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...d Midian, a semi-mythical city that offers sanctuary to monsters; both the human kind and otherwise. He hurridly sets off to seek Midian without realizing t ...ecropolis-like refuge, is set in the wilds of Canada and it’s inhabited by monsters, the so-called ''nightbreed'', hiding from the rest of the world.

...y coasts, the '''Erqigdlit''' are monsters that drink blood. If they see a human being, they’ll pursue them and tear them to pieces out of sheer lust to k

Buta-kala are considered as the immediate cause of all that is injurious to human joy and comfort, physical and mental, natural and social. Wars, epidemics, ...rywhere but their absence is felt mainly when the gods are distant or when human neglect or wrongdoing has alienated the Divinity.

Skeleton warriors consist of animated human skeletons with human weapons and armor such as swords and shields. Because they are already dead *Skeleton warriors are monsters in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game.

...n. He first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #10. He is half vampire and half human, which endows him with all of a vampire's strengths but none of their weakn [[Category: Movie monsters]]

...wses the categories (for example, it will be possible to browse and select monsters by a combination of shape, culture and age on Monstropedia). This category includes the primitive beasts and animal-shape monsters, from the numerous dragons and snakes of the first creation myths to the le

...along his body which may afford protection. His skin is also impervious to human bombs. ...u including Godzilla. Varan is seen in the climax, joining the other Earth monsters to fight against the King Ghidorah, though he does not actually participate

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'''Lake Tianchi monster''' is the name given to one or several lake monsters that allegedly live in Heaven Lake (known as Cheonji in Korean) or Lake Tia More recent reports describe the monster as having a human-like head attached to a 1.5 m neck. It is said to have a white ring around

The Pugot can transform into a hog, dog or human though it usually looks like a black, giant headless being. It typically li ...Nimputul: The Self-Beheaded'', the pugot was cited to have appeared to the human hero. He was fed with chopped chicken meat with blood.

==Monsters in history== ...tand. In the Enlightenment, the cabinet of curiosities would often include monsters in amongst the scientific instruments and toys. Similarly, the monstrous wa

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...ra''' (ガバラ) is a oni-like kaiju that first appeared in the 1969 film ''All Monsters Attack'' where he plays the main antagonist of Godzilla. ...ty to electrocute Minya, and later, Godzilla. Promotional photos for ''All Monsters Attack'' also depict Gabara shooting lightning bolts from his hands, though

...a similar species or if Godzilla was somehow Minilla's biological parent; (human character dialogue might suggest that Godzilla had been to Sogell Island pr ...eyes are larger and placed further forward on his head, giving him a more human-like appearance. The dorsal fins on his back are small and unformed, and he

...the American historian and novelist Mark Mirabello. They stand above the human race as “we stand above apes." "The [[monsters]] eat only meat. Not dead meat--not freshly killed meat--but “raw flesh,

Kelpies are very malevolent in nature. They are known to drown their human victims, who would never be seen again. The heart and liver (it is the hear ...of kelpies evolved into the present day legends of lake-monsters where the monsters "changed the appearance" to a more "realistic" and "modern" version since t

According to some tales, rokurokubi were once normal human beings but were transformed by karma for breaking various precepts of Buddh Rokurokubi look like normal human beings by day, but at night they gain the ability to stretch their necks to

...described as an ape or a wild man. The Barmanu is supposed to possess both human and apelike characteristics and is said to abduct women and attempt mating ...to wild men may be those of the Almas which is always described as a wild human whereas those describing a large bipedal ape may be referring to the Yeti.

...at crossroads and were believed to attack young children and to mate with human men, giving birth to children born as vampires. ...155 Guiley, Rosemary ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters'']

...Drudwas ap Tryffin by his fairy wife. These birds were said to understand human speech and to obey whatever command was given to them by their master. Howe Rose, Carol. (2000). ''Giants, Monsters and Dragons''. Norton

A '''jenglot''' is a tiny, living human doll in Indonesian and Malaysian folklore ...ot 'keepers' feed their creature with blood, either animal blood (goat) or human blood. The jenglot is said to not drink the blood directly. The person plac

...atural order. In the fierce battle between Mothra and Battra, the existing human civilization was destroyed in a tremendous flood. ...cean floor, until they caused a rift to open between tectonic plates. Both monsters were swallowed up into the Earth's crust.

