Top 21 Horror Movie Monsters of Each Year (2000 - 2020)

These terrifying creatures are iconic! For this list, we’ll be looking at the greatest, scariest, and most iconic monsters from each year of the 21st century. Our countdown includes “Jeepers Creepers”, “Pan’s Labyrinth", “Cloverfield”, “The Cabin in the Woods”, “Color Out of Space”, and more! Which of these monsters do you find the scariest? Let us know in the comments below!

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Which of these monsters do you find the scariest? Let us know in the comments below!

[arazordraggedfromwristtoel]

Comparing Bill Skarsgaard to Tim Curry is like comparing Joaquin Phoenix to Heath Ledger. It can't be done, man. They were all so different, yet so damn good in those roles.

[shuruff]

The Mist and Mama were so underrated when they first released....And Pans Labyrinth is one of the best films ever made. If you havent seen these, you are missing out. Also, Train to Busan, Parasite, and the absolute nightmare that is Hereditary need awards of their own...

[nooneimportant]

Yeah, Bill Skarsgard did so well pennywise haunted him psychologically.

[LAURA---]

That “lights out” short is something I’ll never forget! 🥶😱😂

[fourfifty-eight]

The most horrifying thing about the Descent is that it takes the worst situation imaginable (being lost while spelunking) and completely turns it into hell on earth. Definitely one of the scariest movies out there conceptually.

[antisocialartist]

the monster from pam’s labyrinth still scares me, it’s like a mutated voldemort

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

It’s been 10 years since ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ came out, and it was pretty good. 👍

[ScorpionStrike]

Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved monsters. It’s nice to know that hasn’t changed over the years.

[robk.]

I loved the Babadook.
Essie Davis was fantastic as the mother.

[どジェアン]

Cloverfield is one of the best horror/monster movies for me it really defined what Found Footage really is truly a gem

[sierrannomad]

Yeah, the hand eyeball dude used to freak me out. That movie was savage.

[mccuish]

Mama is an underrated horror gem. I remember borrowing it from my supervisor at work since we had the same taste in movies and I loved it

[kellyconnelly]

13 ghosts would have been a great addition.

[liammark]

Jennet from 2012’s The Woman In Black is hands down one of the scariest ghosts in horror films. Matched with a chilling back story. The movie was executed so perfectly. It deserves more recognition!

[dodgersdoon]

Moma is still spine tingling. Guillermo del Toro is amazing at monsters

[Leto]

The Babadook must secretly be a Pokémon: it only cries its own name.

[nightslayer]

Kayako Saeki, the very look in her eyes is like looking at death in the face

[reapertalon]

I was 9 years old when jeepers creepers hit theaters that old truck freaked me out along with the creeper.

[MachetesAreFun]

So glad to see the behemoth get the top credit for the mist. It didn't kill anyone. It didn't seem to even be aware of humans at all. It just kinda shambled in the background but the scope of it and lack of awareness made its reveal that more potent as a monster and really set up the hopelessness the characters experienced going into the story's finale. When I saw it, it made me think of being in a situation like in an Open Water movie and stranded in the ocean somewhere with no chance of rescue and just having a huge fucking whale show up and just like swim by. Like "this massive creature doesn't see me as food or a threat but could inadvertently kill me in an instant without even noticing I exist." It goes beyond being hit with own mortality. There is a serious existential implication to it. That's why I love that scene so much... and its haunting but serene sound effects on top of the atmosphere and soundtrack... The Mist is campy as fuck and most Stephen King adaptations are but that scene with the behemoth reveal stuck with me, even more than what followed.