From terrifying creatures lurking in the shadows to colossal beasts wreaking havoc on cities, the monster movie genre ...

Now they only exist in the land of movie monsters. The T-Rex in “Jurassic Park” is the most physically imposing, but the raptors are the true villains (other than man’s hubris) in the movie.

Some movie monsters send a chill up your spine. Think of “The Thing” or “Nosferatu” or the Xenomorph from “Alien.” Other monsters, though, fail to terrify. These are the movie monsters ...