9 HEINOUS HORROR HUMANOIDS
January 11th 2007 22:40
Here’s my pick of some of cinema’s most notorious creatures of pure and utter evil. These hideous, vengeful, scheming and relentless killing machines of modern horror have been slaughtering, devouring, and destroying, generally tearing to shreds poor, mostly innocent, victims for more than thirty years! The body count stretches into the hundreds.
Some of these outrageous killers are still at large, some have been captured and have escaped, one of them has been killed en mass, yet it still returned, while a couple has been supposedly killed, only to return as a zombie and a demon.
So now, and in no particularly savage order … (voodoo drum roll)
1. MICHAEL MYERS
Movies: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2007).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Seemingly unstoppable psychopathic killer. He never speaks. He always wears a nondescript white mask. He is often referred to as The Boogeyman.
Weapon of choice: Whatever he can get his hands on, but frequently a kitchen carving knife.
Body count: Dozens.
2. JASON VOORHEES
Movies: Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part III (1983), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th Part V: 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), Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Seemingly unstoppable supernatural killer. He never speaks. He nearly always wears an ice hockey mask. He grew from a deformed boy into a zombie hulk.
Weapon of choice: Whatever he can get his hands on, but most frequently a machete.
Body count: Dozens and dozens, possibly more than a hundred.
3. DR. HANNIBAL LECTOR
Movies: Manhunter (1986), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002), Hannibal Rising (2007).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Highly intelligent, and well-educated man with a refined taste for culture, wine and food (including human flesh). Spent a large portion of time incarcerated in America. He is unashamedly cannibalistic.
Weapon of choice: His wit and charm, followed by drugs, or a blunt or sharp object.
Body count: More than twenty.
4. ALIEN
Movies: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien3 (1992), Alien : Resurrection (1997), Alien vs. Predator (2004).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Ferociously intelligent alien in semi-humanoid form. It was born from a Queen mother, along with thousands of others. It has acid for blood. It does not speak per se, it screeches. It is eight feet tall. It has two mouths, one telescopes out of the other, full of razor sharp fangs.
Weapon of choice: It does not need one, as it is a weapon in itself.
Body count: Hundreds.
5. THE THING
Movies: The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Highly intelligent xenomorphic alien. It absorbs its victims and can later use the victim’s physical likeness to disguise itself. Its “original” form is hard to distinguish (in first film it appears to be humanoid).
Weapon of choice: The ability to absorb its victims, thus rendering the victim virtually non-existent.
Body count: More than twenty.
6. PREDATOR
Movies: Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Alien vs. Predator (2004).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Highly intelligent alien. Dressed and armed for intergalactic combat (including thermo-nuclear device). It speaks in guttural alien language. Special suit enables it to become almost entirely invisible.
Weapon of choice: Predator’s own laser-sighted gun, and its formidable strength.
Body count: Dozens.
7. PINHEAD
Movies: Hellraiser (1987), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Hellrasier III: Hell on Earth (1992), Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996), Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), Hellraiser: Deader (2005), Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Ruthless, inherently cruel leader of a group of demons known as Cenobites that are conjured from The Lament Configuration puzzle. He has nail-like pins protruding symmetrically from all over his head (thus the name). He revels in the orgiastic pleasure of pain.
Weapon of choice: His supernatural demon powers enable him with telekinetic abilities. His presence alone is a weapon of fear.
Body count: Dozens.
8. LEATHERFACE
Movies: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994 aka The Next Generation), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Retarded psychopathic killer. He wears the skin of his victims as a mask. He is a crucial member of a murderous cannibalistic family.
Weapon of choice: Most often a chainsaw, but sometimes a sledgehammer, or meat hook.
Body count: More than twenty.
9. FREDDY KRUEGER
Movies: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994), Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: A mortal psychopathic child killer who was murdered by the victim’s parents and became a vicious dream demon. His body - most notably his face - is horribly scarred from being burned alive. He is known for his spiteful sense of “humour”.
Weapon of choice: His elongated razor sharp bladed gloves as well as a variety of supernatural abilities.
