America’s favorite film monsters, according to a 2005 study by California State University:
- Vampires (Dracula)
- Freddy Krueger
- Godzilla
- Frankenstein
- Chucky
- Michael Myers
- King Kong
- Hannibal Lecter
- Jason Voorhees
- Alien
“Younger people were the more likely to prefer recent and more violent and murderous slasher monsters, and to like them for their killing prowess. Older people were more attracted to non-slashers and attracted for reasons concerned with a monster’s torment, sensitivity, and alienation from normal society. … Overall, … monsters were liked for their intelligence, superhuman powers and their ability to show us the dark side of human nature.”