...e the livestock. During these attacks, Baragon was not seen, so the mutant human Frankenstein was blamed. But there was a person who survived the destructio ...alive and kept in captivity on Monsterland. Along with the rest of Earth's monsters, Baragon is brought under the control of an alien race called the Kilaaks d

...ce in their great class of hill-spirits certain quadrumana, besides actual human beings, mountaineers alien to Chinese culture, perhaps a dying race of abor

...ious groups in folklore who were said to change the physical appearance of human beings by manipulating growing children, in a similar way to the horticultu ...dislocating their joints, and malforming their bones. The resulting human monsters made their living as mountebanks or were sold to lords and ladies to be use

'''Mermen''' are mythical male legendary creatures who are human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, whose consorts were th *Another notable merman from Greek mythology was [[Glaucus]]. He was born a human and lived his early life as a fisherman. One day, while fishing, he saw th

...eature associated with Native American legends, and a large range of other monsters from [[sasquatch]]s to cannibal-like Native American [[wendigo]]s or the Eu ...r Chippewa in North Dakota might have picked up the French name for "hairy human-like being" from the influence of French Canadian trappers and missionaries

...at the same antics around another corner. This will go on and on until the human decides to give up in utter frustration. Another way they might annoy human ...0's and early 1990's representing the upper torso, hands & head of "Bogle" monsters.

...mythology, the '''Asakku''' were one type of Mesopotamian evil spirits and monsters, classed with good spirits as [[Utukku]]. Asakku demons attack and kill human beings, especially by means of head fevers. They are mentioned in poetical

...extent their own and to increase their strength. Often necromancers are of human kind, but that doesn’t mean humans are the only species practising [[necr [[Category:Human Monsters]]

...latter habit, the word ''ghoul'' is sometimes used to refer to an ordinary human such as a grave robbers, or to anyone who enjoys the macabre. ...netheless generally believed that vampires and zombies prefer to prey upon human beings.

'''Ningyo''' (人魚, "human fish"), often translated as "mermaid," is a fish-like creature from Japanes ...however, peeked into the kitchen, noticed that the head of this fish had a human face, and warned the others not to eat it. So when the fisherman finished c

...and the tissue on the sides of the mouth are manipulated to give it a more human appearance, and artificial eyes are inserted into the nostrils. The pectora ...sea monk" captured in Norway, a creature in scaly but clerical garb with a human face, a monk's shaven crown, vague appendages for arms and a fish's tail. I

...aded annis commonly uses magic to disguise itself as an exceptionally tall human, a fair giant, or an ogre. *'''Shrieking Hag''' - Shrieking hags are horrible, spiteful monsters who haunt desolate wastelands and barren plains.

He is usually represented as a merman, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish. Ordinary Tritons were described in detail by the ge ...taur"), was described as having the forefeet of a horse in addition to the human body and the fish tail. It is probable that the idea of Triton owes its ori

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Als are demons of childbirth, interfering with human reproduction. The al is known by various other names, including ''alk'' in In Armenian tradition, Al is described as half-human and half-animal, with a fiery eye, long thick hair, fingernails made of bra

The Monster of Lake Fagua is described as being 20 feet long, with a human face, bull-like horns, huge donkey-like ears, lion-like teeth, bat-like win [[Category:Sea and lake monsters]]

...ngs as animals and rejects many social structures that he believes inhibit human instincts. ...as a vast conspiracy of elites with a predilection for child-molesting and human sacrifice. This genre regularly describes Satan as actually appearing in pe

...general, yōkai is a broad term, and can be used to encompass virtually all monsters and supernatural beings, even including creatures from European folklore on ...lly have a sort of spiritual or supernatural power, and so encounters with human beings tend to be dangerous.

monsters. Each of the seven were revered or feared, each possessing different abilit #[[Luison]], a dog-like human, lord of death and protector of cemeteries

...tion. However, the Adlet prefers to drink the warm blood of a newly-slain human (it also eats the flesh with an equal amount of relish). The Adlet may be ...ings if its preferred food is not to be had. Above all, the Adlet prefers human flesh and blood to anything else. The bones of the creature’s victims ar

...a tilberi, a woman should go to a graveyard early on Whitsunday and dig a human rib there. Then this rib needs to be wrapped in grey wool and be preserved ...the nipple the tilberi will overexhaust itself and explode, leaving only a human rib beside the heap of droppings.

