List of monster movies


This is a list of monster movies, about such creatures as extraterrestrial aliens, giant animals, Kaiju, mutants, supernatural creatures, or creatures from folklore, such as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. These movies usually fall into the science fiction, fantasy and/or horror genres.
NameRelease yearMonster
20 Million Miles to Earth1957Extraterrestrial from Venus
2-Headed Shark Attack2012Two-headed shark
3-Headed Shark Attack2015Three-headed shark
5-Headed Shark Attack2017Five-headed shark
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad1958Cyclops, dragon, roc
The ABCs of Death2012Bigfoot, living faeces, living toilet, vampire
Aberration1997Mutated lizards
Abominable2006Bigfoot
[The Abominable (2006 film)|Abominable Snowman (film)|The Abominable Snowman]1957Yeti
Achoura2014Grine
Alien1979Xenomorph
Alien 31992Xenomorph
Alien: Covenant2017Xenomorph
Alien Outpost2014Alien
Alien Resurrection1997Xenomorph
Alien: Romulus2024Xenomorph
Alien vs. Predator2004Alien, Predators
Aliens1986Xenomorph
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem2007Alien, Predators
Monsters Attack1969Godzilla / daikaiju
Alligator1980Giant alligator
An American Werewolf in London1980Werewolves
An American Werewolf in Paris1997Werewolves
Anaconda1997Giant anaconda
Anaconda2025Giant anaconda
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid2004Giant anacondas
Anaconda 3: Offspring2008giant anacondas
Anacondas: Trail of Blood2009giant anacondas
Animal2014Unknown creature
Another WolfCop2018Werewolf
Arcadian2024Unknown creatures
The Arctic Giant1942Dinosaur-esque monster
Atragon1963Manda / daikaiju
Attack the Block2011Aliens
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman1958Giant human
Attack of the Crab Monsters1958Giant crabs
Attack of the Giant Leeches1959Giant leeches
Attack on Titan2015Giants / Titans
Avenged2013Crows
The Babadook2014Ghoul
Bakemono2023Tentacled creature
Barbarian2022Mutant
'1953Rhedosaurus
'1956Allosaurus
Beauty and the Beast 2005Transformed human
Beowulf2007Grendel, Grendel's mother, [The The dragon (Beowulf)|dragon (Beowulf)|dragon], sea monsters
Big Bad Wolf2006Werewolf
Bigfoot: The Movie2015Sasquatch
The Black Scorpion1957Giant scorpion
Blade1998Blade, vampires
Blade II2002Blade, mutant vampires, vampires
Blade Trinity2004Blade, vampires, Dracula
The Blob1958Blob
The Blob1988Blob
Blood Monkey2007Apes
Blood of the Tribades2016Vampires
Blood Ransom2014Vampires
Blood Redd2014Canine
BloodRayne2005Vampire, dhampir
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space1984Vampires
Buffy the Vampire Slayer1992Vampires
Cat's Eye1985Troll
The Cave2005Cave monsters.
Clash of the Titans1981Kraken, Calibos, Medusa and giant scorpions
Clash of the Titans2010Monsters from Greek mythology
Cloverfield2008Clover
Cold Ground2017Beast of Gévaudan
Colossal2016Unknown creature
Creature Feature2014Werewolves
Creature from the Black Lagoon1954Gill-man
The Creature Walks Among Us1956Gill-man
The Creeping Terror1964Alien
Creepshow1982Zombies, alien plants, yeti, cockroaches
Critters1986Aliens
Critters 2: The Main Course1988Aliens
Crocodile2000Giant crocodile
Crying Wolf 3D2015Werewolf, wolves
Cujo1983Rabid dog
The Curse of the Werewolf1961Werewolf
Cursed2005Werewolves
Cute Little Buggers 3D2014Rabbit
D-War2007Dragons
Dagon2001Deep One
Daimajin1966Daimajin
Darkness1993Bats, vampires
Dawn of the Beast2021Bigfoot, wendigos
Dead Alive1992Zombies
Dead Meat2004Zombiefied cows
The Deadly Mantis1957Praying mantis
The Deadly Spawn1983Aliens
Dear God No!2011Sasquatch
Death of a Unicorn2025Killer unicorns
Deep Rising1998Giant octopus-like creature
DeepStar Six1989Giant undersea creature
Destroy All Monsters1968Godzilla / daikaiju
Detective Pikachu2019Pokémon
The Devil Bat1940Mutant bats
Digging Up the Marrow2014Ghoul
Doctor Blood's Coffin1961Zombie
Dogora1964Jellyfish-like amorphous alien lifeform
Dog Soldiers2002Werewolves
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark2010Mysterious small creatures
Doom2005Mutants
The Dooms Chapel Horror2015Demons, ghoul
