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The Monster: Mischievous little ETs who delight in wanton destruction and look like balls of fur with teeth. Making them even more endearing, they also have a wicked sense of humour.
And who doesn't want to cuddle a kitten?
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Don’t do it! Just don’t. It’s not even a question. You'll lose your hand before you've even reached them.
Pegasus (Clash Of The Titans)
The Monster: Not a monster in the strictest sense of the word, but still a weird creature hybrid of mythic proportions - this time a horse with wings - that looks really hug-worthy.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: You’d probably get a hoof in a sensitive area before you even got close.
Frankenhooker
The Monster: Otherwise known as Elizabeth Shelley, who dies in a terrible lawnmower incident.
So, yeah, you could cuddle her - but it would cost you.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: “For money, she'll love anyone... to death!” goes the official synopsis.
It’s not worth it, chaps.
Draco (Dragonheart)
The Monster: The last of his kind in 984 England, Draco once saved a young prince who has grown into a tyrannical ruler. He’s cuddly by means of being voiced by Sean Connery.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Sure, he’s voiced by Sean Connery, but he’s still a ruddy dragon.
Joe (Mighty Joe Young)
The Monster: Monstrous in size if not temperament, Joe's a big, moody mountain gorilla who’s looked after by Jill Young (Charlize Theron). Both their mothers died at the hands of evil poacher Andrei Strasser (Rade Šerbedija).
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Decent, but only if Jill’s around.
Scott Howard (Teen Wolf)
The Monster: Teenager Scott (Michael J. Fox) goes through some unusual changes and discovers that his family are all werewolves. Which is the least of his problems when he’s also trying to survive high school.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: You could try, but best not request a hug when he’s concentrating on playing basketball.
Ro-Man (Robot Monster)
The Monster: Using his Calcinator Death Ray, Ro-Man (who looks like a gorilla wearing a space helmet) has destroyed all but eight humans. He probably lured them in with his fluffy cuteness.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Zero. It’s his mission to kill all humans, right? Not sure a hug’s worth it.
Edward Cullen (Twilight)
The Monster: Sparkly, fangless (mostly) vampire and lover of teenage moper Bella (Kristen Stewart).
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Pretty high – this guy’s a vegetarian. He also really likes cuddles because he’s afraid of ‘losing it’ if he, um, gets too excited.
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (Ghostbusters)
The Monster: The form that the evil ‘destructor’ takes (as chosen by Dr. Raymond Stantz) when he crosses the inter-dimensional divide into New York. Bouncy!
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: He looks tasty and nutritious, but the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man would rather crush you under his foot than hug you.
The Rabbit of Caerbannog (Monty Python And the Holy Grail)
The Monster: A deadly foe that the film’s collection of knights must defeat if they want to get their hands on the Holy Grail.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Don’t be fooled by this monster’s cute little twitchy nose and cotton-ball tail – the Rabbit of Caerbannog revels in turning humans into droppings.
Killer Rabbits (Night Of The Lepus)
The Monster: Thousands of hungry, mutated rabbits that infest a small Arizona town and attempt to munch their way feverishly through all of its inhabitants.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: These bunnies aren’t for cuddling – unless you want them to make a meal of you.
Carol (Where The Wild Things Are)
The Monster: A Wild Thing whom young Max (Max Records) encounters when he sails across his pond onto an isolated island populated with large, fuzzy anarchists.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Well, he’s still a Wild Thing, y’know. With anger issues. We don’t like them odds…
Beach Ball Alien (Dark Star)
The Monster: A gas-based life-form so called because, well, just look at it. Pretty much nothing is known about this odd-looking alien, except that a crew member of the Dark Star thought it was fun. Because who wouldn’t?
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: We like those odds, though be careful not to puncture the alien’s thin skin – it’ll burst like, well, a beach ball.
Were-Rabbit (Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit)
The Monster: Not a werewolf, but a were- rabbit , a strange and exotic nightmare that comes out during the twilight hours to feast on vegetables.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: He may be a vegetarian, but we don’t like the look of those teeth. Best to forget about any hugs.
Gammera (Gammera The Invincible)
The Monster: A giant beast awoken by the explosion of a low-level Atomic bomb, Gammera looks like a massive turtle and has whopping great fangs to boot.
Which doesn't stop him from being absolutely adorable.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: We wouldn’t advise it. He may look like a cute turtle, but this guy likes his space.
Shrek
The Monster: At first a miserable swamp ogre, Shrek grows into a fully-rounded unhuman being when he befriends (against his will) Donkey and falls in love with Fiona.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: If you’re not brandishing a pitchfork or a flaming baton, we’d say you’re pretty safe.
Totoro (My Neighbour Totoro)
The Monster: A spirit that lives in a large camphor tree, Totoro doesn’t say much and delights in the small wonders of the natural world, including the sound of rain on an umbrella he’s given by young Satsuki.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Highly likely – Mei certainly survived.
Wampa (Star Wars)
The Monster: Living in the snowy wastelands of Hoth, the Wampa is sort of like a space-age Yeti.
Still, because he looks like a massive shagpile carpet we just want to dive in.
Chances Of Making It Out Of The Cuddle Alive: Pretty slim. This guy has claws and teeth and a taste for human flesh.
