bug-eyed monster
Alien with protuberances
A bug-eyed monster is a science fiction alien depicted with large, bulging eyes—the stereotypical extraterrestrial of pulp magazines and B-movies.
Often abbreviated BEM.
The term is sometimes used dismissively to characterize cheap or unimaginative sci-fi: another story about bug-eyed monsters kidnapping Earth women.
Gazing without break
- googlyReverse-spinning cricket ball
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
- inhumanDevoid of mercy
- scalyCovered with thin plates
slimy · tentacled · clawed · fanged · misshapen · hulking · towering · green
Expressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
nightmarish · hideous · abomination · horror · beast · fiend · lurking · stalking
staring
Gazing without break
- googlyReverse-spinning cricket ball
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
- inhumanDevoid of mercy
scaly · slimy · tentacled · clawed · fanged · misshapen · hulking · towering · green · reptilian
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
grotesque · nightmarish · hideous · abomination · horror · beast · fiend · lurking · stalking · attacking
kitsch
Tasteless, garish art
schlock · camp · corny · tacky · drive-in · matinee · pulp · zany · over-the-top · gimmicky
- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- aliensE.T., grey alien, aliens, grey aliens, grays
- sentient beingshuman, person, adult, child, infant
bug-eyed monsterlittle green man
Stereotypical humanoid extraterrestrial
Vulcan · E.T. · grey alien · Yoda
bug-eyed monsterE.T.
Extraterrestrial being
gentle giant · ALF · guardian angel · protector · savior figure
eyed, monster, bugs, bugged, bugging, buggy, eyes, eyeing, eyeless