Although the Beast of Bray Road has not been seen to shapeshifting from a human into a wolf in most of the sightings, it has been labeled a werewolf in new There is one witness who claims to have seen it morph from a wolf-headed human form into an ape-headed form. There has been other paranormal phenomenon re

...ht upon its feet, which are :shaped like hoofs. Its face and body are more human like than anything :else and its mouth is like that of a raccoon, garnished [[Category: Sea and lake monsters]]

...canny knowledge about the past, present and future and a deep insight into human nature. Hence, many sorcerers seek to capture them and turn them into slave ...155 Guiley, Rosemary ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters'']

...g flight. The hands cannot grasp while flying, but are nearly as useful as human hands when an aarakocra is perched and its wings folded back. Their powerfu *Wyatt, James and Rob Heinsoo. ''Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerun'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).

...ltitudes of probably around 1,000-1,500 meters, and does not tolerate well human encroachment, logging and other disturbances. ...ren & Clark, Jerome (1999): Cryptozoology A to Z: the encyclopedia of loch monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabaras, and other authentic mysteries of nature. Fireside

Tzitzimimeh means ''Monsters descending from above''. ...ring a solar eclipse, the tzitzimime would descend to the earth and devour human beings. The Tzitzimimeh were also feared during other ominous periods of th

...sm. A female rakshasa is called a '''rakshasi''', and a female rakshasa in human form is a manushya-rakshasi. ...o haunt cemeteries, disturb sacrifices, harass priests, possess and devour human beings, and vex and afflict mankind in all sorts of ways. They are said to

...who married a human man, and Pania was a woman from the sea who married a human and gave birth to a taniwha (Orbell 1998:150). [[Category: Sea and lake monsters]]

The '''Craquehhe''' is one of the [[undead]], a creature that was once human but now exists beyond death without a soul, doomed to kill and feed on the ...has been known to utterly destroy nearby towns in its constant search for human prey.

...ying Hollows, human ghosts who lose their sanity and become soul-devouring monsters. In Bleach, they are portrayed as humans who have been born in the Soul Soc ...s in their notebooks, or if they kill someone to extend the life span of a human out of affection, as seen by Gelus's death for Misa Amane, or if they get t

...where orco refers to a kind of monster found in fairy-tales that feeds on human flesh and similar to the The French word ogre (appearing first in Charles P

Her name comes from the ''gullet'' (Greek: Laimos), since she devoured human children. ...ability to change herself into a beautiful young woman. Here she assumes a human form to win a man's love.

...an was the only one who could see it. It was a chimera-like creature, with human head and parts from different species of animals. It was dangerous, it migh The tupilaq was manifested in real, human-made object. It was made by people to the detriment of their enemies. It wa

'''Echidna''' was called the "Mother of All Monsters" and described by Hesiod as a female monster spawned in a cave, who mother *In Disney's Hercules, Echidna also appeared as the mother of monsters.

...an Hu were often characterized by Chinese writers as monsters who combined human and dog anatomy.

...a formidable creature, it is incongruously small, usually no bigger than a human child. It might have a bird-like beak or a pointed mouth, but sometimes it ...gs, especially cucumbers, the only food kappa are known to enjoy more than human children. Japanese parents sometimes write the names of their children (or

They are also said to enter a human body and make sicken it until death. ...155 Guiley, Rosemary ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters'']

...Millennium series starting with Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. ...eries, Godzilla stayed a hero, protecting Japan against attacks from other monsters, aliens, etc. At one point, Godzilla even adopted a son, Minilla, in Son of

The Noppera-bō appear at first as ordinary human beings, sometimes impersonating someone familiar to the victim, before caus ...adio Hearn used the animals' name as the title of his story about faceless monsters, probably resulting in the misused terminology.

