10 Horror Movies With The Best Monster Reveals
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Not strictly a horror film, but the T Rex reveal in Jurassic Park is unforgettable.
Uhh, Dinosaurs eating people, that is a horror movie, me and my family watches it around Halloween, and it's no different from all of the other horror movies we watch, it fits right in, just like with the Godzilla movies, giant movies destroying entire cities, that's horror too!!!
Loooool I was made to watch JP when I was like 5 and that t rex reveal, as well as the raptors, scarred me for life. To this day I regard the JP series and The Fog as my go to Summer horror movies ❤😂🎉
Yeah that was cool.
I couldn't watch the scene where Nedry was killed by the dilophosarus till I was, like, nine or ten 😱
Yes because the way the scene is build up is incredible : the wait, then the reveal that the goat is gone. You finally get the T-Rex, and to add another shock, it's earth-shaking roar (in a theater in dobly !) Too bad the rest of the movie does not always lives up to this…
The Ritual is the best one for me so far. So accurate to the myths. Creepy, terrifying, majestic.
I could not stop thinking about the creature reveal in The Ritual. I laid in bed for a long time awake and mulling it over.
@@meadowsong8560 yes! I really want more movies with the old gods as the monsters. It's terrifying and weirdly beautiful. Like reconnecting with the old boogeymen of our ancestors.
Yes, me as well. I watched that movie at night while staying in a little cabin on Vancouver Island, not exactly the same as the movie but creepy enough lol
It's also an incredibly good book adaptation. Changes just enough to make it work for a movie without losing any of the intention or heart of the novel
@@tommycampbell97 yes I read the book after seeing the movie and was glad to get a bit more back story on some of the characters
Another example is The Thing (1982). The monster in that movie has several horrific reveals, but the scene in the dog kennel is arguably the greatest, since it reveals the Thing for the first time in horrific and disgusting fashion
Excellent call!
An incredible scene & the way they used the animatronics/puppets to spook the real dogs is incredible - intentional or not, dogs can't act so their panic is completely real. Nerve shredding 🙌
Stole my response . I was around 7 or 8 watching it on VHS in the late 80s
Even the 1951 black and white, "The thing from another world" which I think the thing is supposed to be a sequel to was scary for its time! The ice block slowly melts and then eventually you see it is empty and I think theres a couple of scenes where you see a shadow or a figure in the dark. But the first time you see the monster up close it's clearly just a man in a mask, but there was no slowly building music. They just opened a door and "ARRRGGHH" he took a swing at them. Made me jump as a kid 😊
@@MrCerir JC's The Thing is technically a remake of that movie, though I would argue it stands on it's own as being based on the book as opposed to an intentional remake. Either way, both are great movies and classics!
I was surprised how much I enjoyed The Ritual. That reveal was great
I love that film, why was you surprised?
@@peachysbaby3088reviews wernt really good when i first watched it. So I watched it in a skeptical mood. Was pleasantly surprised tho. The monster reveal was the beat. Made me go "what the f... Is that"...
Really? The ritual is right up my street but i was nothing but disappointed after watching it. Big let down and very sub par
So FANTASTICALLY happy that the Ritual is getting the recognition is deserved
the tragedy of showing the spider head at 1:00 and crediting stan winston with the breathtaking special effects done for the thing is that he did not work on that particular scene and specifically asked to be omitted from the credits so as not to take away from the genius toiling of rob bottin. winston was called in to work on the dog thing shown in the kennel, but was so impressed with the work rob bottin had done on the rest of the film that he requested he not be mentioned in the credits for fear that nobody would give bottin his due.
More people need to know this
Bottin is the best sfx guy in history.
@@shaggyrumplenutz1610 definitely one of the best, and behind every maestro there is a talented orchestra. The 1980's had some fantastic makeup fx artists and some phenomenal fx shops.
The Ritual is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. And that Moder thing was huge nightmare fuel for me.
Cthulus Reveal in „Underwater“ !!!!!!
I fast forwarded through that movie just to see Cthulhu. And I was still shook.
I loved that. I kind of expected it on this list, actually.
Yeah that was jaw dropping
Definitely should've been on the list
Totally!
The creature from The Ritual shocked me because it reminded me of the one in 'No One Gets out Alive.' Such a good movie creature and it wasn't till the end it showed.