Dreadtime Stories2014Ghoul
Dwellers2021Sewer creature
Earth vs. the Spider1958Giant spider
Eight Legged Freaks2002Giant spiders
Exists2014Bigfoot
Extinction2014Tyrannosaurus rex
The Fiancé2015Bigfoot
The Flesh Eaters1964Flesh-eating microbes
The Fly1958Mutant man, spiders
The Fly1986Mutant man
Frankenfish2004Genetically engineered Snakehead fish
Frankenstein Created Bikers2015Frankenstein's monster
Freaked1993Mutant
Freddy vs Jason2003Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees
From Beyond1986Interdimensional mutant
From the Dark2014Far darrig
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo1996Wendigo
Gamera1965Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion1996Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris1999Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera the Brave2006Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe1995Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera: Super Monster1980Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Barugon1966Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Guiron1969Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Gyaos1967Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Jiger1970Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Viras1968Gamera / daikaiju
Gamera vs. Zigra1971Gamera / daikaiju
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster1967Bird-lizards / daikaiju
Garuda2004Garuda / giant bird creature
Gehenna2016Ghoul
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964Godzilla / daikaiju
Ghost Rider2007Ghost Rider, Blackheart, Mephisto, other demons
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance2011Ghost Rider, Mephisto
Ghostkeeper1981Wendigo
Ghoul2014Ghoul
The Giant Behemoth1959Paleosaurus
'1957Extraterrestrial prehistoric bird
'1959Beaded lizard
The Giant Spider Invasion1975Giant spiders
Godzilla1954Godzilla
Godzilla1998Godzilla
Godzilla2014Godzilla, MUTOs
Godzilla 20001999Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla2002Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle2018Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: Final Wars2004Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah
Godzilla Minus One2023Godzilla
Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: The Planet Eater2018Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters2017Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla Raids Again1955Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.2003Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla vs. Biollante1989Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah1995Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Gigan1972Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Hedorah1971Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Kong2021King Kong, Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Skullcrawler, Hollow Earth creatures
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla1974Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1993Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus2000Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Megalon1973Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. Mothra1992Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster1966Godzilla / daikaiju
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire2024Godzilla, Kong, Scar King, Mothra
Goosebumps2015Slappy the Dummy, giant praying mantis, werewolf, yeti, lawn gnomes
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween2018Slappy the Dummy, ogre, witches, ghosts
Gorgo1961Sea monster
Grabbers2012Giant tentacled creature
Graveyard Shift1990Giant bat
The Great Wall2017Taotie
The Great Yokai War: Guardians2021Yokai
Gremlins1984Gremlins
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990Gremlins
Half Human1955Abominable Snowman
The Grudge2004Onryō
The Grudge 22006Onryō
The Grudge 32009Onryō
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves2015Werewolf, bats
The Hideous Sun Demon1958Mutant
The Host2006Giant amphibious creature
