason they're not higher on this list is because they're so dang cool that people start to forget that they're monsters!". Honestly, I could not agree with you more.
I love Zombies a lot, to the point where most of my gaming accounts are named after Zombies. Wereolves come next, then skeletons, ghosts, and finally Vampires. But in terms of what I'm afraid of the most: 1) Clowns 2) Killer Dolls 3) Gordon Ramsay
@KamonParanormal
Жыл бұрын
Clowns Animal mutants Dolls Witches and Wizards Plants Phoenix Spiders Unicorns/pegasus Elves
@eliben4066
6 ай бұрын
The uncanny valley definitely should have been explored on this list. Clowns and dolls are the two most popular examples of that
@tarryteeth
3 ай бұрын
@@eliben4066 yes they are
@tarryteeth
3 ай бұрын
@@KamonParanormalthey should be on the list
Watch Mojo: "We won't be including creatures that actually exist." Also Watch Moio: "Worms"
@northstarpokeshipper2148
3 жыл бұрын
Also Watch Mojo: “#11: Bugs”
@russelljohnson6267
3 жыл бұрын
While these do exist in real life the ones on the list are giant worms/bugs which don't actually exist
@neo3779
3 жыл бұрын
@@russelljohnson6267 r/wooooosh
@charfree6888
3 жыл бұрын
@@russelljohnson6267 my dudeskie...issa joke
@MegaDcmp
3 жыл бұрын
Also: skeletons.
Vampires, Demons, and werewolves have always been my favorite monsters.
@matthewsto812
3 жыл бұрын
Basic that is
@zackerydesotelle2993
3 жыл бұрын
Well I happen to like somethings basic no problem with that
@matthewsto812
3 жыл бұрын
Cool I’m bored
@arnavbahadur7462
3 жыл бұрын
Mine are zombies
@beach9131
3 жыл бұрын
What about a giant mutant crocodile looking thing
I like werewolves, zombies, terminators, dragons, Godzilla, King Kong, dinosaurs, predators, mummies, xenomorphs, vampires, ghosts and slasher villians
@tarryteeth
7 ай бұрын
I like Dragons too, there my favourite mythical beasts
Surprised that “Attack on Titan” didn’t get a giant clip.:)
@ashpok3842
3 жыл бұрын
Haha lol
@johannesainslie5152
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are basically 10-60 meter Enormous man eaters
@ashpok3842
3 жыл бұрын
@@johannesainslie5152 well they were men before becoming man eaters 😅😅
@Ob1tuber
3 жыл бұрын
Well they are undersized
@dylken5695
3 жыл бұрын
@@johannesainslie5152 because they’re Titans
This list is pretty good, but you Forgot about Witches.
@disneyvillainsfan1666
3 жыл бұрын
@WiLD CHiLD Fair enough.
@yuh_uh420
3 жыл бұрын
In left for dead
@derrickmillerthebarbarickiller
3 жыл бұрын
They even forgot psychos and golems or frankensteins (either the monster or the guy who made him). Plus they should of said shapeshifters instead of werewolves.
@Jason_Belmont
3 жыл бұрын
Witches aren't fictional though, and they're not monsters.
@agrilledsandwich2745
3 жыл бұрын
@@derrickmillerthebarbarickiller psychos Are not fictional
How did they not mention xenomorphs as part of the alien section?
-You don’t know what you talking about, do you ? -Sir ? -I said, you don’t know what you talking about. What time do you go to bed ?
*Godzilla says drugs is the real monster*
One note- While Gremlins are aesthetically similar to Goblins, they have completely different roots and interests in mythology. Goblins are usually cave dwellers and hermits while Gremlins have interests with technology (notably tearing it apart or modifying it) and go out of their way to cause wanton destruction.
@tarryteeth
7 ай бұрын
I think dragons are the most popular mythical beasts
*All other Monster Types looking at number 1 on this List:* "How in the blood-soaked, Protestant Hell did ya do that?" *Number 1:* F"(! you, that's how."
@Flame4rcher
3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Hellsing ultimate abridged
THIS IS MY TYPE OF LIST!!!! I absolutely LOVE movie monsters, especially werewolves and my ultimate obsession, dragons!!!! You are the best WatchMojo!!!
Kaiju will always be my favorite monster type of all time.
You forgot the greatest vampire, I, Dio!
@ronswanson7371
3 жыл бұрын
I expected that
@BiyikFrostDiaz
3 жыл бұрын
KONO DIO DA
@charlesoutlaw7185
3 жыл бұрын
Is that a jojo reference....
Yowies, Trollhunter, sea monsters, great writing... This video has it ALL!
As a Monster Movie fanatic, I love all of them. ❤️❤️❤️
I gotta say the dark humor is on point and I appreciate it. Also the shade!
