10 Worst Practical Effects Movie Monsters

Alright let’s set one thing straight, before anyone is accused of coming for the king and missing—Clive Barker is a national treasure. The iconic scribe has a place beside Stephen King in the pantheon of twentieth century horror fiction, and his creations have given rise to great movies from the iconic Hellraiser to the inventive and underrated Nightbreed.

That said, not all of Barker’s literary efforts have been so lucky. This entry may be one of the more controversial on this list, but without nostalgia goggles it’s hard to deny Rawhead Rex is a less than impressive practical effects achievement. With a headpiece that’s never far from flopping off his oversized shoulders, the titular demonic entity is goofy and ungainly but may convince in some low-lit scenes.

However, like an earlier entry the filmmakers often make the inexplicable mistake of shooting the monster in broad daylight where its rubber-suit origins are both visible and risible.

Still, spare a thought for the designer tasked with this one—Barker was unhappy with the monster not because the effects but because it diverged from his vision of the pagan ghoul as a toothy, nine-foot-tall phallus. Like I said, a national treasure.