Body count: Dozens and dozens.
Another 9 nasties for good … er… bad measure
Ichi (Ichi the Killer, 2001)
Hector the robot (Saturn 3, 1980)
Madame Blanc & Miss Tanner (Suspiria, 1977)
Anna's alien lover (Possession, 1981)
Henry Lee Lucas (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986)
The Tall Man (Phantasm, 1979; Phantasm II, 1988; Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, 1994; Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998)
John Ryder (The Hitcher, 1986, The Hitcher, 2007)
The Terminator (The Terminator, 1984)
* images on this page were taken from the following wikipedia pages:
Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lector, Alien (film), Predator (film), Pinhead, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger
They are licensed from the GNU Free Document License.
Some of these outrageous killers are still at large, some have been captured and have escaped, one of them has been killed en mass, yet it still returned, while a couple has been supposedly killed, only to return as a zombie and a demon.
So now, and in no particularly savage order … (voodoo drum roll)
Movies: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2007).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Seemingly unstoppable psychopathic killer. He never speaks. He always wears a nondescript white mask. He is often referred to as The Boogeyman.
Weapon of choice: Whatever he can get his hands on, but frequently a kitchen carving knife.
Body count: Dozens.
Movies: Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part III (1983), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th Part V: 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), Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Seemingly unstoppable supernatural killer. He never speaks. He nearly always wears an ice hockey mask. He grew from a deformed boy into a zombie hulk.
Weapon of choice: Whatever he can get his hands on, but most frequently a machete.
Body count: Dozens and dozens, possibly more than a hundred.
Movies: Manhunter (1986), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002), Hannibal Rising (2007).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Highly intelligent, and well-educated man with a refined taste for culture, wine and food (including human flesh). Spent a large portion of time incarcerated in America. He is unashamedly cannibalistic.
Weapon of choice: His wit and charm, followed by drugs, or a blunt or sharp object.
Body count: More than twenty.
Movies: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien3 (1992), Alien : Resurrection (1997), Alien vs. Predator (2004).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Ferociously intelligent alien in semi-humanoid form. It was born from a Queen mother, along with thousands of others. It has acid for blood. It does not speak per se, it screeches. It is eight feet tall. It has two mouths, one telescopes out of the other, full of razor sharp fangs.
Weapon of choice: It does not need one, as it is a weapon in itself.
Body count: Hundreds.
Movies: The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Highly intelligent xenomorphic alien. It absorbs its victims and can later use the victim’s physical likeness to disguise itself. Its “original” form is hard to distinguish (in first film it appears to be humanoid).
Weapon of choice: The ability to absorb its victims, thus rendering the victim virtually non-existent.
Body count: More than twenty.
Movies: Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Alien vs. Predator (2004).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Highly intelligent alien. Dressed and armed for intergalactic combat (including thermo-nuclear device). It speaks in guttural alien language. Special suit enables it to become almost entirely invisible.
Weapon of choice: Predator’s own laser-sighted gun, and its formidable strength.
Body count: Dozens.
Movies: Hellraiser (1987), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Hellrasier III: Hell on Earth (1992), Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996), Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), Hellraiser: Deader (2005), Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Ruthless, inherently cruel leader of a group of demons known as Cenobites that are conjured from The Lament Configuration puzzle. He has nail-like pins protruding symmetrically from all over his head (thus the name). He revels in the orgiastic pleasure of pain.
Weapon of choice: His supernatural demon powers enable him with telekinetic abilities. His presence alone is a weapon of fear.
Body count: Dozens.
Movies: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994 aka The Next Generation), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: Retarded psychopathic killer. He wears the skin of his victims as a mask. He is a crucial member of a murderous cannibalistic family.
Weapon of choice: Most often a chainsaw, but sometimes a sledgehammer, or meat hook.
Body count: More than twenty.
Movies: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994), Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Murderous traits and distinguishing features: A mortal psychopathic child killer who was murdered by the victim’s parents and became a vicious dream demon. His body - most notably his face - is horribly scarred from being burned alive. He is known for his spiteful sense of “humour”.