The only thing lurking under my bed is my lair of dead bodies
@juanreynaldo1041
3 жыл бұрын
Ow the edge
@mr._ozy_ozvold7247
3 жыл бұрын
Hol up
@ronswanson7371
3 жыл бұрын
FBI open up
So happy that Werewolves are in the Top 3. The Animal inside us are my favorite.
I like how they use scenes from anime for some of the monsters like Overlord, the seven deadly sins, full metal alchemist, and goblin slayer
Since watchmojo didn't do it I guess I will *honerable mentions* The invisible man Witches Gargoyles Killer clowns Possessed Dolls Frankenstein monster Leprechauns The boogeyman Ghouls
@musicstudio3700
3 жыл бұрын
Serial killers
The only thing lurking under my bed is the dust on my stuff
Am utterly shocked that when you talked about Aliens, you didn't mention the Xenomorph, or better yet the PREDATOR. Out of all the Extraterrestrial species I've seen in popular culture, the Predator/Yautja is my undisputed favorite of all time.
@eliben4066
6 ай бұрын
I was expecting the titans from Attack on Titan to be mentioned too, seeing as Attack on Titan explores the horrors of ordinary people but bigger and wilder the best
My favorite monsters is defintetly kaiju. I just love kaijus, and then sea monsters, and the dragon, and last giant worms
Werewolves are my number 1 favourite monster. I've always found them more sexier than Vampires. I mean I've always loved the idea of having an inner beast inside you waiting to come out. Werewolves are my ultimate monster obsession.
1:56 I love the way Marcus fenix says " They're sinking sitting with a *gIaNt wORm* "
My all time favourite monsters are vampires, zombies and demon possession. I also loved the monsters of Greek myth, medusa, the kraken, Chimera 💯👍
i just hit the 1k like for this video! Feels good!!!
20. Cosmic horror 19. Worms 18. Skeletons 17. Fairies 16. Chimeras 15. Goblinoids 14. Giant ape - like creatures 13. Killer Robots 12. Giants 11. Bugs 10. Dragons 9. Demons 8. Sea monsters 7. Mummy 6. Kaiju 5. Alien 4. Zombies 3. Ghosts/Spirits 2. Werewolf 1. Vampires
10:16 That's MAJESTIC 🙄
Gotta say, it sure was creative of you guys for putting worms, fairies, giant ape like creatures and sea monsters on this list.
Godzilla and Gamera love y’all 😎🙏 grow up watching them senes I was little 🙅🏾
Yay! A gears of war reference in 2020 from watchmojo!
Cosmic horror creatures are the scariest, but hardest to represent.
Goblinoids - love em in all of their gremlin, critter, or goblin forms!
The ‘dragons’ in GoT are actually technically wyverns
Hey Watchmojo can you make a new of the top 30 biggest kaiju of year
5:00 almost an entire life and that will still hurt
For honorable mentions. Orcs Parasites Frankenstein’s monster
@knightofarkronia8652
3 жыл бұрын
Tanner Oertwig Orcs would likely fall under the 'goblinoids' category. Worms and bugs could both be considered parasites.
@newgameaaaa
3 жыл бұрын
yes. I was thinking parasites. Different than bugs. Parasites go inside you. Like in Poltergiest and cancer. They are the scariest.
The description of vampires had me rolling on the floor 🤣🤣
20. cosmic horrors 19. worms 18. skeletons 17. fairies 16. chimeras 15. goblinoids 14. giant ape like creatures 13. killer robots 12. giants/orgres/trolls 11. bugs 10. dragons 9. demons 8. sea monsters 7. mummies 6. kaiju 5. aliens 4. zombies 3. ghosts/spirits 2. werewolves 1. vampires
You guys forgot the most dangerous of them all, humans.
@aspirant5582
3 жыл бұрын
Wow 👏🏿
@mikewolf8437
Жыл бұрын
So True
@hakimzaaba7782
Жыл бұрын
Bad joke for Luca 👎
@arcadesmiles9464
Жыл бұрын
For real, the scariest and most real of all movie monsters.
@fazehank5311
Жыл бұрын
Im 14 and this is deep
The. Vampires in the Strain are Crazy Frightening! They are always doing TV Shows and Movies of a Zombie Apocalypse but for some Strange Reason Vampire Apocalypse takes a Backseat and is Scarier to Me.
Witches seem to be missing!
@kenn7578
3 жыл бұрын
Yh they should have replaced fairies with witches
WatchMojo: states that you can't see someone's bones without them being dead X-rays: am i a joke to you?
@ashpok3842
3 жыл бұрын
Lol that's a good one 😂😂😂😂😂
@drswag0076
3 жыл бұрын
@@ashpok3842 thank you.
When I heard about the Chimera, I couldn't help but think of Yu-Gi-Oh!
My friend : *posting brand new shoes on IG* The monster (me) : "dude, please give back my money. It's has been 5 months, i need it" My friend : "How could you 😢😢"
My type of monsters are: Werewolves, Vampires, Kaiju’s, Entities, Zombies, Dragons, Killer Robots and Sea Monsters. ( Oh Cosmic monsters too.)
