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I adore "The Thing" with Kurt Russel. Totally fucked up and wonderful film, and easily one of the better adaptations from a Steven King novel.
More recently, the trans-dimensional insects in "The Mist" impressed me quite a bit. I'll be getting that on DVD as soon as it's available so I can scare everyone.
As far as Werwolves? American Werwolf in Paris stands alone. Damn good movie.
Vampires? There's a lot of crap in this category. The 1992 adaptation of Dracula was fantastic, and Interview was...interesting. Honestly, though, I'm still waiting for a perfect vampire movie. I'd love to see Michael Mann, John Frankenheimer, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Joe Carnahan or one of the Scott brothers really seriously tackle the characters and legend with a very serious and visceral take. So far we either get camp or... well confusing camp.
Zombies? 28 Days Later is probably the perfect zombie movie, even topping of one of my favorites, Dawn of the Dead. Honorable mention goes to Army of Darkness for being the most entertaining film ever.
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