What do you think is the #1 monster in the Frictional Games Penumbra & Amnesia?

[Robby]

True, good point, so back to topic.

I've noticed the Brute has a huge lead in the poll. I guess its the combo of scary humanoid appearance, noises that creep you out, and a dangerous blade!

That makes the brute a scary opponent. An enemy that is nothing but strength isn't scary at all. It needs to "look" appropriately.
EDIT: Also, the first time I encountered him (The Morgue), the noises creeped me out completely. I knew I was about to face up with a terrifying enemy. Guess I was correct.

What would have been scarier for a Brute situation if you saw it working in the kitchen (you can imagine what he 'chops' in there).

The Water Horror is good because you can't really see it, thus its attacks can come as a surprise!

The water horror made me wonder, rather than scare me. Just seeing water splashes without seeing what's underneath kept me worried. I jumped into the water later on, thinking it was just a hallucination. Boy I was wrong.

And the brute, well that would be something my mind would rather keep away from...

EDIT: 450 posts. Yay!

I wish it was a hallucination!
Sorry for the Brute comment (forgive me?). I don't think that stuff myself, but glad it didn't appear in the game. I decided to remove it, feeling bad I put it there in the first place.

Congratulations on 450 posts pal!

There's nothing to forgive.

The brute managed to bring quite some scares in Amnesia, but the wormy gave me nightmares. One nightmare that remained, read on.

How the nightmare started: I was in a forest, with nothing but a knife, an empty canteen, and a note saying "It is coming... You do better hurry". While I walked in that forest, I swear I heard the worm's distant cry from the game ringing in my ears. I just said "It isn't real. It is just me, walking around, wiggling my ass around here." When I started to feel vibrations, I knew my mind wasn't just fooling around. And this was not the worst part. I suddenly heard trees fall in the distance, and that is when my mind got corrupted by the image I saw. It was the giant worm, just coming after me like "Hi! I'm coming to eat you!". While this may not seem scary, this was when I first encountered the thingy. The horror, the horror...

Next thing I know, I suddenly jump out of my bed, with only one thought in my head: RUN! Little did I know that I woke up, at 4:21 AM. I quickly stood up on the bed, and started blindly running. When my head kissed the wall, I fell back, and... my memory got fuzzy after that.

Didn't have nightmares of the brute, but it was a pretty terrifying encounter. The wormy doesn't scare me anymore (lol yeah right).