8 Hidden Movie Monsters (And What They Really Look Like)

8. Arachni-Lobster - The Mist

Full of creepy crawlies and trans-dimensional space beings, there's all sorts dwelling in the The Mist that we never really get a good look at. Half the magic of having a world covered in a thick layer of cloudy white comes from not really knowing what's in it, and director Frank Darabont plays into that admirably with creations like the Tentacle From Plant X and The Behemoth - but it's the Arachni-Lobster that stands out as truly unknowable.

Appearing only in silhouette to slice Ollie in half, we never get a good look at what's behind the pincers. Stephen King's source novella gives a better indication in the following passage:

"It appeared to be red, the angry color of a cooked lobster. It had claws... I caught a nightmare glimpse of huge black lusterless eyes, the size of giant handfuls of sea grapes, and then the thing lurched back into the mist with what remained of Ollie Weeks in its grip. A long, multisegmented scorpion's body dragged harshly on the paving."

Even better is the concept art, where you can really get a feel for this thing's deadly set of weapons - mostly a mouth full of hellish teeth you'd have never guessed were there from the screened clips alone.