Weapon of choice: His elongated razor sharp bladed gloves as well as a variety of supernatural abilities.
Body count: Dozens and dozens.
Another 9 nasties for good … er… bad measure
Ichi (Ichi the Killer, 2001)
Hector the robot (Saturn 3, 1980)
Madame Blanc & Miss Tanner (Suspiria, 1977)
Anna's alien lover (Possession, 1981)
Henry Lee Lucas (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986)
The Tall Man (Phantasm, 1979; Phantasm II, 1988; Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, 1994; Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998)
John Ryder (The Hitcher, 1986, The Hitcher, 2007)
The Terminator (The Terminator, 1984)
* images on this page were taken from the following wikipedia pages:
Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lector, Alien (film), Predator (film), Pinhead, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger
They are licensed from the GNU Free Document License.
| 154 |
| Vote |
Subscribe to this blog
Comment by Cibbuano
20/20 Filmsight
Science News
Hunt Famous
Orble Post of the Day
Fat Cult
Techbreak
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
But then the idea of being trapped in the air shafts aboard the Nostromo with the Alien sends utter shivers down my spine ... one of the all time scariest scenes ever!
The cannibals give me the heebie jeebies too ....
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
As usual I cant hep but add a few of my own off teh top of my head-
Fictional:
John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) in The Hitcher
The Terminator (In the first film he is definetly a creature of horror)
The Tooth Fairy (Timothy Noonan) in Manhunter
Jaws(Bruce)
Based on real life- (I noticed you had Henry Lee Lucas so I assume these qualify)
John Christie (Richard Attenborough) in 10 Rillington Place (His controlled performnace still chills me to the bone
Albert De Salvo (Tony Curtis) in The Boston Strangler
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
Good choices. Freddy Krueger was my first intro into the world of horror, so he holds a special place in my heart.
The idea of being hunted down by the alien on the spaceship would be terrifying!!!
KylieW
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
What about Chucky and that clown from Poltergeist? I don't think they've ever been caught......
Here's a couple of pics....
Chucky
Poltergeist
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Eeek! The pic of the clown from Poltergeist brought back creepy memories!!
Yeah, it looks like you can't upload images in comments, only a hyperlink ... tis a wee bugger that ...
JD,
Of course! John Ryder and The Terminator! There's always a couple that one forgets ... Both would fit the bill perfectly ...
Kylie,
Have you seen the director's cut of Alien, when Ripley goes down into the hull of the ship and discovers a cocooned Dallas pleading for her to kill him? Ugh!
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Have you seen Richard Attenborough's chilling performance as John Christie? The most frightening real life monster put onscreen ever for me.
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
I've amended my bottom list, thanks to you. Cheers!
No, I haven't seen 10 Rillington Place ... never even heard of it to be honest ...
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
You cant get Richard Fleischer's 10 Rillington Place on DVD in Oz but you can find a VHS around.....it also features one of John Hurts most affecting performances.
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Byee
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Personally to me it was just a predator in natures kingdom doing what it does best like a lion or a shark. I guess im probably silly though because i always feel sorry for Jaws at the end and sympatyhy for the Queen Alien in Aliens.
On the same tip for me Fredy Krueger was a bad man who did bad things in life...but it was the vigilante justice reeked upon him that made him evil, a product of circumstance, not inherently evil in my eyes....
Padantic I know, but I also know you love it
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
yeah, yeah, i know, alien is only a predator doing what a predator does ... and the thing is only trying to hide ... i guess pinhead is only doing what he's been designed to do ...
as for freddy, well, he was a child killer, then he seems to relish being a demon .. so ... go figure ...
damn, you've burst my horror bubble!
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
the clown is humanoid, but not "alive" per se ... possessed yes, and so is chucky, he's a possessed doll too ... chucky almost makes the list though ... a damn evil lil' bastard who killed a lot of people, but that's the serial killer inside controlling the doll (voiced brilliantly by brad dourif) ...
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Comment by Damo
For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
The Alien and the andriod helping it out.
