Best film creature EVER.

[NITROJOHNNY]

Bill,

Good call w/ Jaws, right out of the gate, not many can say they weren't on the edge of their seat during that flick.
Makes me think of another honorable mention some may agree too, the orginal "Planet Of The Apes".
"The Classic Chase & Capture" of the humans being rounded up in the corn fields set the moive's tempo.

John

[FabFaux]

How could I have forgotten the great Lon Chaney in
the 1925 classic, The Phantom of the Opera.
Imagine how audiences felt back then when they saw
this hideous face for the first time?

[hotbirdsplanes]

Alien. Hands down. I was a big fan of H.R. Giger ever since I saw Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Brain Salad Surgery" album cover and bought a book of his work. When the film came out, I instantly recognized his design.

Ryan, I'm surprised you even mentioned the Space Jockey. Most barely take notice. But there is more background than the movie goes into. Just one link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Jockey_(Alien)

Cool stuff.



Edited to correct link.

[aranjaloca1]

I found some good info online about the Jockey that concerned pre-production notes and conceptual stuff; need to look for it again and will post it if I cantrack it down. I've also got cool set photo of it; will try to wrangle it out and post a scan.
What brought me to starting this thread is the fact that Fox (20th Century, not Megan, sorry guys) is currently in talks with Ridley Scott ('Alien'director) to do a prequel to the original film (which could really go anywhere story-wise) and both parties are reportedly very enthusiastic. If Scott isattached to produce or direct, it will be something worth waiting for.

[Charger68]

Not an actual creature, but the truck with the faceless driver in "Duel" scared the crap out of me, Jaws on the interstate! And that hideous lookingtruck in Jeepers Creepers...... AAGGGHHH!!!!!! As for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"......

I saw this in a drive-in theatre in Lubbock Texas in 1975, my girlfriend and I were in my parents 66 Impala and this movie scared me...to...death. We lived ina tiny farm town north of Lubbock and it was about a 35-mile drive back and every shadow on the road convinced me it was my time. Our farmhouse was on a dirtroad about two miles out of town, no lights anywhere, I was petrified and then a tumbleweed blew out in front of me and the high beams hit it........EEEEEEEYYYYAAAAGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[Iamredliner]

Alien, little Alien coming out of the stomach, Jaws, then I would agree with Blair Witch.........I watched that alone at about 1am one day. I must say i was"into" it. Not a creature per se but I thought the 59 Version of War of the Worlds airship was the creepiest ever! Way better than H.G. Wells'original long-legged machines that were accurately portrayed in the Tom Cruise version. Those space ships with the snake looking top laser gun weresoooooooooooo cool! Bong..Bong...Bong...Bong........Dadadadadadada! Then those neat "cool" rays that came out of the wingtips! Too much!

[aranjaloca1]

Here is a scan of my set-photo of the Space Jockey (and Ridley Scotts' progeny in little spacesuits) from 'Alien.'