I believe both movies are adaptations of novels by the same Author. That's probably why. The Ritual came out first.
I just watched both of the movie recently, yes they are quite similar!!
I'm honestly kind of surprised the Chest Burster from Alien isn't on the list. Seems like almost every list lately has had something from the Aliens franchise on it.
Because a new Alien movie is coming out in the next year or 2
Yeah even the actors didn't know what it looked like until it came out of his chest that was real terror in their eyes
Too obvious, I think.
@@rubendacostaesilva8442 That's like leaving Dracula off a list of great vampires. There are three great reveals in the Alien series (the chestburster and adult in Alien, and the queen in Aliens). At least one should be there.
@@misterdarwin although I totally agree with you, my opinion is that for this video, they were trying to expose the audience to other horror movie monsters, that's why mentioning the xeno, one of the most recognizable creatures from the horror genre, was a little too obvious.
I remember watching the Descent with my family when it came out, I remember the buildup to the reveal of the crawlers being tense too, we all kept noticing "rocks" moving just out of focus and expecting some kind of monster attack only to need to keep waiting.
Moder is scary af but also weirdly fascinating to look at. I had to find the creature design process for it right after the movie.
The aliens in Signs. I thought I was nuts because I screamed out loud in the theater when they show the first grainy recording of one. Then I met my husband, who is completely bored by horror movies, ad it freaked him the hell out too. There is just something so shocking about it.
The birthday party scene or at the climax??
@@jarianharris8240 I'm assuming the birthday party scene. That one shot of it walking across the frame was genuinely unsettlingly malevolent.
And then we found out that tap water burns them like acid...
Good scare, but when it turns out you can kill the monster by turning on the sink, it gets a little less scary in hindsight.
Everyone says that scene.
the birthday footage was done so effectively. Have to give M.Night credit for that one. Well done
the shark reveal ( 8:53 ) and Brody's rapid pop-up in the next cut have always been my most favorite scene i've ever watched in any movie or show. that reaction is just epic
The demon from Smile finally revealing itself was wild.
Yeah that film was extremely creepy
I know it’s older, but let’s not forget “The Relic” I watch it constantly because of how well the monster is made👍
Awesome film!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The book is quite good as well !
I still enjoy the layered reveal of the alien menace in the film Predator.
Each reveal peels back a layer, while simultaneously retaining a deeper layer of unraveled mystery. These layers pay off nicely when Arnord finally muses to his murderous antagonist during its famous facial reveal, "You are one ugly mother - "
I don't know why, but The Grudge is one of the most scariest Horror movies. And that sound the ghost woman makes still freaks me out till today. But I just remembered there's this "mashup" movie with The Grudge and The Ring where both ghosts become one, which is also quite freaked up
0:37 Pumpkinhead
1:42 The Enormous Alien
2:52 Pyramid Head
3:50 The Doppelganger
4:59 The Mother Barbarian
6:04 Kayako
7:10 Deborah
8:21 Shark Jaws
9:35 The Crawler
10:38 Moder The Ritual
Good list
Thank you!!
After Midnight has one of the best creature feature reveals of all time. Alien could be on here for face hugger, chest burster or even the xenomorph reveal. Aliens for the Queen reveal.
After Midnight, the 1989 movie?
@@Donegal62 The 2019 Movie of the same name.
I know Winston helped wjth the dog effect, but Bottin did the effects in the Thing...like he's notorious for how young he was & how much of himself he put into those effects
Winston only helped after Bottin had to check himself into the hospital for exhaustion. Bottin sometimes slept overnight on his work table.
@@cryingclown83 exactly. Just what I was saying. Bizarre that for some reason this video is trying to credit the thing to Winston
Rob Bottin is a flipping special effects genius who doesn't get enough credit that he should.
The Ritual was so good that I had to buy the book. It does not disappoint.
The films strays a little but from the source material, but the summary of the events leading everyone into the forest is not particularly important to the plot itself, and the climax definitely holds up. I highly recommend it.
It's a tv show, not a movie.....But the Black Stag in Hannibal absolutely Blew my Mind when I saw it
Ah, a man of culture.
What still blows my mind about The Descent is that the women are ALREADY trapped in a terrifying situation getting stuck in an unknown cave with no way out, THEN they introduce the crawlers!! Such an amazing movie!
