Creepiest Supernatural Monsters Evah
Week in and week out, the Winchester boys kick some monster ass and deal with angsty family issues, all the while driving one heck of a cool car. Not too long ago, TV critic Maureen Ryan called the show "unheralded but excellent . . . packing meaty thrills, dude-tastic humor, and solid storytelling into each episode."
While it’s easy and fun to get caught up in the Padalecki-Ackles axis of eye candy and the classic rock soundtrack, the show also, as another reviewer points out, “effortlessly mixes traditional horror along with schlock and B-Movie” thrills, while “[S]imultaneously parodying and honouring the genre at the same time...”
In other words, we wouldn’t get to so often watch the brothers Winchester flex their muscles if it weren’t the tremendously creepy and formidable monsters they’ve had to face down. After all, a hero is only as good as the dragon he must slay. So, while we wait for Supernatural to return, let’s take a look at the top five most dangerous, nasty and creepiest monsters Sam and Dean have had to fight yet.
Vampires
The vampires of Supernatural aren’t the beautiful and flawed fiends à la Ann Rice and Paranormal Romance. (The exception to this rule is, of course, Dean’s brief stint as an undead bloodsucker.) Nope, these monsters have several rows of nasty looking fangs rather than two elegantly sharp incisors.
Left, open wide vampy.
They infect others virally with their blood and younger vamps often cart victims off to their nests to be enjoyed by vampire elders for weeks. These immortals can smell human blood and hear a heartbeat a mile away.
In “Dead Man's Blood,” Daddy Winchester said that a vampire has a person’s scent for life. The only way to kill a vampire is by beheading – and the Colt, of course.
Wendigos
Right, wendigo claw sharpening 101.
Wendigos are described as standing over fifteen feet tall and possessing glowing eyes and yellow skin, as well as overly long tongues. The only way to kill them is to burn them to death.
Thomas Benton creeped me out so much in the episode “Time is on My Side” that he deserves his own entry. A doctor in the 1800s, Benton discovered the secret to becoming immortal. It’s simple, really. Just steal other people’s organs when yours wear out.
Left, a facelift, Doc Benton style?
If you wake up in a hotel bathtub full of ice with one kidney gone, blame Doc Benton.
John Winchester cut out the man’s heart years ago, but that didn’t stop the doctor, nope. Benton kidnaps Sam with the intent to harvest his organs and offers Dean a chance to avoid Hell by joining in his immortality.
Not your average genie in a bottle, djinns in the Supernatural universe can pass as humans, but in their true form have tattoos and scars over their entire bodies. Their eyes glow blue when they attack and they possess superhuman strength.
Right, is that Khan herpe tattoo on his cheek?
Rather than granting wishes, they poison their victims and convince them the hallucinations that result are the victim’s dreams come true. In the meantime, the djinn feeds on the blood of the victim. The only way out is for the victim to commit suicide in their alternate reality. These cave-dwelling monsters can only be killed with a silver knife dipped in lamb’s blood.
Khan Worm
Nicknamed the “twelve inch long herpe” by Dean, the Khan Worm was created by Eve and enters a person’s body through the ear. Then it controls their actions, which usually involves killing the victim’s friends and family.
Left, Khan!!
The only way to remove a Khan Worm is to electrocute the victim near to death. This monster isn’t really scary until you see it—on the floor in a puddle of icky goo.
Then it just gives me the heebie-jeebies. Reminiscent of the Centaurian worm from Star Trek and the Ceti eel from Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, this worm looks like a freaky cross between a snail and an eel. Plus goo. Ewwww.
I need to wash out my brain now, thanks. As I mentioned above, just keep in mind that without all that scary stuff, we wouldn’t get to watch Sam and Dean sending these nasties packing. Case in point:
What about you? What do you think is the scariest monster on Supernatural? What’s your favorite Sam or Dean monster fighting moment?
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6 comments:
Hmm...scariest Supernatural monster? I believe I'm going to have to get back to you on that one.
Really enjoyed your guest post, Lisa! I agree completely about the scariness of the show being a jewel. I write paranormal that ventures into true horror, so I love the show's darker aspects.
Hi Julia! A lot of the scariest bits of Supernatural is about the anticipation of what *could* happen supported by the world-building the show has with monsters like the ones I talk about above.
I also love stories that mix genres like paranormals that venture into true horror. While writing The Spiral Path one of the characters surprised me by turning out to be way scarier that I'd ever intended and it took the story to a whole new level.
I really enjoyed this post, Lisa. These monsters creeped me out all over again. I have to say though that one of my most disturbing moments was the couples eating each other in My Bloody Valentine and the Rougarou in Metamorphosis.
I wish you much success with your book. Sales to the stars!
Melissa, you named the ones I HATE. I don't watch those episodes anymore.
My favorite was the scarecrow in the first season. SO creepy.
MJ that scarecrow was wicked creepy. I just rewatched that ep not too long ago. I have a hard time watching the two eps I mentioned because the cannibalism just squicks me big time.
Upon some thought, I have to say the scariest beings on Supernatural for me are the angels and demons. Zachariah is just plain frightening, while Yellow Eyes and Alastair were unrelenting in their creepiness factor.
And Lucifer - Mark Pellegrino was awesome.
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