when it comes to writing horror there is
one deep well to draw from welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 monsters
we want to see on American Horror Story
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at spectres
monsters and urban legends that we would
like to be either included or even
become a central theme on this
terrifying TV horror anthology series
number 10 the Mothman the residents of
Point Pleasant West Virginia are all too
familiar with this cryptid while the
folkloric monster was only brought to
broader attention with the 2002 film the
Mothman Prophecies the first reports in
this town were coming in as early as
1966 as like many other creatures on
this list the Mothman is a completely
American legend it would be right at
home on the series this creature is on
the porch it is looking through the
windows it doesn’t appear aggressive
then it appears curious and appears
persistent given that sightings occurred
shortly before the collapse of the
Silver Bridge which resulted in the
deaths of 46 people some believe that
Mothman is a sort of harbinger of death
American Horror Story omens it’s got a
number nine the bunny man way that’s too
many buddies it’s hard to pin down its
origin but this terrifying urban legend
already sounds like something straight
out of AHS while the facts are rounding
the encounters tend to vary – details
are consistent on a dark night by a
certain bridge near Clifton Virginia a
person or persons are approached and
attacked by a weapon wielding man in a
bunny costume first reported in 1970
there’s just something so disturbing
about the incongruity between the
innocent bunny suit and the violent
behavior right this story would fit
right in with an urban legends themed
season or a 70 set one it was after all
a decade that gave us some of history’s
greatest horror stories number 8 killer
toys or dolls from talking Tina to
Annabelle this is a classic scare what
is it that makes dolls so creepy this is
their frozen smiles the way kids talk to
them
of course toys in general can be sort of
creepy not just dolls
what if that beloved teddy you’ve had
since childhood suddenly developed –
real bears appetites what if a favorite
board game from childhood started
playing you one of the best scares a
horror movie can deliver is when
something that’s supposed to be safe
innocent or normal is corrupted in some
way of course American Horror Story
could always maximize the terror by
going the clown doll route
[Music]
number seven the goatman okay right now
we are standing at the entrance of Goat
Mansbridge while there is a goat man
who’s said to be the result of a science
experiment gone wrong in Maryland we’re
going with the more famous creature said
to haunt the old Alton Bridge in
northern Texas one story tells of a
demonic half-man half-goat who can be
seen by anyone foolish enough to cross
the bridge without a light in the dead
of night however another story tells a
darker tale of racism and human monsters
that is in many ways more terrifying
than the supernatural or one way or
another the theme could serve as a very
interesting vessel for exploring racism
or bigotry in general number six the
Jersey Devil the Jersey Devil is a
dragon-like creature that to this day is
said to haunt the Pine Barrens of New
Jersey this creature is said to resemble
a goat but with large bat wings and
small clawed hands in one version of the
story from the 1700s the Jersey or Leeds
devil was the result of a witch’s curse
the brother of Napoleon Joseph Bonaparte
apparently saw the creature around 1820
however the most infamous case was in
1909 when over the course of a week
there were over a hundred sightings
including people on a trolley who said
they were attacked and local police who
fired a barrage to bring it down to no
avail
what if there were a creature everyone
knew of but could do nothing about get
on it AHS
the Jersey Devil is not a joke it’s not
a cartoon character and this is a
fearsome awesome dangerous creature
your mom to Howard Phillips Lovecraft of
Rhode Island is frequently cited as the
father of cosmic horror that unknowable
dread in a cruel and unfeeling universe
but it’s more than just a creepy feeling
Lovecraft also came up with the
Necronomicon and was the creator of many
monsters or elder gods like Cthulhu as a
Thoth and Dagon
unfortunately on a personal level he
wasn’t exactly a savory guy either while
perhaps not using the named creations
expressly tapping into that otherworldly
horror and madness hinged on a creator
who’s racist ideals have severely
complicated as legacy is a storyline
that basically writes itself if you can
think of a kind of supernatural horror
fiction it’s almost certain that at some
point in his career Lovecraft
applied himself to it number four
Bigfoot it’s when I first saw her
standing up Rises arguably the most
famous of all American cryptids this
huge bipedal ape man of the Pacific