House1985Various
Howl2015Werewolves
The Howling1981Werewolf
Hulk2003Hulk
Hyena2014Hyena
I am Legend2007Vampires
I, Frankenstein2014Frankenstein's monster, demons, gargoyles
The Incredible Hulk2008Hulk, Abomination
Infernal2015Ghoul
Insectula2015Giant spider, insectoid
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965Godzilla / daikaiju
Invaders from Mars1986Aliens
The Invisible Man1933Invisible Man
It2017Pennywise
It Came from Beneath the Sea1955Radioactive octopus
It Came From the Desert2015Giant ants
It Chapter Two2019Pennywise
It! The Terror from Beyond Space1958Martian
It's Alive1974Mutated baby
Jaani Dushman1979Snakes
Jack Frost1997Living snowman
Jack the Giant Killer1962Giants, witches, hobgoblins
Jack the Giant Slayer2013giants
Jennifer's Body2009Succubus
Jinn2014Jinn
Ju-On: The Curse2000Onryō
Ju-On: The Curse 22000Onryō
Ju-On: The Grudge2002Onryō
Ju-On: The Grudge 22003Onryō
Ju-On: Black Ghost2009Onryō
Ju-On: White Ghost2009Onryō
Ju-On: The Beginning of the End2014Onryō
Ju-On: The Final Curse2015Onryō
Jurassic City2015Dinosaurs; Tyrannosaurus rex
Jurassic Park1993Numerous dinosaurs
Jurassic Park III2001Numerous dinosaurs
Jurassic World2015Genetically modified dinosaurs
Jurassic World Dominion2022Numerous dinosaurs, genetically engineered locusts
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018Numerous dinosaurs
Jurassic World Rebirth2025Numerous dinosaurs, including mutants
The Loch Ness Horror1981Loch Ness Monster
The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997Numerous dinosaurs
Khooni Panja1991Ghoul
The Kindred1987Genetic hybrids
King Kong1933King Kong, Dinosaurs
King Kong1976King Kong
King Kong2005King Kong
King Kong Appears in Edo1938King Kong
King Kong Escapes1967King Kong, Mechani-Kong, Gorosaurus
King Kong Lives1986King Kong
King Kong vs. Godzilla1962King Kong / Godzilla
King of the Lost World2005Giant ape
Kong: Skull Island2017King Kong, Skullcrawlers
Konga1961Giant gorilla
Konga TNT2020Giant gorilla
Krampus2015Krampus
Lake Effect2015Yeti
Lake Placid1999Giant crocodile
Lake Placid 22007Giant crocodile
Lake Placid 32007Giant crocodiles
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter2012Giant crocodiles
Lake Placid: Legacy2018Giant crocodile
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda2015Crocodile and anaconda
Leprechaun1993Leprechaun
The Leviathan2015Leviathan
Life2017Alien life form
Love and Monsters2020Numerous monsters
Love in the Time of Monsters2015Bigfoot
The Mad Monster1942Werewolf
Malignant2021Supernatural theratoma
Mama2013Revenant
Man-Thing2005Man-Thing
Meatball Machine2005Mutant
The Meg2018Megalodon
Meg 2: The Trench2023megalodons, Giant Octopus, Kronosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex,
Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus2010Shark and crocodile
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus2009Shark and octopus
Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark2014Shark
The Midnight Meat Train2008Reptilians
Mighty Joe Young1949Giant gorilla
Mighty Joe Young1998Giant gorilla
The Mighty Kong1998King Kong
Minotaur2006Minotaur
The Mist2007Various
Monster2008Giant octopus
The Monster2016Undefined creature
Monster Brawl2011Cyclops, swamp monster, Frankenstein's monster, vampire, mummy, witch, werewolf, zombie
A Monster Calls2016giant anthropomorphic yew tree
The Monster Club1981Vampires, Shadmock, ghouls
Monster Hunt2015Numerous monsters
Monster Hunt 22018Numerous monsters
Monster Hunter2020Numerous monsters
Monster in the Closet1986Boogeyman
Monster Island2019Multiple giant monsters
The Monster That Challenged the World1957Giant molluscs
Monsters2010Six-legged, tentacled beast
Monsters: Dark Continent2014Six-legged, tentacled beast
Morbius2022Living vampires; Michael Morbius, Milo Morbius
Mothra1961Daikaiju / Mothra
Mothra vs. Godzilla1964Godzilla / daikaiju
Night of the Lepus1972giant mutated rabbits
Night of the Living Dead1968Zombies
The Night Watchmen2015Bats, vampire
Nightbreed1990Shapeshifter
Nightlight2014Demon
Nope2022Alien
Notzilla2020Daikaiju / Godzilla parody
