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The monster movie is a vintagehorrorstaple that has started to see a comeback in recent years.
Horror as we know it began with monster movies and creature features of classic cinema.
These creeps are still household names but haven’t made a big-screen appearance in some time.
Here are 10 classic movie monsters that need a resurrection for the silver screen.
Imhotep is the original mummified madman who needs to remind modern audiences of the age of gods and monsters.
Though the Brenden Frasier version of the film is iconic, it’s Karloff’s original we need.
The Mummyfrom 1932 was absolutely chilling and Boris Karloff delivers a hypnotic and sinister portrayal of Imhotep.
It’s a movie that’s less about shock and more about atmosphere.
We need to see a return to classic gothic horror, and this is the film to do it.
It’s time to bring Jekyll and Hyde off the page again.
There are several versions of this trope, but Quasimodo is one of the most famous.
Quasimodo is not a villain, but to the eyes of the world, he’s a monster.
It’s a story many viewers can get behind.
If ever a monster needed a modern retelling, it’s this green guy.
Out of all the Universal Monsters, the Creature is perhaps the most predatory.
It would certainly make for an interesting thriller for modern audiences.
Modern werewolves owe so much to this guy, but they seem to have forgotten.
Dracula
No more modern interpretations, no more romanticized chick flicks/teen screams.
We need a Dracula that goes back to his monstrous roots.
What people forget is that the tale of Dracula is ahorrorstory first and a gothic romance second.
Vampire films today would surely make Bram Stoker and Bela Lugosi turn in their graves.
Bring back the days before vampires sparkled.
Right now, we can only dream.
Movies likeIndependence Daywouldn’t exist withoutWar of the Worlds.
We need to see an alien film that harkens back to horror and classic sci-fi.
With the exception of films likeHollow Man,the concept has been somewhat dormant for years.
We need to see a return of the mad-scientist angle made famous by the great Claude Raines.
Hopefully, Blumhouse doesn’t take the easy way to adapt this character.
Then he got romanticized and made into a Broadway star.
A proper Phantom film would feature more scares and less show tunes.
It’s a grotesque love story with a murder mystery tying it all together.
What more could a monster movie need?
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