Northwest has never been known to be an
aggressive beast and is seemingly happy
to saunter along on his or her merry way
but what if it didn’t what if the
Bigfoot hunters became the hunted
what about blending genres with campers
terrorized one fateful summer or what if
it’s not an ape at all but an old forest
god that needs a sacrifice there could
be lots of ways to make this work making
the American Horror Story in question
one that you would tell around the
number three the Headless Horseman
stories of headless riders crop up all
over the world from Ireland to Germany
to India but perhaps the most well-known
is the character from Washington
Irving’s 1820 story The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow
well the ground has been pretty well
trodden for this one there are lots of
ways the tale of an avenging spirit
could be updated a restless headless
killer on campus maybe a show jumper
loses a little off the top and a prank
gone horribly wrong or maybe kick it old
school and bring back the original
Hessian artillerymen and real-life
Sleepy Hollow New York on a fateful
Halloween night anyway you spin it it’s
number two werewolves it’s a notoriously
difficult classic monster to nail down
but with the right plot maybe the AHS
showrunners can break this curse to do a
proper werewolf story justice you really
have to stick to the lore the ability to
change into a wolf on command sort of
takes the pitiable terror away from it
a town terrorized every month by a
savage beast but wondering who in the
neighborhood is responsible however
works as the moon turns full so does the
dread of everyone in town as they do
their best to bar their doors and
windows and survive the night
panic suspicion and savage creatures of
the night what could be scarier
[Applause]
before we unveil our number one pick
[Music]
number one shapeshifters it sounds
strange but this one is timely as hell
what have you lived in a world where you
didn’t even know your own neighbors
anymore
the people you thought you knew looked
the same but on the inside had changed
horribly into a different person could
you be the next to change while
skinwalkers have a more specific cryptid
source and we’re all for that a general
shape-shifting storyline could open up
so many subtle avenues for social
commentary layering the terrifying story
of paranoia invasion loss of personhood
and takeover in so many ways do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
one deep well to draw from welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 monsters
we want to see on American Horror Story
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at spectres
monsters and urban legends that we would
like to be either included or even
become a central theme on this
terrifying TV horror anthology series
number 10 the Mothman the residents of
Point Pleasant West Virginia are all too
familiar with this cryptid while the
folkloric monster was only brought to
broader attention with the 2002 film the
Mothman Prophecies the first reports in
this town were coming in as early as
1966 as like many other creatures on
this list the Mothman is a completely
American legend it would be right at
home on the series this creature is on
the porch it is looking through the
windows it doesn’t appear aggressive
then it appears curious and appears
persistent given that sightings occurred
shortly before the collapse of the
Silver Bridge which resulted in the
deaths of 46 people some believe that
Mothman is a sort of harbinger of death
American Horror Story omens it’s got a
number nine the bunny man way that’s too
many buddies it’s hard to pin down its
origin but this terrifying urban legend
already sounds like something straight
out of AHS while the facts are rounding
the encounters tend to vary – details
are consistent on a dark night by a
certain bridge near Clifton Virginia a
person or persons are approached and
attacked by a weapon wielding man in a
bunny costume first reported in 1970
there’s just something so disturbing
about the incongruity between the
innocent bunny suit and the violent
behavior right this story would fit
right in with an urban legends themed
season or a 70 set one it was after all
a decade that gave us some of history’s
greatest horror stories number 8 killer
toys or dolls from talking Tina to
Annabelle this is a classic scare what
is it that makes dolls so creepy this is
their frozen smiles the way kids talk to
them
of course toys in general can be sort of
creepy not just dolls
what if that beloved teddy you’ve had
since childhood suddenly developed –
real bears appetites what if a favorite
board game from childhood started
playing you one of the best scares a
horror movie can deliver is when
something that’s supposed to be safe
innocent or normal is corrupted in some
way of course American Horror Story
could always maximize the terror by
going the clown doll route
[Music]
