Note: Ten favorite monsters, part three. Part two. Despite what I say about Disney’s Bronze Age, it wasn’t a bad era at all. Well, probably. I haven’t seen The Black Cauldron, The Fox and the Hound, or Oliver & Company yet.
1. Broom Dog from Alice in Wonderland
One of my favorite movies and adaptations of one of my favorite books. It has unique designs based on unique designs.
Film original Broom Dog should be domestic, but he lives in the Tulgey Wood and is a fuzzy little nuisance. Yes, he is.
Mind controlling brain parasites aren’t unique to Animorphs. But Yeerks are highly sapient, with an intricate history and culture. Also, they made me realize my infestation kink on the cusp of puberty. ._.
3. Baba Yaga’s house from Arthur
She lived in a mobile home before it was cool. There are myriad depictions of her hut, but this is the first one I saw.
4. Monster Book of Monsters from Harry Potter
Just another reason Professor Hagrid should’ve been head of Gryffindor. He assigns fun textbooks and/or monsters.
5. Der Klown from Krampus
This version of Krampus has a collection of cool minions, which includes a flying heckdoll. But his most interesting toy is a serpentine jack-in-the-box. I have so many questions about Der Klown’s anatomy, but that’s what headcanons are for.
6. Exo-Skin from My Life As a Teenage Robot
Essentially a Raggedy Ann symbiote.
7. Clark from One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
I never thought he was scary. :(
8. Hadras from Pirates of the Caribbean
All Flying Dutchman members have amazing designs based on non-mammal marine life. At first I considered placing Davy Jones on this list. But cephalopod-headed characters are more common than conch shell-headed ones. Also, Hadras’s head has crab legs!
9. the Greedy from Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
If we were going by Disney critics, we’d say the ‘70s are part of the Bronze Age of Animation.
But this film isn’t Disney. The Greedy’s sequence is so fluidly animated…! A colorful assortment of sweets being gobbled on a black background as a metaphor for gluttony. Even better is that the Greedy is self-cannibalizing.
10. Cironielian Chrysalis Eater from Teen Titans
Her true form is actually less unnerving to me because it doesn’t have buggy eyes. (And I’m not too afraid of spiders or mantises.)
Note: Would you rather be barnacle-encrusted or ooze candy? Is Gloppy the Greedy’s cousin? Am I not an Animorphs character because I would try to date a Controller? These are the questions we must ask ourselves. Or not. No skin off my ass.
As a child, I never thought dolls or clowns were creepy. Still don’t. By themselves, I mean. Purposely creepy dolls and clowns don’t count, but they’re cool.
