10 Horror Movies With The Best Monster Reveals
1. Moder - The Ritual
In The Ritual, Luke and his mates head to Sweden to pay their respects to their recently murdered friend. After venturing into the wilderness, they discover Nordic runes, a headless effigy, and other things that figuratively tell them to get the hell out of there.
When things look like they couldn't get worse, the four friends discover a creature is hunting them. So little is revealed about this entity, it's impossible to guess what it looks like. Because this monster is built up for so long, you'd think it couldn't live up to expectations.
But when Luke comes face-to-face with this eldritch behemoth, viewers know exactly what he's feeling, since they experience the same level of fear and awe. This Jotnar, who's known as Moder, has a towering elk body, plant-like exterior, and jagged vertebrae jutting out of her spine. Instead of a head, she has a decapitated torso with antlers for arms. However, the most disturbing thing is how Moder has a cloaked figure with glowing eyes and humanoid hands jutting out of her crotch.
What makes Moder even scarier is how most of The Ritual's scares are based on the unseen. As such, viewers weren't ready to bare witness to this godlike monstrosity.