Mythological Monsters
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Mythological Monsters

Gorgons, harpies, three-headed monster dogs -- those old-time legends were full of freaky beasts. Which movie's monsters rank the highest?

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1 Minotaur
In this adaptation of the Greek myth, iron-age youths try to kill the Minotaur, half-man and half bull. 30 122
2 The Gorgon
A contemporary woman is possessed by a gorgon, whose gaze turns men to stone. Christopher Lee follows her trail. 24 120
3 Cerberus
Grave robbers run into the three-headed dog of Greek myth while trying to plunder Attila the Hun's grave. 12 112
4 Hydra
On a deserted island, rich guys unleash a snake-headed monster on criminals who crossed them. 2 106
5 Q: The Winged Serpent
Detectives Richard Roundtree and David Carradine try and stop an Aztec lizard-god plucking New Yorkers off rooftops. -13 101
6 Stan Lee's Harpies
A cop-turned-museum guard is transported to the Middle Ages to battle harpies in this pic produced by Stan Lee. -15 99
7 Reign of the Gargoyles
Nazis harness flying gargoyles to take down American fighter pilots in the sky during WWII. -20 98
8 Wyvern
An ancient Norwegian dragon, re-animated from its frozen state by global warming, lays waste to an Alaskan town. -21 89
9 Ogre
Industrious teens try to stop the bloodthirsty ogre terrorizing a town trapped in the 19th century. -23 93
10 Manticore
Local insurgents use a looted artifact to sic a man-eating monster on U.S. stationed troops in Iraq. -24 92