Most Terrifying Godlike Deities at the Movies
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Most Terrifying Godlike Deities at the Movies

Thrashing tentacles, hurtled thunderbolts. How would you rank these godlike monsters of old?

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1 Gozer, Ghost Busters
With punky cropped locks and lightning bolts that shoot from her fingertips, this ancient evildoer is the fellas' biggest challenge yet. 55 119
2 Medusa, Clash of the Titans
When Harry Hamlin enters the gorgon's lair, he invents a reflective method for tracking the goddess, whose stare turns men to stone. 25 111
3 The Kraken, Clash of the Titans
"Release the Kraken!" says Zeus (Sir Laurence Olivier), thus unleashing this amphibious terrorizer with a bruiser of a tail. 23 119
4 Hades, Hercules
James Woods's oily line readings as a manipulative Greek god lends just the right amount of menace to this Disney flick. 18 102
5 Skeleton Army, Jason and the Argonauts
This action flick's highlight is the stop-motion skeleton army that legendary Greek hero Jason defeats in the thrilling climax. 16 88
6 Cyclops, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Effects artist Ray Harryhausen created this monster, who menaces Sinbad as he attempts to retrieve treasure from a remote island. -5 79
7 Golgothan Demon, Dogma
Leave it to Kevin Smith to invent a mythological monster made from human waste. Thankfully, this "excremental" has his own Achilles' heel. -7 93
8 Minotaur, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
This Greek enforcer who lives at the center of the Cretan labyrinth is equal parts bull and man, but fails to defeat our hero (Logan Lerman). -16 88
9 God, Oh, God!
George Burns may not seem particularly menacing, but his portrayal of God as Duke of the Early-Bird Special brings its own frights. -26 82
10 Nemesis, Hercules in New York
When Schwarzenegger's Hercules makes trouble, Zeus sends the beautiful but deadly Nemesis (Taina Elg) to punish him. -37 71