In today’s society, monsters are often associated with fear, the heart pounding, hair raising, gut wrenching fear that makes the stomach turn with terror in every way possible. Most people when asked what they thought to be an accurate description of what a monster’s appearance was, they almost all gave the same answer. Monsters tended to be described as much larger than the average human, grotesque smelling, and being covered in fur, preferably matted, which sounds a lot like the famous urban legend that goes by the name of Bigfoot.
”Monsters are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, and that is their tragedy” – Ishiro Honda
Monsters can be found just about anywhere if looked for hard enough. They live in the deepest …show more content…
The Creeper is the main antagonist of the movie Jeepers Creepers and he has been around since Biblical times. He is an ancient demon creature who feeds on human beings for 23 days every 23rd spring.
He looks just like a typical monster whenever examining him. Reptilian skin, fangs and wings, what else could there be? That is just an observation if someone were to pass by, but when examining its body up front, we will see a whole new description. Dark, textured skin, three nostrils, white hair, and a very human-like body figure. It’s almost as if The Creeper is a person, or once was a person, but the writers of the film never elaborated on where he came from in the first …show more content…
He views his prey as humans view their livestock, for slaughtering and consuming purposes only. After livestock is dead, skinned, and eaten, hunters will go onto the next. The Creeper has little to no problem continuing the hunt whenever he runs out of goods.
“It eats lungs so it can breathe, and eyes so it can see. It all becomes a part of it. Whatever it eats, becomes a part of it.” – Jezelle Gay Hartman about the Creeper.
The Creeper will tease his prey and take time out of hunting time to make weapons and decorations from bodies captured, however as the end nears and hibernation time is coming, The Creeper will only become more sadistic and desolate.
Now that we have a decent set of examples of what The Creeper is and what he can do, we can definitely give him a comparison to the other classic monsters and antagonists out hitting the charts.
The Creeper is truly an underdog of horror films. Although, he does make few appearances on screen and the anticipation kicks in for us watchers, he leaves an imprint and making the viewers long for