...snake with a beard and a mane; others say it looks like a huge furry half-human beast with a long neck and a head like a bird. Common features in Aborigina Like other beasts in Dreamtime, the Bunyip was malevolent towards human beings. At night the Bunyip was said to go and prey upon women and children

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...'''Typhon''') was a monstrous primitive Storm-Giant, father of many other monsters who was defeated and imprisoned by Zeus in the pit of Tartaros. For us, he Typhon fathered many monsters upon Echidna: Cerberus, the Chimaera, Orthus, the Dragon of the Esperides,

Pinhead was not always a Cenobite, but was in fact once human. Pinhead originated as '''Captain Elliott Spencer''', who was born into the ...s comrades perish in horrific circumstances. He had also lost faith in the human race after witnessing the inhumanity one individual could enact upon anothe

“They also commonly assert, that the Dracs assume the human form, and come early into the public market-place without any one being the ...the Dracs lived on people they had carried off, and turned themselves into human forms; and she said that one day, when the Drac gave her an eel-pasty to ea

The older brother had other monsters to slay, and he left Mokwayo to seek his own way. Left to his own devices, ...called Naq'pote (which signifies an expert marksman). He was formed like a human being, but, being a manido, could assume the shape of a wolf, in which form

...head. Reports that the creature has an identical head at each end, with a human face are mistaken. ...hich are sometimes pointed. The heads at the protruding ends are less like human heads and display a mouth with well-defined canine teeth and a long tongue

The Cyclopes were a race of huge one-eyed monsters that resided on an island with the same name. Commonly, the term "Cyclops" ...gend is that prehistoric dwarf elephant skulls - about twice the size of a human skull were found by the Greeks on Crete. Due to the large central nasal cav

...mal is a dog with blazing eyes. It could also manifest as the ghost of the human it once was, a cat, a cow, or a person with no head. At other times the spi *Rose, Carol [November 2001]. Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth (in English). W

...was one of the offspring of [[Typhon]] and [[Echidna]] and sister of such monsters as [[Cerberus and the Lernaean [[Hydra]]. While there are different genealo ...ech Overdragon''. A multi-headed monstrosity fused from many other machine monsters, it emits an evil aura and is constructed out of pitch-black metal.

...ormy nights to wreak havoc and destruction. It is also capable of assuming human form. *Aatxe is used as the name of horned shadow monsters in the ''Guild Wars'' franchise.

<blockquote>In 1966, Henson drew three monsters that ate cookies and appeared in a General Foods commercial that featured t ...hich point the monsters briefly turn into people and then dissolve back to monsters again.</blockquote>

...y animal or human that ventures near their abodes. Their favourite prey is human women. They also carry diseases. [[Category:Sea and lake monsters]]

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Baobhan Sith are very dangerous and evil and they act preying on human being, mostly hunters but unwary travellers passing by the Highlands as wel *Guiley, Rosemary Ellen, ''An Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and other Monsters'', Checkmark Books, ISBN 0816046859

..., an '''ogre''' (feminine: ogress) are large humanoid creature who feed on human flesh. The word was first used (and probably invented) by Perrault in his ' ...haracter worries that the women he encounters are actually female ogres in human form.

...ythical city. Some interpretations claim that the monsters were originally human survivors of the disaster who could never come home again. After their deat Most modern depictions of the peryton keep the human shadow, but sometimes change details of the description, such as the arrang

...engages in conflict with the King of Monsters due to his anger toward the human race. Mothra has achieved the greatest success rate in battle save Godzilla ..., and her surprising levels of strength can help her to drag and even lift monsters like Godzilla. Her final strategy is to emit "scales", a yellow poisonous p

A '''mermaid''' is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish. The male version of a mermaid is called a [[ ...he earliest representations of Atargatis showed her as being a fish with a human head and legs, similar to the Babylonian [[Enki|Ea]]. The Greeks recognized

...egree of the Devil's disfigurement. In some stories, the Devil is merely a human child which Mrs. Leeds confined to her cellar or attic, only to have it esc ...lso report that the creature has glowing bright red eyes and emits a high, human-like scream.

