Forget Nosferatu, film fans are discussing which mythical creature should get the horror movie treatment next

Bill Skarsgard as Count Orlok
(Image credit: Focus Features)

Horror fans are discussing which mythical creatures and fictional villains deserve their own movies, in the vein of Nosferatu, Frankenstein's monster, the werewolf, and other classic scary movie icons.

"Personally, I've always wanted to see the minotaur get its due in a proper horror film," said one Reddit user. "Either an adaptation of the original myth, or something set in the modern day with a cast of characters getting stuck in a labyrinth and being hunted down and killed one by one by the big guy."

"I was reading just the other day about some Japanese folklore and my gosh they have some bizarre and wonderful cryptids ("yōkai")," another user wrote. "From shadowy figures that rise out of the water to stare at you to giant skeletons to guys [who] walk backwards with giant eyeballs in their butts, there are so many cool creatures that should be brought to western cinema."

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