I love this guys humour.😂
WatchMojo you should put Underworld vampire scenes instead Twilight that movie was good..btw nice list😁
Damn, didnt expect that FMAB reference 😭
You had to bring up Fullmetal, you just had to
The Invisible Man is a one-off? Not really. There's around seven in just the Universal Monsters' stable, eight if you count Lee Whannell's excellent re-imagining. Then there's The Hollow Man, the comedies Memoirs of An Invisible Man, and Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man... And of course the foreign films that have riffed on the H. G. Wells story. I absolutely get that s/he's not as high profile as most. But definitely not a one-off. 💗
Why did you not showcase van helsing the werewolf design is pretty cool and the transformation too
Vampires are my favorite and I'm a little obsessive over them but still didn't expect them to be number 1 on this list or warewolf's that high. Interesting. I expected ghosts to be number 1 but Interesting non the less.
Dragons, Vampires, Demons, Aliens, and Kaiju are my favorite monsters. Also, It (Pennywise), though it can count as a Cosmic Horror
FINALLY I'M EARLY FOR SOMETHING
Love original Romero zombies till death, just re-watched trilogy of the dead during halloween (y)
My top 3 sea monster 2 dragon 1 kaiju
I like Kaiju (example: Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidorah, etc), Ghosts (example: Slimer, Stay Puft etc), and Dragons (example: the Dragon from "The Pagemaster).
Missed opportunity to include the awesome werewolf from Van Helsing and Blade for vampires
6:16 You're walking in the woods... There's no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot him: Shia Labeouf
Werewolves are my favorite! 🐺
Was expecting more video game references in this video thanks to series like Pokémon or Zelda who have most of these monsters.
Yeah man!
My favorite cult classic monsters :The Fire Demon in "The Curse of The Demon" (1957) The Kothoga ("The Relic") "Fluffy" The Crate Monster ("Creepshow" 1982) "The Blob" (1958 and 1988) "Talos The Titan" ("Jason and The Argonauts") The Rhedosaurus ("The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms")
there's cosmic horrors, but also internet horrors. from Creepypasta monsters like the rake, Smile Dog, and Slender Man, to online urban legends like the red room, MoMo, and haunted video games, to modern Lovecraft style beings, like Sonic.EXE, Herobrine, and the popular Siren Head.
I’d say Giant green monsters and zombies would be mine. ‘The Thing’1983’s monster was pretty freakin scary and cool too.
Kaiju and dragons will always be my favorite.
Vampires, werewolves and probably zombies are my favorites.
The Fullmetal alchemist reference had me dying 😂
Giants/ogres/trolls, me who trolles people on the internet, maybe I am a monster
"Teeth-like swords" lol I thought I heard it wrong, and had to replay it two times 😂
@knightofarkronia8652
3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps Peter meant that it had teeth like swords?
Werewolves are my number one! :D
"Cosmic horrors" Yep. That's my "Darklight" alright
5:05 it's Tucker who created NIna chimera not Al also not Edward
I'm surprised they didn't include "Man-Made Monstrosities" on this list(Excluding Robots) like Frankenstein's Monster or the creature from Splice, or even Mutants, oh well.
going by whats popular instead of threat factor, threat factor would probably go to kaijus without cheating
Characters I want to see in Super smash bros ultimate. -Rayman. -Maxwell(Scribblenauts). -Sakura Momoko no ukiuki carnival protagonist. -Bendy(ink form). -Baby Mario. -Wii party guy. -Tails Miles(Sonic the hedgehog). Mii costumes. - Monokuma(Dangaroppa). -Shantae. -Isaac(The blinding of Isaac).
Some people call 2020 a monster
Dragon , Kaiju are my fav
Happy halloween!!
@jurrehuizinga7136
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you as well.
Will Karens be the next iconic monster? They may well be.
I wish things like that existed in our world
Dragons can't be evil, everyone knows that
@sanmarzano4010
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, so stop judging dragons badly. They can be so adorable. And live with humans. And wear maid dress-oh wait. Wrong way. Wrong way.
@olleselin
3 жыл бұрын
@@sanmarzano4010 that's for damn sure
Purest: Demon are evil! Everyone: But there so cool!
Happy Halloween!!!
13:05 you forgot to cut out the footage audio
Since when has the invisible man been a one off?
I'm more scared of my wife in a bad mood then anything on the list
I have a phobia of deep water.I think wendago and cthulu are cool
Vampires are my favorite!!!
Only agree with the placement of the dragons because they gave a great reason.
We got onto the topic of Chimeras and I was good cause I was hoping a certain incident wasn't going to be mentioned, until 5:03. That was a line that should NOT have been crossed in the anime nor talked about in this video. People are still and will forever be sensitive on that