Yes that creature in the movie Ritual. I always thought that it was a unique design.
I’ve rarely seen a creature reveal the way Moder was shown.. the flames behind it added to the fear and intensity, almost like a symbolic-evil- applause 😮
The momma bear in Prophecy 1979. The scene on the lake as the chieftain attempts to commune with Katahdin, chills. Still a favorite every Halloween night! And oh, yea, the bubbles as it tries to cross the lake. Such a fun, scary film.
The Cabin In the Woods is also an absolute must include and I would say the hand at the end takes the cake.
To me, the monster reveal in The Thing (1982) is pretty iconic and unsettling. Love that movie!!
The noise it made sounded like if despair had sound
I’m surprised the monster in Smile didn’t make an appearance in this video. When that thing revealed it’s true form, I have never felt fear like that since movies in my childhood. Absolutely incredible movie that made me terrified for weeks 😂
The Blob remake had the "reveal" when Paul, who you think will the the hero of the story, gets gotten. It's a brutally effective scene.
Glad Deadly Spawn was included cause at the time it looked damn impressive. Although nothing to brag about, still worth a watch. Cool list overall 🙏🏽🤘🏼
Sam in Trick R’ Treat was a good reveal!
For me, the bear from Annihilation. While not the main monster from the movie, but the reveal of it when it walks into the cabin, screaming the voice of their dead friend.........absolutely chilling.
I had nightmares from that movie for months. I'm an adult and was afraid to go to sleep it disturbed me so much.
Hell yeah, that was traumatizing
I really don't understand why everyone hates on Bruce. He looks great and realistic. Maybe its the culture we live in now where people don't think for themselves. Bruce, and Jaws has a whole, is great.
The movie is even more fascinating to see now, when you see part of seventies behaviorism, but also the next step in movie making…
I’m surprised the Cloverfield monster in 2008 didn’t at least get a shout-out on that list
I am SO HAPPY to see Pumpkinhead on a list. One of my favorites.
For the part in jaws despite the fact they knew it’s a fake animatronic shark, their fear might’ve been genuine
Not really a monster, but the reveal of what the crew saw that drove them insane in Event Horizon was terrifying. You don't see a lot but what you do see is effective.
The Queen Alien In Aliens Or The Alien Bear In Annihilation Should Be On The List
That alien bear really stuck with me. Hated it.
The reveal of the white spike aliens in tomorrow war was honestly really well executed.
I loved the Ritual. Monsters that force the protags to face their own fears to fight back are one of the best.
Imagine being a supernatural being and wanting to possess a younger body and choosing a kid with cancer… not sure you understood the assignment there, bud.
As someone with lung cancer, that dummy is in for a rude awakening when he Charles Lee Rays his way into that kid.
Lake Mungo doppelganger scared the sbsolute shit out of me. The Ritual monster was very confusing, I wasnt sure what is going on with his head. The Ritual and Descent are one of my favourite horrors.😊
I watched The Descent 1 and 2 with my friend alone and we've been scared of caves since then
The only issue with Pyramid head is that he’s created by James Sunderland’s specific trauma. It makes no sense for him to be there now.
I still really enjoy the film.
Yeah. Pyramid head also shows up in the 5th game as well, and it equally made no sense there.
Still, seeing PH show up on screen was still pretty cool despite that
This is part of the reason why I consider the film a reimagining rather than a straight adaptation.
That Moder design is beautiful. Gotta watch The Ritual!
the thing about The Ritual is, the movie is utterly MADE by the brilliance of that reveal. Without that incredible monster design, the rest of the film would be fine but not memorable. It's pretty straightforward. But that creature, OH MAN, that creature is one of the best modern movie monsters to date. Whole movie is worth it for that final reveal.
The 1986 version of The Fly. Brundle's slow transformation and mutation is disturbing and disquieting enough, but he's still more or less humanoid through most of it. And then you get that ultimate reveal of his humanoid face sloughing off, his limbs cracking and contorting, revealing his horrific final form.
Wait the Ants from Them! When that one finally shows up it's fantastic the moment it comes on screen for a movie so old is so well done.
Be honest, am I the only one that got teary eyes during the Jurassic Park scene when John Hammond tells Dr. Grant and the others "Welcome to Jurassic Park," and we get that wide screenshot of the dinosaurs in their habitat?
