Monster (The Monster)

"My mom tells me there's no such thing as monsters. But she is wrong. They are out there, waiting for you... watching. They are in the dark... Sometimes where you see them... Sometimes where you don't. I know that now."

- Lizzie, on the Monster.

The Monster is the main antagonist of the 2016 horror film of the same name. It is a savage beast that seeks to kill everything that enters its forest.

It was portrayed by Chris Webb.

Appearance
The Monster is a large, canine-like creature with black skin, white eyes, and bears yellow fangs. It has long limbs with sharp claws. Its arms have what appears to be skin attached from its hands to the side of its body, similar to that of a bat, although it is never seen flying.

Personality
The Monster is a ferocious and destructive creature, ripping others to shreds the instant its teeth sink in without intent to let them go. The only way for it to stop is if someone intervenes or bright light, which it fears. It also sadistic in some of in its murders, such as when it cornered Lizzie at the end of the film; instead of killing her instantly, it stands there and waits for her to run first, showing that it enjoys killing terrified and unsuspecting prey.

History
Kathy, an abusive and alcoholic mother, is driving her daughter, Lizzie, to her father's house. As night falls, Kathy hits a wolf with her car, but at a closer inspection, appears that another animal dealt its wounds rather than her car. She calls a tow truck and an ambulance since they were hurt in the collision.

When the driver of the tow truck, Jesse, shows up, Lizzie notices that the wolf disappeared. She finds it further in the woods, appearing mutilated by something, although she hears loud growls before she could look closer and returns to the car. As he's working, Jesse hears something and goes out to investigate. Kathy attempts to go out and look for him, but is halted by Jesse's arm landing on the hood of the car. As Jesse emerges from the trees and limbs towards his truck, the Monster lunges at him and drags him underneath the truck where he is eaten alive.

As Kathy and Lizzie cower in their car, Lizzie accidentally activates her singing teddy bear, alerting the Monster. It smashes through the window and drags Kathy out, but before it can kill her, it is scared off by the lights of the approaching ambulance. The two appear to be safe inside the ambulance, only for the Monster to return and drag out the members of the EMT team, killing them. Kathy attempts to drive off using the ambulance, but the Monster smashes into the side of the vehicle, causing her to swerve and crash.

Now internally bleeding from her injuries, Kathy tells Lizzie that the Monster is attracted to sound and fears light, and plans to run into the woods for the Monster to chase her, while Lizzie runs to the road and gets help. But Lizzie is unable to leave her mother and shines her flashlight at the Monster when it attacks Kathy, scaring it away, allowing them to be together until Kathy succumbs to her wounds.

Now determined to avenge her mother's death, Lizzie uses her teddy bear to lure the Monster back to the ambulance. While it attacks the bear, Lizzie emerges from her hiding spot and grabs a spray can and her mother's lighter. As the Monster lunges for her, Lizzie uses a mixture of the spray can and the lighter to set the creature ablaze. She then grabs a large tree branch and proceeds to beat it until it finally dies.