Greatest Monster Smackdowns
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Greatest Monster Smackdowns

There's nothing like a knock-down, drag-out fight to the death, especially if it's happening in a horror movie! Rank these world-class match ups.

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1 Ripley vs. the Alien Queen, Aliens (1986)
<p>Can one tough mother take down the mother of all aliens? With bells on, baby -- Ellen Ripley rules.</p> 110 162
2 Laurie Strode vs. Michael Myers, Halloween (1978) - Halloween II (2009)
<p>Plucky babysitter vs. the Bogeyman -- it doesn't sound like a fair fight, but Laurie beat a lot of odds.</p> 55 131
3 Father Karras vs. Regan, The Exorcist (1973)
<p>A burly priest vs. a little girl? That would be child abuse if she weren't possessed by... Satan.</p> 42 122
4 Ash vs. His Hand, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
<p>Classic Raimi: Three Stooges tomfoolery meets gore-soaked mayhem. You have to see it to believe it!</p> 40 134
5 Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
<p>It took 20 years to pit genre titans Jason and Freddy against each other in a psycho death match!</p> 27 135
6 Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964)
<p>The King of the Monsters against a giant moth. Do not, we repeat, do not underestimate the moth.</p> 18 126
7 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
<p>"Meets" isn't really the right word -- the classic monsters go at each other like pit bulls.</p> 17 101
8 Van Helsing vs. Dracula, The Horror of Dracula (1958)
<p>A brainy vampire hunter unleashes his inner action hero on the uber-vampire in this game changer.&nbsp;</p> 6 98
9 Zombie vs. Shark, Zombie (1971)
<p>The walking dead or nature's perfect killing machine? It's a matchup only Hollywood could dream up.</p> -38 94
10 Green Gargantua vs. Brown Gargantua, The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
<p>Identical giant humanoids, raised separately. No matter who wins, Tokyo gets stomped to pieces.</p> -56 86