number seven the goatman okay right now
we are standing at the entrance of Goat
Mansbridge while there is a goat man
who’s said to be the result of a science
experiment gone wrong in Maryland we’re
going with the more famous creature said
to haunt the old Alton Bridge in
northern Texas one story tells of a
demonic half-man half-goat who can be
seen by anyone foolish enough to cross
the bridge without a light in the dead
of night however another story tells a
darker tale of racism and human monsters
that is in many ways more terrifying
than the supernatural or one way or
another the theme could serve as a very
interesting vessel for exploring racism
or bigotry in general number six the
Jersey Devil the Jersey Devil is a
dragon-like creature that to this day is
said to haunt the Pine Barrens of New
Jersey this creature is said to resemble
a goat but with large bat wings and
small clawed hands in one version of the
story from the 1700s the Jersey or Leeds
devil was the result of a witch’s curse
the brother of Napoleon Joseph Bonaparte
apparently saw the creature around 1820
however the most infamous case was in
1909 when over the course of a week
there were over a hundred sightings
including people on a trolley who said
they were attacked and local police who
fired a barrage to bring it down to no
avail
what if there were a creature everyone
knew of but could do nothing about get
on it AHS
the Jersey Devil is not a joke it’s not
a cartoon character and this is a
fearsome awesome dangerous creature
your mom to Howard Phillips Lovecraft of
Rhode Island is frequently cited as the
father of cosmic horror that unknowable
dread in a cruel and unfeeling universe
but it’s more than just a creepy feeling
Lovecraft also came up with the
Necronomicon and was the creator of many
monsters or elder gods like Cthulhu as a
Thoth and Dagon
unfortunately on a personal level he
wasn’t exactly a savory guy either while
perhaps not using the named creations
expressly tapping into that otherworldly
horror and madness hinged on a creator
who’s racist ideals have severely
complicated as legacy is a storyline
that basically writes itself if you can
think of a kind of supernatural horror
fiction it’s almost certain that at some
point in his career Lovecraft
applied himself to it number four
Bigfoot it’s when I first saw her
standing up Rises arguably the most
famous of all American cryptids this
huge bipedal ape man of the Pacific
Northwest has never been known to be an
aggressive beast and is seemingly happy
to saunter along on his or her merry way
but what if it didn’t what if the
Bigfoot hunters became the hunted
what about blending genres with campers
terrorized one fateful summer or what if
it’s not an ape at all but an old forest
god that needs a sacrifice there could
be lots of ways to make this work making
the American Horror Story in question
one that you would tell around the
number three the Headless Horseman
stories of headless riders crop up all
over the world from Ireland to Germany
to India but perhaps the most well-known
is the character from Washington
Irving’s 1820 story The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow
well the ground has been pretty well
trodden for this one there are lots of
ways the tale of an avenging spirit
could be updated a restless headless
killer on campus maybe a show jumper
loses a little off the top and a prank
gone horribly wrong or maybe kick it old
school and bring back the original
Hessian artillerymen and real-life
Sleepy Hollow New York on a fateful
Halloween night anyway you spin it it’s
number two werewolves it’s a notoriously
difficult classic monster to nail down
but with the right plot maybe the AHS
showrunners can break this curse to do a
proper werewolf story justice you really
have to stick to the lore the ability to
change into a wolf on command sort of
takes the pitiable terror away from it
a town terrorized every month by a
savage beast but wondering who in the
neighborhood is responsible however
works as the moon turns full so does the
dread of everyone in town as they do
their best to bar their doors and
windows and survive the night
panic suspicion and savage creatures of
the night what could be scarier
[Applause]
before we unveil our number one pick
[Music]
number one shapeshifters it sounds
strange but this one is timely as hell
what have you lived in a world where you
didn’t even know your own neighbors
anymore
the people you thought you knew looked
the same but on the inside had changed
horribly into a different person could
you be the next to change while
skinwalkers have a more specific cryptid
source and we’re all for that a general
shape-shifting storyline could open up
so many subtle avenues for social
commentary layering the terrifying story
of paranoia invasion loss of personhood
and takeover in so many ways do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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