I was talking with a friend last night about how werewolves look like they're coming in now, just as vampires are starting to wane. This led to a discussion of what the best supernatural creature is. With so many horror fans here on the board, I thought I'd ask you: what's the best supernatural creature?
I'm a little bored with zombies, but if I recall from when I read Stephen King's textbook "Danse Macabre," you break down your beasties into five major categories.
THE VAMPIRE: anything that lives off life force siphoned from something else. Vampires, succubi, some forms of ghost, some forms of psychic, etc.
THE GHOUL: something dead reanimated into something slightly less than life. Zombies, golems, Frankensteins, mummies, etc.
THE GHOST: mostly non-physical beings who are often capable of physical manifestation, sometimes related to strong emotion, a religious or legendary concept, or the souls of the dead. Ghosts, poltergeists, tulpas, the Babadook, some demons, lots of Lovecraft, etc.
THE CREATURE: a physical being that is inhuman and often hostile. Space aliens, Bigfoot, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, etc.
THE WEREWOLF: a being that appears harmless or "normal" but can, under circumstances in or out of its control, become a dangerous other thing. Werewolves, were-anythings, Mr. Hyde, the cursed pirates in "Pirates of the Caribbean," Norman Bates, most non-supernatural serial killers, etc.
Lately, I've been partial to a good Tulpa, myself. Especially after seeing Next to Normal, which is one of the best tulpa stories I know of.
I have always preferred me a great Ghost Story. The Legend of Hill House, The Others, The Woman in Black, etc. They tend to be more phychological when done right.
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"I have always preferred me a great Ghost Story. The Legend of Hill House, The Others, The Woman in Black, etc. They tend to be more phychological when done right."
I'm with you on that one, SNAFU, especially when it comes to demons and possession. The Exorcist still holds the title for the movie that frightens me the most (with movies like Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, The Omen, and The Others rounding out the list), and I think a large part of that is the psychological thrills that Friedkin so masterfully pulls off in that movie. A good ghost story is always going to be more appealing to me than one that has some monster and/or killer merely out to mutilate every character they come across.
Hmmm, well there are various demons ( some Buffy-ish others not so much) .
Incubi & Succubi- (if I have the hots for someone I want to choose)
My personal favs are the Lovecraftian mythos- Cthulhu et al- horrors our minds cannot even fathom w/out madness. ( also cos u make them up in your mind worse that H.P. could ever picture for us)
I watch Rosemary's Baby, usuallyonce a year. It has never gotten old or felt dated to me. For me it is Polanski's crown jewel! The final elevator chase always has me on the edge of my seat! I also love how Minnie goes from a dottering old woman to someone to fear. So subtle, so BRILLIANT!
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Another good creepy one is the original Sentinel with Chris Sarandon . The movie is creepy but excessively gross ending spoils it. It could have been done differently
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