Sharks, aliens, vampires: the things in the dark, designed.
the ancestor of every creature spectacle since
a monster film that is openly about the bomb
invented the summer blockbuster
the design, the dread, the ancestor of everything after
a flop on release; the practical effects have never been beaten
the film that forced PG-13 into existence
the sequel that changed genre instead of repeating
a muscle movie that turns into a horror film
vampires as a lifestyle brand, endlessly rewatched
a creature feature with a perfect script
every effect achieved in camera
the moment CGI became inevitable
the gothic blockbuster, and Dunst's arrival
the genre switch, played completely straight
del Toro's quieter ghost story
Shyamalan's tightest
Spielberg's most frightening
del Toro's best
the best British horror film of the century
monster movie plus family farce plus politics
Darabont's third King adaptation, and the bleakest
found footage at blockbuster scale
the best vampire film in decades
Park's vampire priest film
flopped in the US, now canon
a Farsi-language vampire western
Jarmusch's vampires, all mood
horror that keeps changing shape
Best Picture for a monster romance
a Swedish film you should know nothing about first
the best *Predator* since the first, on the 1719 plains
made for a fraction of a Hollywood budget
Eggers' most expensive and most controlled
del Toro's lifelong project, finally made
Coogler's vampire film, and a genuine hit
