10 Terrifying Movie Monsters That Barely Appear

4. The Marauder - Evil Dead Rise

Arcadian Monster
Warner Bros.

Rather than taking place in an isolated cabin, Evil Dead Rise sets the stage inside an apartment building in LA.

Though our heroines, Beth and Kassie, do their best against the Deadites, they fail to stop family members Ellie, Bridget, and Danny from being possessed by the demonic spirits. 

After hacking the three Deadites' bodies to pieces, Beth and Kassie flee to the parking lot, hoping to escape. To their surprise, they're confronted by Ellie, Bridget, and Danny, who've merged into a triple threat Deadite called The Marauder. Now, such a creature has never appeared in Evil Dead before, so you'd expect there to be at least one money shot of the multi-limbed ghoul, especially since this particular Deadite is teased in The Book of the Dead in the previous scene.

Instead, The Marauder is deliberately obscured throughout the entire climax. Although the camera focuses on The Marauder's faces, there isn't a clear shot of its entire body for more than a second. This monster's reveal could've been ruined by poor special effects or distracting CGI, so it was a smart move to show The Marauder up close or in fragments, since the scene feels more claustrophobic and personal.

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