What is your favourite "alien monster" and why?

I agree Lone they were very well done! I also thought the predator and their dog creatures looked cool...even thought I dont connect Predators to the Alien movies I still really enjoy them as a great rollercoaster ride! [img]http://cdn.webshopapp.com/f/zzpcaf/predators-tracker-predator-12-inch-figur.jpg[/img]

'Them' Yea hide the sugar please. Hmm If there were more Engineers around what could have been done or used to lure them out?

Agreed Shambs, 'The Host' creature is cool, I LOVE that film! The best creature design ever has to be Giger's Alien, it's menacing, mesmerising, elegant, scary & beautiful all at the same time! Then it has to be Rob Bottin's fantastic creations for 'The Thing', which are just an incredible alien gorefest & funny too! Think Norris's head leaving the room ~ "You gotta be f*****g kiddin me" ;-)

The Thing was brilliant! [img]http://mutantville.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-thing-1982.jpg[/img]

That's what I'm talkin 'bout Tanky! :-D

Well, the original Alien from the '79 flick has always scared me. The films is just eerie (the 'Dallas on the vent' scene still puts me nervous, even though I've memorized it). Another monster that has always caused quite an impact on me was Stan Winston's Kothoga creature for the '97 film 'The Relic': [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zVpPk-7Amyw/TYP5_9bTrLI/AAAAAAAAAMg/Z35nQ8BMUMo/kothoga.jpg[/img] Very nasty and brutal!!! The dragons from the film Reign of Fire are quite nice also!! Awesome design: [img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs23/f/2007/356/d/9/Reign_Of_fire_dragon____by_kl6.jpg[/img] Should I also include creatures from the animal kingdom that made it to screen?? Then, I guess I have to mention the velocirraptors from 'Jurassic Park', the shark from 'Jaws', the spiders from 'Arachnophobia'....

I also love the giant ants from 'Them'. Considering it was made in 1954, the effects are pretty neat & the sound they made in the desert was so creepy! :-D

@ Tanky agree totally! @Indy John.......Guinness? :-D

We have certainly come a LONG way with our Alien concept designs : ) [img]http://farm1.staticflickr.com/190/470097672_b13fc40f6a.jpg[/img] [img]http://mydisguises.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mexican-alien.jpg[/img] [img]http://photos.forteantimes.com/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_7/fortean_times_3507_7.jpg[/img]

Haha they look like they spent alot of time and money on those alien/monster costumes. I havent even seen "The Thing" but it looks scaaarey. I like the alien things in 'Critters' lol quite funny actually. Also the weird monster thing with eyes in his hands from Pans Labyrinth (Good film). http://splatter-shack.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Critters3_7.png http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qa-wn60e4es/TQJQ6eJLC7I/AAAAAAAABEY/yszI513bqQI/s1600/pan-2.jpg

There are so many... But the Alien Xeno has to be the most iconic, to me anyway. While i love the Predators as far as a threat goes the Xeno and a Xeno Infestation is something really bad. But as a Weapon its flawed, its only use is drop onto a World and Watch it invest and take over that World, its basically like using a Nuke or a Disease that changes the population into Zombies etc..... But the most fearful has to be The Thing..... [b]The Thing[/b] is simply the ultimate in terrifying and unstoppable Killing Machine/Organism. Suffice to say drop a 1000 Xenos or a Million on the USA would be bad... But just a single Thing outbreak and infection in a populated City like New Work would soon spread across the USA and the World. The Hidden and Unknown Horror. If any movie Monster Alien was to be real and a real threat i cant think of anything as terrifying as [b]The Thing.[/b]