Monster movies have always been a staple of global cinema, as we imagine giant terrors the size of skyscrapers to terrorize our cities and stand in for real-world problems that plague us every day. As ...

When it comes to iconic giant monsters from the history of cinema, few come close to either Godzilla or King Kong. The latter came first, with the original King Kong being released in 1933, though the ...

If you want to take a look at all the movies classifiable as giant monster films, there are some real heavy hitters that rank among the most groundbreaking works of fantasy/sci-fi in cinema history.

What follows are the best giant monsters from movies that aren’t, well, King Kong or Godzilla. We avoided monsters from movies that aren’t specifically monster movies, with apologies to the sandworms ...