...any number of druidic and barbaric cults. She is also worshiped by the non-human species of the mythos, such as the "Fungi from [[Yuggoth]]" (the [[Mi-Go]]) ...ormally be, and puckered maws, dripping green goo, cover their flanks. The monsters roughly resemble trees in silhouette &mdash; the trunks being the short leg

...e-shifters; for example, North American snake-spirits could change between human and serpentine forms whilst keeping the characteristics of both. ...ip. The presiding deity here is Nagaraja - a five-headed snake god born to human parents as a blessing for their caretaking of snakes during a fire. It is b

...e Yowie is said to be a bizarre, hybrid beast resembling a cross between a human and an ape with big red eyes on the side of his head, big canine teeth and ...the "Yowie" as a species of "bunyip", an Aboriginal term used to describe monsters said to dwell in many Australian rivers and lakes.

...god", the ruler of seas and oceans, was a dragon capable of changing into human form, and who lived in ''[[Ryūgū-jō]]'' 竜宮城 "dragon palace". ...e dragon ''Ya-hiro no kuma-wani'' 八尋熊鰐 "8 fathom bear ''wani''" fathered a human daughter who married Emperor Jimmu.

...ually for each memeber of the band by their leader to look like real, live monsters and to hide their true appearances. ...nges gradually with each new album Lordi present leaving the basic idea of monsters remain the same:

...of the world can be traced back to Aristotle. Each advance in the scale of human knowledge has presented new challenges in classification and new responses ...nly belong to one branch of the hierarchical tree. However, in th realm of monsters, such formal ordering is neither feasible nor desirable. For example, a wel

...prerequisite for activity with non-living material, sexual activity with a human corpse is taboo and frequently labelled ''abuse'', based on the presumption ...in their orgasmic release of choice as do ''normal' couples" and that "all human rights cease the moment a person draws their last breath

...e the form of a wolf and go out on bloodlust hunts. Once it returns to its human form the werewolf is said to be exhausted. ...uiley, Rosemary Ellen ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters'']

Leanan was believed to have taken human form, such was the poetess Eodain by whom Eugene, king of Munster, gained c *Guiley, Rosemary Ellen, ''An Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and other Monsters'' (Checkmark Books) ISBN 0-816-04685-9

...ioned in Rashi's commentary on Genesis 1:21: "God created the '''great sea monsters''' - '''''Taninim'''''." Jastrow translates the word "Taninim" as a "sea mo ...ingdom of Israel. Others liken the mention to [[Tiamat]] and other similar monsters who represented the sea as a foe to the gods in [[mythology|myth]]s of near

The Baykok is a hunter, stalking and killing human prey without a hint of guilt or remorse. However, this ghoulish creature n Fortunately, the Baykok never willingly approaches a human civilization, as the creature itself is extremely reluctant to leave the sa

...raw flesh for their ravenous bellies, they would inevitably descend on the human farming settlements in the fertile valleys below, to raid the wretched inha As fearsome as they may have been in human eyes, the other beasts of prey were unable to stand up to the Nian's unrele

...in the TV series ''Monsters''. Actress Rae Dawn Chong played a gargoyle in human form in ''Tales from the Darkside: The Movie''. A gargoyle named Firebrand

'''Trolls''' are fictional monsters in the ''[[:Category:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' roleplayin ...and Linda Hankins. "The Dragon's Bestiary: Those Nonhuman creatures - with human form." ''Dragon'' #141 (TSR, 1989).

...eaten UFO witnesses, and who some believe to be aliens themselves who take human form. [[Category:Bipedal monsters]]

*The Imp is one of the enemies in [[Doom]]. They are human-sized, muscular, brown creatures with large claws and a gaping maw. In the *In the game Rule Of Rose, Imps are the only non-boss monsters in the game and there are various types: Bird Imps, Pig Imps, Rat Imps, Fis

...attracted by child birth when there is a plenty of blood flowing out from human body. In the olden days, measures are taken by the people to prevent the va ...iley, Rosemary Ellen ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters'']

...d as beautiful, winged guardians. Later they became fierce, filthy, winged monsters who had characteristics of a bird and a woman, similar to that of the early ...neus, at whose residence the Argonauts arrived while he was plagued by the monsters.

