The 10 scariest monsters from Doctor Who’s classic and modern era
By Becky Kukla
1. Weeping Angels
First seen in: “Blink.”
Don’t blink. Don’t close your eyes.
Of course, it’s probably no surprise that the final monster on our list is are the Weeping Angels. Few creatures can live up to their fearsome reputation, and even fewer could reduce grown adults to tears. “Blink” received critical acclaim for its boldness, innovation and its fear factor, and eventually went on to win a Hugo award with writer Stephen Moffat winning the BAFTA Craft Award for his work on the episode.
Though the Weeping Angels have appeared in numerous other episodes (including “The Angels Take Manhattan”), “Blink” is the definitive episode that introduces the Angels and solidifies them as scary as hell. Not only are they frightening to look at, one of their main powers is being able to move faster than the human eye. The catch? It’s only when you aren’t looking at them.
“Blink” follows Sally Sparrow, played by Carey Mulligan in one of her first roles, as she tries to escape the Angels and help save the Doctor and Martha from their clutches. Complete with jump scares, confusing timelines and the revelation of what the Angels do with their victims (transport them to a different time period), “Blink” is 45 minutes of pure adrenaline-pumping horror.
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In my humble opinion, no creature has ever been so widely feared as much as the Weeping Angels, and with very good reason. Maybe the newer seasons will throw up some new and interesting demons for the Doctor to battle, but the Weeping Angels will always be lurking somewhere in the background just waiting for you to look away.