Just in Time for Halloween... Right?

So, I thought long and hard about wanting to contribute something worthwhile to the internet. About creating something original and new that would stand out from the mass of film review and news sites out there. I spent a very long time contemplating this issue.

Then I got bored and made a countdown of the 20 best monster movies.

First, before I start counting down, I have a disclaimer: This is a list of only films I have seen. Chances are, if you think a movie is missing, it's because I haven't seen it (ex. Alien, The Thing, Predator). Reviewing movies I have yet to watch would take psychic abilities I do not possess. However, there are a few obvious exceptions. Movies I refuse to include in this list due to their supreme awfulness are:

I'll eat your children and lay eggs in them.

The Mummy (1999)

(For paying Brendan Fraser to act)

 The Mummy Returns

(For continuing to support Brendan Fraser's film Career)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

(I hate Brendan Fraser)

He knows what he did. Now, this is not strictly which movies are best, but which exemplify the best that the monster movie genre has to offer, either by breaking new ground or by showing us just how good the classic formula can be in the right hands. And keep in mind that I love every single one of these movies to death, I just like some of them more than others in a sort of creepy, mutant, Animal Farm fashion.

So grab a pen and start making a list for your next movie marathon. Hit the jump to start the countdown.