The Nun2018Demon
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon1994Yamata no Orochi / dragon
Outlander2008Moorwen
P-51 Dragon Fighter2014Dragon
Pacific Rim2013Daikaiju / mecha
Pacific Rim: Uprising2018Daikaiju / mecha
Pan's Labyrinth2006Faun, Pale Man, other magical creatures
Predator1987Predator
The Predator2018Predator
Predator 21990Predator
Predator: Badlands2025Predator, Kalisk
Prey2022Predator
The Pit1981Troglodyte
The Possession2012Demon
Primeval2007Crocodile
Prophecy1979Giant mutant bear
Pulgasari1985Pulgasari / daikaiju
Pumpkinhead1988Demon
Puppet Master1989Killer toys
The Pyramid2014Anubis
Q1982Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, depicted as a giant winged lizard
Queen Kong1976Giant gorilla
A Quiet Place2018Death Angels
Rampage2018Three giant monsters - George the Gorilla, Lizzie the Alligator, Ralph the Wolf
Rats: Night of Terror1984Rats
Rawhead Rex1986Demon
Rebirth of Mothra1996Daikaiju / giant moth
Rebirth of Mothra II1997Daikaiju / giant moth
Rebirth of Mothra III1998Daikaiju / giant moth
Reign of Fire2002Dragons
Reign of the Gargoyles2007Gargoyle
The Relic1997Kothoga
Reptilicus1961Prehistoric reptile
1984Godzilla / daikaiju
The Return of Swamp Thing1989Mutated humanoid swamp creature
The Return of the Living Dead1985Zombies
Revenge of the Creature1955Gill-man
The Ritual2017Jotunn
Rodan1956Rodan
S.S. Doomtrooper2006Mutant
Scary or Die2012Zombies, vampires, were-clowns
The Sea Bat1930Manta ray
The Sea Beast1926Sperm whale
The Sea Beast2022Red Bluster
Sexcula2014Vampires, bats
The Shape of Water2017Humanoid aquatic creature
Shapeshifter2005Shapeshifter
Sharp Fangs in the Forest1986Giant man-eating crocodile
Shin Godzilla2016Godzilla
Shivers1975Sexually transmitted parasite
Silver Bullet1985Werewolf
SilverHide2015Werewolf
The Slayer1982Supernatural beast, skeletal creature
Slender Man2018Slender Man
Snakeman2005Giant five-headed snake
Son of Godzilla1967Godzilla / daikaiju
Son of Kong1933King Kong, dinosaurs
Space Amoeba1970Daikaiju
Species1995Extraterrestrial / human hybrid
The Suckling1990Mutated fetus
Swamp Thing1982Mutated humanoid swamp creature
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990Mummy, black cat, gargoyle
Tarantula1955Giant tarantula
Tentacles1977Octopus
Terror of Mechagodzilla1975Godzilla / daikaiju / mecha
Them!1954Giant ants
The Tingler1959Fear-eating parasite
Tokyo Gore Police2008Mutants
The Tomorrow War2021White Spikes
The Toxic Avenger1984Mutant
Tremors1990Graboids
Tremors 2: Aftershocks1996Graboids
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection2001Graboids
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins2004Graboids
Tremors 5: Bloodlines2015Graboids
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell2018Graboids
Tremors: Shrieker Island2020Graboids
Troll1986Troll
Troll2022Troll
Troll 21990Goblins
Trollhunter2010Trolls
Underwater2020Cthulhu, humanoid sea creatures
Unnatural2015Polar bears
V/H/S2012Zombies, demons, glitch, aliens
Vampirella1996Vampire
Van Helsing2004Vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein's monster, Mr. Hyde
The Valley of Gwangi1969Allosaurus
Varan1958Varan / giant lizard
Venom2018Venom, Riot
Venom: Let There Be Carnage2021Venom, Carnage
Venom: The Last Dance2024Venom, Toxin, Knull
The War of the Gargantuas1966Daikaiju
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep2007Crusoe
The Werewolf of Washington1973Werewolf
Werewolves2024Werewolves
Werewolves of the Third Reich2017Werewolf
Werewolves Within2021Werewolves
What We Do in the Shadows2014Bats, vampires
Willow Creek2013Sasquatch
Wind Walkers2015Vampires, bats
WolfCop2014Werewolf
Wolfen1981Native American wolf spirits
The Wild Man of the Navidad2008Bigfoot
The Wolf Man1941Werewolf
Wolf Man2025Werewolf
The Wolfman2010Werewolves
Wolves2014Werewolf
Wrath of the Titans2012Monsters from Greek mythology
Wrestlemaniac2006Flesh construct
The X from Outer Space1966Guilala / daikaiju
Yongary, Monster from the Deep1967Yonggary
Yonggary1999Yonggary
Zombeavers2014Mutated beavers
Zombieworld2015Genetically modified apes