Saw the Tall Man in Phantasm 3 over a years ago. I liked him in a kind freakish way. That guy had balls.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare was not a patch on the original concept and did nothing but made Freddy look like an idiot. Has anyone else said that he looks like the Creeper in Jeepers Creepers, maybe it is just me?
Dr Phibes is another that love lurk and kill in a cruel manner.
Alien verses Preditor,Jason verses Freddy. He,he,he! The concept sound like a weeing contest.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
JD, yeah, I was just bitchin' ... all good.
Comment by Lilla
Enviro Warrior
An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald
adding my 2 cents on the Alien - it's the only one I saw *shudder*
..chilling ...
Lilla
Comment by Hellvis
Earache Hotel
What about Jason's seemingly flawless ability to strategically place dead bodies so his potential victims run into them as he pursues them, getting five kinds of shit scared out of them? Also, appearing in places where he by no rights should be able to (ie. his victims run into him, turn around and run the other way, and within seconds he's there in front of them again).
I guess these are tropes of the slasher genre in general, but just watched the first two Friday the 13ths and picked up on this.
And who could forget the potato sack, or whatever it was, that Voorhees wore in the 2nd film. Not as distinctive as the hockey mask I must admit, but kind of funny.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
yes, well, you really can't go past Alien ... It's in my TOP 10 fave films of all time ...
Hellvis,
Yeah, I guess that's the supernatural factor of Jason Voorhees comin' in ... although where he got the supernatural edge, I don't know ... he was simply a retarded deformed boy at the beginning, who drowned in Crystal Lake ...
Yes, the potato sack! I wish there was an uncut version of Part 2 available, it got the crap cut out of it when it was released ...
Thanks for stopping by my good dark people!
Have a great weekend!!
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
In fact the Original is the only other one I would sit through again. (Kevin Bacon makes me laugh)
The character of Jason is far more interesting than the films themselves.
Oh and I found the Potato sack far more disturbing than a hockey mask.
I think the first Halloween movie is the end word on the slasher genre. Just like Friday the 13th the sequels are painfully inferior.
Comment by Luke
Book Club
Old Movies
Cane Toad Warrior
Comment by Ahmed
techy.Bytes
Video Gamer Kids
Little Green Foosballs
PolyKicks
Qwerk
Cinema Three
I dunno who came up with the design of those damn creatures but it was bloody brilliance, make them look somewhat human, don't give them eyes (so that like sharks, they don't express emotions, they are permanantely shit faced), and make them blood thirsty without reason... Oh right, lets also say they start off as worms that go inside your chest and live there... how wonderfuly painful...
Bad memories...
Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
Very good post by the way, must have taken some time to compile with all the dates and titles etc.
Comment by Joe Blogg
Joe Blogg's Blog
manchesterunited
collingwoodfootballclub
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
yeah, but Friday the 13th Part 2 is so badly butchered, it gives me the shits! Tom Savini's work on the first one is exceptional though, like the spear through Kevin Bacon's throat! Niiiiiice!
I kinda have a soft spot for The Final Chapter, and I like the cinematography in Jason Lives ....
As for final word on slasher flicks, have you ever seen Scott Spiegel's Intruder? Superb semi-spoof set in a shopping mall.
Luke, yeah, in the first The Thing (from another world), the alien is humanoid with kind of plantlike bits ... very silly actually ... Supposedly the original form of the alien is doglike (from the novella Who Goes There?)
Ahmed,
the alien in Alien was designed by Swiss surrealist H. R. Giger. He also designed the other alien ship's exterior and interiors where the find the alien eggs ... including the huge "space jockey" ... On set the alien was constructed (brilliantly) by Italian sfx whizz Carlo Rambaldi.
Melissa ...
Don't worry another quiz will be posted sooner than later ...
Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
Actually I'll have post that's right up your alley next week if you're interested. Probably around Tuesday..... I imagine you would have a lot more to add to it after I've finished my piece, you being the horror expert and all.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Comment by Anonymous
u guys need to learn more about life not movies jackasses
yeah learn to start dating
love the two girls laughing their asses off cause u guys suck ass
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile