Monster Silhouettes

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I posted these silhouettes online for feedback and was really surprised when 3 came out the favourite.  I was worried that one might seem too cliche!

General feedback:
- Things that float are generally bad news.
- 8 looks like it's breakdancing.
- 8 is scary because it looks like it would move in a really distressing way - "coming to get you in spite of pain" is scarier than just "coming to get you."
- 7 looks like a horrible death awaits you.
- 2 looks like he would rip you apart.
- 3, 5 look mysterious with dangerous sharp nails.
- 1 and 2 look too friendly.
- 4's face looks like its only existence is to ruin your day.
- 4 looks like it would sing creepy lullabies in a demonic voice.
- 3 would be scarier if it moved the way 6 looks (broken limbs etc.)
- 5 because its face is hidden so is more mysterious.
- 6's limps look pre-snapped and grim.
- Lots of people responding to the more humanoid creatures due to the unfamiliar/familiar vibe.

I found that last one really interesting as immediately a quote from Bernard Perron in Survival Horror: The Extended Body Genre popped in my head where he claims these humanoid creature designs work because we are "repelled by their impurity... as they transgress distinctions such as inside/outside, living/dead, insect/human, flesh/machine and animate/inanimate."

4 was my favourite as I feel quite strongly about having some sort of creepy, uncanny quality.  Perhaps a combination of the mask and hood with the floating and claws of 3 and the broken limbs of 6?