My Top 10 Scary Sci-Fi Baddies

I love sci-fi, futuristic type shows and films, so I thought I'd treat you to a rundown of my favourite villains/monsters.

10.  The Clockwork Droids - Doctor Who

Now these guys are scary because they are using human body parts to mend their spaceship and have decided that only the brain of the 37 year old Madame de Pompadour will suffice to complete their repairs. From their 51st century ship they keep trying to find the right time by opening windows into 18th century France. This comprises the storyline of one of my favourite Doctor Who Episodes 'The Girl In The Fireplace'. Of course, the Doctor and Rose Tyler happen along with the bumbling Mickey Smith to save the day.

9.  Lord Voldemort - Harry Potter films

Bonny looking chap isn't he? Lord Voldemort is Harry Potter's nemesis. He is so evil and so feared in the wizarding world that he is mostly known as 'He-who-must-not-be-named'.  He is very creepy and has a penchant for large snakes.....Uuurgh!

8.  Agent Smith - The Matrix

This is one scary dude...although he is really just a computer programme masquerading as human, and he is tasked with ridding the Matrix of any undesirable material...in this instance our heroes Morpheus ( Laurence Fishburne) and Neo (Keanu Reeves). Because he is a programme, Smith has unending reserves of strength, energy and destructive talents. This is one of the best films EVER, so if you haven't seen it, I urge you to go watch it. (Not you Mum...it's not your type of film!)

7.  T-1000 - Terminator 2 Judgement Day

As you can see from the picture directly above, this bad guy has the ability to disguise himself in any number of ways. He can literally become a duplicate of anything he touches....gulp! He can fashion his own weapons by turning his arms into swords and he can withstand any amount of gunfire by just absorbing the bullets and reconstituting himself. You would think he was totally impervious. Maybe he is...maybe he isn't...you'll have to watch the film to find out. Again, not you Mum, you're excused.

6.  Vashta Nerada - Doctor Who

Otherwise known as a swarm in a suit....a swarm of microscopic beings with the ability to pick every scrap of meat from your bones in milliseconds. Not scary at all then.... Ha! Ha! (nervous laugh). This is one of the scariest baddies that you never actually see. What we do see (above) is their handiwork. The Vashta Nerada have been transported in the books to the library from their native forests. The Library is a planet where every book ever written is stored. Over a million, million of these creatures hatched from the books and the libraries safety protocols 'saved' the 4,022 people on the planet to its computer hard drive. This is also the episode where the Doctor first meets River Song and has no idea who she is!

5.  The Kurgan - Highlander 

He may be laughing but check out the safety pins holding his head on. I'm telling you, this is one mean sonofabitch. In Highlander he is trying to kill the main characters because 'there can be only one' and I think...he wants it to be him. These fellas are immortal unless you chop their heads off, hence the safety pins from a failed attempt. You don't want to see the other guy! Another brilliant film (don't even think about it Mum), one of my all time favourites.

4.  The Borg - Star Trek Franchise

'Resistance is Futile'. Seriously....it really is futile. These chaps are proper nasty buggers who want to assimilate the entire population of...er...everywhere. They operate with a hive mind and grow stronger with every race the assimilate, incorporating their knowledge into the collective consciousness. They even managed to get their hands on Jean Luc Picard, Captain of the Enterprise. I can't remember how he was rescued. The Borg Queen took quite a fancy to him as well (below).

3.  The Weeping Angels - Doctor Who

'Don't Blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink.' - The Doctor

Quite why the Angels are so scary is a bit of a mystery. They don't usually kill, they just zap you back in time to live to death whilst they feed on the residual time energy of the life you leave behind. But if they don't need to feed they can sneak up behind you and break your neck. If you can get two angels to look at each other they become frozen, thus rendering them harmless. They are however extremely scary and were ultimately responsible for the demise of Amy and Rory as the 11th Doctor's companions.

2.  The Wraith - Stargate Atlantis

What a cutie! This lovely fella sticks his hand in your heart and sucks the life right out of you through slits in his hand, aging you by the second and reducing you to a smoking husk! Yuk! They are a horrible genetic blend of humans and insects who travel around in hive ships culling the populations of the planets they visit. Now that they know of the existence of earth and the the billions of tasty snacks thereupon, they are locked in constant battles with the human inhabitants of Atlantis in order to gain access to the Stargate.

1.  The Silence - Doctor Who

The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
Er...where was I? Oh yes, The Silence. The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
Sorry! These seven foot tall, thin, gangly creatures are members of the Church of the Silence, formerly known as the Papal Mainframe and were originally genetically engineered by the church to allow people to confess their sins without remembering doing so. A renegade group of these confessional priests became obsessed with stopping 'The Siege of Trenzalore' and they travelled back in time, to influence human history over a long time in an attempt to create a fixed death for the Doctor at Lake Silencio.
Now then, if you don't watch Doctor Who (Hi, Mum) then all you probably read was Blah.... blah.... blah... blah, but don't worry, just look away and you'll forget it all.
So, as I was saying, The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....
The main thing that makes these chaps frightening is the fact that when you look away, you can't remember ever seeing them.....

That's my Top 10. If you think I've made any glaring omissions, please feel free to add your own list to the comments.
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