Best Monster of All Time

At first glance, Carrie White appears to be just a high school girl. She’s very shy, has no friends and mother who can only be described as crazy. After being harassed in the gym locker rooms by her classmates, Carrie becomes so enraged that she shatters a light bulb… with her mind. As if her life couldn’t get any worse, when she’s sent to the principles office, he calls her Cassie. She flips the ashtray off of his desk, again by just using her mind. With the new-found power of telepathy, Carrie is ready to pay back all of the people who overlooked her before.
The movie Carrie is based on the novel by Stephen King written in 1974. Just two years later, the novel was made into the movie directed by Brian De Palma staring Sissy Spacek as the ever-haunting Carrie.
Carrie is asked to the prom by the popular and athletic, Tom. Hoping that someone was finally being genuine, she said yes.
She is voted prom queen and Tom, prom king. When she went up to accept the crown, the popular girls dump a bucket of pig’s blood on her. That was Carrie White’s breaking point. Chaos ensues. Electrocution. Falling rafters. A fire. Telepathically blocking all entrances in the gym, she killed every single person. And she doesn’t even flinch. Carrie walks home still covered in blood.
What makes Carrie White such a great monster? The fact that she could be anyone makes me terrified. She doesn’t need a mask, a costume or anything to be scary. The wide-eyed look she gets on her face right before she causes drama isn’t an angry look. She always remains surprisingly calm never giving away what is about to happen. The kids at Bates High School never saw it coming. Personally, I felt for Carrie. The poor girl had a horrible time at school and a horrible home life. By the time she’s killing all of her classmates, you’re on her side. You want to see her take revenge on all of these people who have caused her so much pain pain. Carrie White will forever haunt me, which makes her the best monster of all time.