It gives me chills every time. Such a majestic scene.
I don’t know about teary eyed or chills, but it was a memorable scene that in my opinion was all thanks to the score.
Out of all these movies the creature reveal in The Ritual stuck with me. Another was the demon in Smile. Man I wasn’t prepared for that.
this is such a great selection - so well curated, all en pointe
The Relic. That has always been a monster that has stuck in my mind.
The Alien Queen reveal in Aliens will Always be my #1.
That thing was Terrifying!
For mine, it's actually from a CryptTV Short film. The Thing in the Apartment's creature reveal hits in a similar vein to the Descent's Crawler reveal with the added punch of it being in someone's dark bedroom and being lit up by the protagonists phone screen
not that much of a horror movie but a quiet place is such a a amazing reveal. those moments of buildup and suspense immediately followed by a quick sharp emotional jab. A quick concise (similar to the kills) reveal.
That's a good list for relatively recent films, but what about the classic reveals - FRANKENSTEIN (1931), DRACULA (1931), NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957), QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (1967), etc.? One of my favorite reveals will always be FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958), with the flying spinal columns finally appearing near the end of the film.
Omg fiend without a face loved that film
I've watched The Ritual a couple times. It might be my favorite build-up/reveal
Thanks for the List and Video 😀
Fantastic list, loved seeing Lake Mungo on here.
That shot from Jaws at 8:41 gives me chills everytime. It’s the most realistic shot in the movie.
I'm so happy to see the ritual on this list, and at the top, it's such a great and underrated movie.
"Pyramid Head in the movie is testament to the accuracy and care towards the franchise lore"
Pyramid Head not only wasnt in the specific game that this movie was based on, it was also a manifestation brought on by a character's guilt over murdering his own wife. Alessa had nothing to do with it
It was a good intro! but lore accurate it is not :P
Yeah meanwhile the nurses where his sexual frustration....
So they were not lord accurate in the movie either
The movies completely butchered EVERYTHING about Silent Hill apart from the general aesthetics. And even with the aesthetics there are things that rub me the wrong way, like Pyramid' Head's helmet (the Red Pyramid's look from SH2 was MUCH more menacing) and the weird paint-peeling effect when the town transitions to the Otherworld (which feels more at home in a Harry Potter movie than a Silent Hill adaptation).
don't know if I'd call these "great reveals", but still worth mentioning: tremors, jeepers creepers, john carpenter's the thing and attack of the killer tomatoes.
The thing was great 👍
Jeepers Creepers has several reveal, first when you think it's a serial killer, then when it shows that it's a supernatural thingie - up to the end. Loved also the brother/sister relationship, I don't know why, I love it when brotherly/sisterly love is shown.
@@pateris agreed. I think it’s because familial relationships aren’t represented as often as romantic relationships in media (with horror being a prominent case).
@@KingDomsKingdom85 true. Perhaps I should’ve said “most of these”, with the thing being the most prominent exception.
@@tfmaster96 Most indeedy !
PumpkinHead finally getting some long overdue love!!
I think one that could make the list is the bear from Annihilation. The thing’s skull is protruding from the massive, mangy body. Not to mention the fact that it mimics its victims screams as it’s eaten alive. That thing is straight nightmare fuel.
Good list! I especially appreciate that The Ritual made #1, an extremely underrated film!
Great video good job guys 👏
Was really hoping the Queen reveal in Aliens would make the list. As a kid I literally gasped when Ripley was looking up and she started moving 😅
Same!
The girl in the barn in Slither is Whoa moment too...does that count??? 🤣🤣🤣
That's more gross then scary , not to mention the worms entering through people's mouth after that ..
The Batmobile reveal from The Batman felt like a monster reveal
I can't recommend _Lake Mungo_ highly enough. Very understated, and the creative double-use of visuals (first you see it, then you REALLY see it) through the "documentary" was very unsettling.
The reveal of the Alien with Dallas in the crawlspace in the first film scared the crap out of me ... should have been number 1 on this list
I thought it was a no-brainer for this list too. Arguably the best jump scare in movie history.
Sweetheart! The flare lighting up the dark as it slowly falls into the ocean, revealing the creature standing on the beach watching the whole thing? Chilling.
