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80. Ringwraiths (13 points)
Nominated by: scarletspeed7 (4/5 remaining)

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Importance: 3
Fear: 4.5
Snake: 5.5

As the first ever appearance of the Nazgul outside of the books, Ralph Bakshi captured the true horror side of these ghouls well. The way these strangely animated figures move, all janky and deliberate, gives them a sense of otherworldliness that makes them feel distant and alien to us. When they first appear in the hobbits' bedroom, their slowness of movement builds up anticipation to explosive action, and through no dialogue, you can feel their anger ooze out from the screen. After they take off their hoods, they appear to be these hideous fanged abominations, and sometimes it can be hard to get a clear look at them, which is fantastic! You can feel your imagination coloring in the lines on the them and makes them that feel like that much more of a threat. I feel like the final battle devolves them a little bit, but this is fantasy, and not specifically horror so I can understand that. One final note, and this didn't affect the ranking, but the song is awesome!
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I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
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