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| “ | My mom tells me there's no such thing as monsters. But she is wrong. They are out there, waiting for you... watching. They are in the dark... Sometimes where you see them... Sometimes where you don't. I know that now. | „ |
| ~ Lizzy, on the Monster. |
The Monster is the titular main antagonist of the 2016 horror film of the same name. It is a savage beast that seeks to kill everything that enters the forest it inhabits.
It was portrayed by Chris Webb.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Appearance
- 3 Personality
- 4 Gallery
- 5 Trivia
Biography[]
The film follows Kathy and her daughter Lizzy. The two have grown to dislike each other as Kathy became an abusive alcoholic after her husband left her. In the summer, Kathy drives Lizzy through a forest towards her father's house as it was his turn for her custody. As night falls, a mysterious force causes Kathy to temporarily lose control of her car. By the time Kathy gets back on the road, she runs over a wolf. But at a closer inspection, it appears that the wolf's wounds were sustained from another animal rather than the car, given a large tooth implanted in the side of its throat. Because Kathy was injured in the collision, she has Lizzy call a tow truck and an ambulance.
Once Jesse the mechanic shows up to work on Kathy's car, Lizzy notices that the wolf corpse has disappeared. She finds it further in the woods, appearing mutilated as if something partially devoured it. Unbeknownst to her, something behind her reacts to her calling to Kathy before returning to the car. Meanwhile, Jesse hears mysterious growls within the nearby woods and goes out to investigate the source. Kathy goes out to look for him, only to be halted by Jesse's arm landing on the hood of the car. As Jesse emerges from the trees and limbs towards his tow truck, a large monstrous creature emerges from the woods. Jesse is unable to hear Kathy and Lizzie's warnings when the creature lunges and drags him underneath his truck where it eats him alive.
As Kathy and Lizzy cower in their car, Lizzy accidentally activates her singing teddy bear, alerting the Monster. It smashes through the window and drags Kathy out, but before it can kill her, it is scared off by the lights of the approaching ambulance. The two appear to be safe inside the ambulance, only for the Monster to return and drag out the members of the EMT team, killing them. Kathy attempts to drive off with the ambulance, only for the Monster to smash into the side of the vehicle, causing her to swerve and crash. The Monster claws its way into the tipped ambulance, but Kathy shines a flashlight into its eyes to drive it away.
Now internally bleeding from her injuries, Kathy plans to run into the woods for the Monster to chase her, while Lizzy escapes with the flashlight on the road and seek help. However, Lizzy is unable to leave her mother behind and attacks the Monster with a hammer when it mauls Kathy. It throws her to the ground, only for her to shine her flashlight into the Monster's eyes to drive it away, allowing Lizzy to be with her mother until the latter succumbs to her wounds.
Now determined to avenge her mother's death, Lizzy uses her teddy bear's song to lure the Monster back to the ambulance. Once the teddy bear finishes singing, the Monster grows to rage and attacks the bear before thrashing around the vehicle in search of Lizzy. While its back is turned, Lizzy emerges from her hiding spot and grabs a spray can and her mother's lighter. As the Monster lunges for her, Lizzy sprays into the lighter to create a flamethrower that sets the creature ablaze. Once it finishes screeching in pain and collapses, Lizzy approaches the Monster, only for it to twitch and try to bite her. Lizzy retaliates by grabbing a large tree branch and proceeds to batter the Monster repeatedly until it finally dies.
Appearance[]
The Monster is a large reptilian-like creature with black scale-like skin, blank white eyes, and bears yellow fangs. It has long limbs with sharp claws. Its limbs have what appears to be skin attached from its forelimbs to its hindlimbs, similar to that of a bat's wings, although it is never seen flying.
Personality[]
The Monster is a ferocious and destructive creature, killing both humans and animals even when it has no real reason to do so, as seen by it going through immense actions to ensure Kathy and Lizzie are unable to escape it. It rips its victims to shreds the instant its teeth sink into their flesh without intent to let go. The only way for it to stop is if someone intervenes or bright light, which it fears. It is also shown to be quite sad*stic, such as when it cornered Lizzy at the end of the film; instead of attacking her instantly, it stands idle and waits for her to react first, suggesting that it enjoys killing terrified and unsuspected prey.
Gallery[]
Concept art of the Monster by Paul Gerrard.
The Monster stalking Lizzy as she observes the wolf corpse.
The Monster sneaking up on the wounded Jesse.
The Monster attacking Kathy.
The ambulance's lights drive the monster away.
The Monster hissing at Kathy when she attempts to draw its attention from killing a paramedic.
The Monster smashes into the ambulance, preventing Kathy and Lizzy's escape.
The Monster growling at the two discovering that they survived the crash.
The Monster attacking Kathy again.
The Monster finishing off Kathy by biting her neck.
The Monster attacking Lizzy while protecting her mother.
The Monster searching the ambulance for Lizzy.
Lizzy and the Monster staring at one another.
The Monster set on fire by the torched spray.
Lizzy looking at the Monster's seemingly dead body...
...only for it to be faking death.
Lizzy killing the Monster by beating it to death with a branch.
Trivia[]
- When the Monster is being burned, Chris Webb's hand is briefly visible.
