Top Five Movie Monsters Everyone Secretly Fancied (And Still Do)

Halloween is all about monsters, but let’s be honest — some of them were weirdly attractive. Whether it was the hair, the attitude, or just a hint of eyeliner and danger, plenty of on-screen creatures made us feel things we didn’t quite understand at the time.

So light a pumpkin-spice candle, dim the VHS-glow lighting, and let’s confess our questionable crushes.

5. David Bowie – Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth, 1986)

The allure: A glam-rock villain with spectacular hair, a glittering codpiece, and more eyeliner than an entire Cure concert. Jareth was equal parts menacing and magnetic — the kind of monster who’d steal your baby brother and your heart.

Why it worked: He didn’t just command goblins; he commanded the screen. Bowie somehow made singing to Muppets look dangerously sexy.

4. Jeff Goldblum – Seth Brundle / The Fly (The Fly, 1986)

The allure: Before the goo and the horror, Goldblum’s Seth Brundle was all genius charm and twitchy energy. Even mid-mutation, there was something undeniably magnetic about him — at least until the mandibles arrived.

Why it worked: It’s the charisma. Even as his body fell apart, his confidence never did. Terrifying? Yes. But in a “could-probably-still-get-it” way.

3. Gary Oldman – Dracula (Bram Stoker’s Dracula, 1992)

The allure: Victorian chic, tragic romance, and the ability to turn into mist — Oldman’s Dracula wasn’t just a monster; he was the ultimate goth heart-throb.

Why it worked: That whispery voice. That heartbreak. That hairdo. He made immortality look seductive (and slightly tragic), and he somehow made the phrase “I have crossed oceans of time” a universal swoon trigger.

2. Michelle Pfeiffer – Catwoman (Batman Returns, 1992)

The allure: Vinyl catsuit. Red lipstick. Unhinged energy. Pfeiffer’s Catwoman was chaotic, dangerous, and the definition of “it’s complicated.”

Why it worked: She was a walking contradiction — vulnerable yet powerful, tragic yet in control. You knew she might claw your face off, but you’d still say thank you.

1. The Lost Boys (Everyone in That Movie, 1987)

The allure: Kiefer Sutherland and his peroxide-blonde vampire gang made eternal night look like the ultimate rock-and-roll fantasy. Leather jackets, motorbikes, and saxophones — yes, that saxophone guy.

Why it worked: They made being undead seem effortlessly cool. Sunlight? Overrated. Brooding in sunglasses by the boardwalk? Timeless.