Mimic (1997)

Mimic (1997)

[6] Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, and Charles S. Dutton star in this creature feature about evolved cockroaches that threaten to overtake New York City. Director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) admits that the film's narrative was watered down…
Cursed (2004)

Cursed (2004)

[5] There's a good concept at the core of this Wes Craven/Kevin Williamson (Scream) collaboration -- a brother and sister coming to terms with the fact that they may be werewolves. But serious werewolf fans will bemoan the cheesy Hollywood…
The Faculty (1998)

The Faculty (1998)

[7] Robert Rodriguez directs from a script polished by Kevin Williamson in this fun high school body snatchers horror flick. Piper Laurie, Jon Stewart, Salma Hayek, Robert Patrick, Bebe Neuwirth, and Famke Janssen play the title characters, members of an…
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

[5] This atomic-age monster movie features a giant octopus that attacks San Francisco. With the help of special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen, the creature topples some skyscrapers and whacks a piece out of the Golden Gate bridge. Unfortunately, the visual…
The Capture of Bigfoot (1979)

The Capture of Bigfoot (1979)

[1] A business man tries to capitalize on a town's frequent Bigfoot sightings by capturing the creature for his own tourist attraction. This would be an awesome movie if it were 1979 and you'd never seen a movie before. Bigfoot…
The Monster Squad (1987)

The Monster Squad (1987)

[6] When classic movie monsters invade their town, a group of kids band together to keep them from finding a magical amulet that will enable the creeps to rule the world. The Monster Squad is an ebulient if uneven little…
The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007)

[8] Frank Darabont dives back into the Stephen King well and comes out with a winner. The Mist is about a disparate group of people who end up trapped together in the local grocery store when a strange, scary mist…
Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield (2008)

[8] This monster movie from the creators of Lost and Felicity combines low-budget ingenuity with high-budget production values for a thrilling movie going experience. The whole film is hand-held 'found footage' documenting a group of friends' attempted escape from Manhattan…
The Blob (1988)

The Blob (1988)

[7] It's rare, but here we have a remake that is better than the original. Kevin Dillon stars as a high school boy trying to warn his community that a blobular alien is devouring everyone in its sight. There are…
The Blob (1958)

The Blob (1958)

[6] A meteorite crashes to Earth, carrying a blob of jelly that grows exponentially by devouring everyone in its path. The original Blob movie is charming in a retro-gitchy way, even if you never buy then 28-year old Steve McQueen…