A '''Sciopod''' (or '''Sciopodes''', plural) was described as being human in appearance, though small in stature and so pale as to be described as al Bovey, Alixe <i>Monsters and Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts. </i>The British Library; London, En

...ons, they were playmates of young [[Persephone]] and were changed into the monsters of lore by Demeter for failing to intervene when Persephone was abducted ([ ...evil monsters, as she as shown near Warlock in the first issue. The evil monsters are generally shown in crowds and indistinguishable in most panels, however

...nd of attacks, the one directed by nonphysical entities and the one led by human beings. The latter are possible through great mental powers and/or out-of-b ...ley, Rosemary Ellen: ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters'']

...ircumstances, the children are treated as '''vermin''' rather, than fellow human beings; and infanticide is seen as a means of cleansing cities; although su [[Category:Human Monsters]]

...s each), cunning, strong and demonic. But in other respects Aži Dahaka has human qualities, and is never a mere animal. ...ahaka into Zahak, a human king with snakes on his shoulders who feasted on human brains. As foretold in a vision years earlier, the tyrant king Zahak was ev

...s each), cunning, strong and demonic. But in other respects Aži Dahaka has human qualities, and is never a mere animal. ...ahaka into Zahak, a human king with snakes on his shoulders who feasted on human brains. As foretold in a vision years earlier, the tyrant king Zahak was ev

...beings clad in red with gnashing teeth, sharp claws and with a thirst for human blood. They would hover over the battlefield and search for dying and wound ...ields where they collect the souls of the deceased warriors. As psychopump monsters, they were believed to appear at the last moment to take the soul of the dy

...e Bodhar) drawn by six black horses and whips them with his whip made of a human spinal cord . ...llahan is the embodied spirit of a celtic god, [[Crom Dubh]], who demanded human sacrifices each year. The worship of Crom Dubh continued in Ireland until t

...]] or some sort of [[mutant]] hybrid, perhaps one created as a result of a human experiment and escaped. Some have pointed out its resemblance to the descri [[Category:Bipedal monsters]]

...y and legends of many different cultures include mythological creatures of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "'''Giant'''" is the English w ...eanstalk have formed our modern perception of giants as stupid and violent monsters, frequently said to eat humans, and especially children. However, in some m

...usually let her heads rearing up out of the chasm, gapping dolphins or any human or animal that would venture in the surroundings. [[Category:Sea and lake monsters]]

...the sludge at the workshop by the pathologist Keith Simpson revealed three human gallstones and a pair of false teeth. [[Category:Human Monsters]]

...ery close to Clendenin, West Virginia when what they described as a "brown human shape with wings" lifted off from behind nearby trees and flew over their h ...: Dawn of Sorrow'', Mothman is one of three hidden [[cryptozoology]]-based monsters, appearing as a furry black heart-shaped creature with wings and large eyes

...m.gif|thumb|right|Artist's impression of a Grigori or "fallen one" and his human bride.]] ...he tutelage went on for a few centuries, but soon the angels pined for the human females. After lusting, the fallen angels instructed the women in magic and

...rce of his name, and Redcap periodically redyes his cap by drenching it in human blood. *Red caps (aka powries) are also some of the monsters in R.A. Salvatore's ''DemonWars'' series.

The lich developed from monsters found in earlier classic sword and sorcery fiction, which is filled with po ..., allowing the resurrected zombie to retain most, if not all of its former human intelligence and memories, as well as acquiring various supernatural powers

...mic picaresque story of a dog who somehow remembers his previous life as a human being. Rumbo, one of the characters from ''Fluke'' also turns up in ''The M ...o is drawn into a blackly comic plot involving fed-up and underappreciated monsters. (The book's tagline was "Demons today are a sorry lot".) No one believes i

...tes somewhat like salmiakki and makes giant squid unattractive for general human consumption. ...y also derive from giant squid sightings. Eyewitness accounts of other sea monsters like the sea serpent are also thought to be mistaken interpretations of gia

...e fact that they said they could not identify any other of the prehistoric monsters which I showed them...The natives do not consider it to be an unnatural thi ...lling people in his country. The creatures are said to feed on decomposing human flesh, digging up bodies if they are not buried to sufficient depth.