What movie was that??
Mr Barlow makes his first appearance in Salem's Lot has always been my favorite monster reveal that continues to creep me out to this day.
Been so long. Is that in the jail when he pops straight up or in the kitchen when he rises from his cape? (Or is my memory totally shot and none of this happened? lol)
@bmbiz yes both are terrifying. Barlow is first seen in the jail then he enters the home and is just a cape rolling on the floor before slowly rising and kills the couple by smashing their heads together grabs the young boy and confronts the priest with the cross and kills him. Both of your memories are correct.
@@raypenny9013 Yes! I guess I shouldn't have doubted my memory given the impression that movie had on me (i.e. it scared the crap out of me!) Thanks for confirming!
@@bmbiz you are very welcome
I'm 41,,,, still my favourite reveal n horror movie of all time,,,,truly fkn terrifying
The reveal in The Descent was the scariest I have ever seen.
My grandma is a very religious woman and her whole life she never watched any horror movies until Pumpkin Head came out in '88 and she has seen this movie several and I mean SEVERAL times throughout all these years. It's one of her favorites and still the only horror flick she's ever watched in her life🤷🏾♀️🤣🤣🤣
That explains why pumpkin head scarred me as a child 😂😂
Oh my! I was obsessed with Deadly Spawn! I saw it as a teen at my local VHS store and couldn't remember the name of it to save my life! Thank you algorithm for dishing me this video!
Yeah, that scene from The Taking of Debra Logan was prolly the freakiest I’ve ever seen.
unsettling
The aztec creature/god in 'No one gets out Alive' is a recent fav 😄
The Ritual is a gem.
Great video 🤩💥 Thanks for sharing 😊🍿🎥
Pumpkinhead getting recognition makes me happy.
The Funhouse had a great monster intro scene. The whole scene set up worked well to show him for the first time.
So super happy to see 'The Deadly Spawn' get a shoutout
Absolutely agree with #1!!!
That movie FREAKED ME TF OUT
Absolutely loved Barbarian's reveal of The Mother!
I loved the ritual. I wish more films were made like that.
The ritual was really good, I particularly liked the scene when they literally walk past the monster and once they've passed it moves and we never even knew it was there.
The ritual was a pretty good reveal. Good job Tilly.
Tomorrow war's first reveal of the white spikes in the stairway is cinema gold
I thought the bear/human hybrid in Annihalation was terrifying.
Moder is so memorable. Design is unique, creative, and terrifylingly divine.
The moment where the creature in the Ritual showed up though a door frame, bowed down so it could look inside.
That creeped me out so bad when I first watched it, it deserved the spot on this list for sure, so good choice.
I have never heard of Moder- but WOW! Definitely a great pic for Number one!
I'm like a lot of horror enthusiasts, I grew up watching horror, your Nightmare on Elm Streets, Friday the 13ths, Texas Chainsaw, Halloween, Childs Play, Hellraiser, etc. And to those that don't understand, my pops and auntie were awesome af. As long as I wasn't scared of what we were watching, I was allowed to watch it lol. Just not the X rated scenes, cause you know, parental advisory 😂
But most movies don't really scare me nowadays and it takes alot to scare me after that. But The Descent scared me SHITLESS. not because of the monsters, or the gore, it's the atmosphere. Being in an enclosed space, and the lighting and the visual storytelling, it almost gives you a panic attack just watching it. It scared me because that is arguably something that can happen. I wasn't scared of Nightmare on Elm Street or Hellraiser because that couldn't really happen. But The Descent is plausible and that freaked the hell out of me man.
Imagine going on an adventure, getting lost in really closed caves and not knowing what can come after you, all the while you're panicking and worried about falling and hurting yourself. Such an amazing movie.
Yes, I think the "man vs nature" part was almost as scary as the creatures !
@@pateris for real! I watched this with my mom and I swear I almost had a panic attack watching the parts when they had to squeeze through the tighter spots. Neil Marshall did an amazing job and you can tell that he understands *how to freak people out* and that's rare nowadays in horror or even thriller films lol.
So f’n great to have one of your lists, Tilly!
Just found this…
The premise in The Doppelgänger is spot on. It’s a Medieval concept that those soon to die may meet with an image of themselves already dead. It’s a momento mori.