12 Awesome Horror Movie Monsters We Didn't Get Enough Of

No, the under-utilized monster in 2020’s recent claustrophobic thriller Underwater isn’t its supporting cast member, disgraced actor TJ Miller. Instead,this film reveals late in its long runtime that the real hitherto unseen threat behind all the submarine smashing shenanigans isn’t the humanoid monsters dwelling deep under the ocean’s surface, but rather HP Lovecraft’s iconic monster god himself Cthulu.

That’s right, this big budget Hollywood movie features an appearance from Cthulu.

How does it realize the monster so vast and terrifying that even seeing him drives many to madness?

Very briefly and ineffectively, is the unfortunate answer, as Cthulu shows up for all of maybe a minute before being dispatched in one of the year’s most unfortunate missed opportunities in horror cinema.