Monsters We’d Swipe Right On: 19 Hottest Horror Icons, Ranked

From brooding vampires to growling werewolves, reanimated heartbreakers to chaos-causing slashers, horror has gifted us some of the most unexpectedly sexy creatures in pop culture. Let’s get honest: Some of these characters could get it. These are the monsters who make us nervously check our phones… and maybe our closets. They’re scary, dangerous, and maybe just a little bit irresistible. Our hearts are beating fast, whether that’s from a little bit of desire or mostly fear, we’ll never know.

In the spirit of Halloween, Swooon has rounded up the hottest monsters across movies and TV, from the undead to the unhinged, the furry to the fanged. Some will haunt your dreams, some will make you laugh, and all of them are totally deserving (in some universe) of a swipe right.