*Heikegani - crabs with human-faced shells, the spirits of the warriors killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ur *Jikininki - ghosts that eat human corpses

...ken to be Yggdrasil although it is not explicitly identified as such) as a human sacrifice to himself, who remains alive as a divinity. He suffers the pain ...ot, and to regenerate it from the wounds caused by the various animals and monsters that feed from it. There are also two swans that drink from the well, and t

...birds belonged to a special tribe whose members were able to shapeshift to human form by tilting back their beak as if it were only a mask, and by removing ...to such an event. Families of thunderbirds who kept to themselves but wore human form were said to have lived along the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Th

...e to fully comprehend it, and the beast’s sheer size is enough to make the human heart stop. The Wendigo is a hideous, abhorrent beast. Its gigantic maw i ...l that one can see is the terrible yellow glow). They are far larger than human eyes, and are said to roll about in blood. It has massive, pawlike hands t

...rch took note of the telltale cave but the men refused to believe anything human could live in it. Frustrated and in a frenetic quest for justice, the towns ...Beans' previously overlooked cave in Bannane Head. The cave was rife with human remains, having been the scene of hundreds of murders and cannibalistic act

Some would appear to look as a normal human being while others had a hideous green phosphorescent glow with serrated te * In the MMORPG "Ragnarok Online", monsters known as Munaks, Bonguns, and Hyeguns were heavily based on the jiāngshī

...ng powerful animal-like qualities or conversely, an impressive animal with human qualities. ...e Nagas, that contained their amazing powers, would be given freely to any human that the Naga had developed a great fondness for.

...ry creature, usually described as a nocturnal bird of ill omen that fed on human flesh and blood, like a [[vampire]]. ...uiley, Rosemary Ellen ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters'']

...ost of a woman or man who initiates a post-death love affair with a living human. ...istinction between yūrei and obake in his seminal "Yokaidangi (Lectures on Monsters)." He claimed that yūrei haunt a particular person, while obake haunt a p

...and romanticism. In this example, an historical anatomical painting of the human arm by Girolamo Fabrici (1537-1619) tastefully examines the themes of roman ...lete body from various organic parts, then stimulated the functions of the human system in it. Subsequent visual interpretations of the story have included

...the alchemist [[Paracelsus]]. He once claimed that he had created a false human being that he referred to as the homunculus. The creature was to have stood ...spasms before death) fell to the ground, and its roots vaguely resemble a human form to varying degrees.

...ll. These physical descriptions are compiled from a large database on grey-human contacts. In some cases, the subject may recall only one physical character ...ribed as large, sunken or deeply set, far apart or distended more than the human, and slightly slanted as Oriental or Mongoloid. No ear lobes or apertures o

*the '''''Androsphinx''''', the typical lion with a human face/head; The Assyrian sphinx looked quite different from the Egyptian one. It had a human head, wings, and the parts of a bull and a lion. Sometimes it had five legs

...y create hurricane-like winds that darken the sky and blow down houses. A human being is so small compared to a Garuḍa that a man can hide in the plumage ...lings with people. On some occasions Garuḍa kings have had romances with human women in this form.

...]]s from [[folklore]] and [[mythology]]. One of the game's more prominent monsters are the various races of '''[[Demon (Dungeons & Dragons)|demons]]''', '''[[ *'''Shadow Eft''' - a race of psionic monsters that dwell between worlds, subsisting on psychic residue (Complete Psionic)

.... It is said that they mimic human actions in their sardonic way, twisting human rituals and culture to show the worst aspects. In recent depictions Goblins * They are sometimes said to be mostly invisible to human eye.

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...green body. Witnesses described the creature's head as having bulging, non-human eyes and as either being shaped like a heart/an Ace of Spades, or as having [[Category:Bipedal monsters]]

...race. Metallic dragons are often able to shapechange into small animals or human forms, and use this ability to secretly help or watch over humans. Dragons ...]. The most commonly heard of are in the humanoid races, particularly with human and elves. Any combination is possible, however, even with [[Devil (Dungeon

...tions. They generally describe a 7 to 10 feet (2 to 3 meter) tall, ape- or human-like bipedal creature, broad-shouldered and of a strong build. Aside from t Enormous human-like footprints attributed to this creature gave rise to the name "Bigfoot"

...o defend itself by expelling poisonous fumes that are capable of killing a human ...the Gila monster, one of the very few poisonous lizards in the world. Gila monsters also have "fat" tails that closely resemble those in illustrations and repo

...ve branches (bifid) which gives the plant a rough resemblance to that of a human monster form. ...ally speaking, the female mandrake carries forked that look like a pair of human legs, whereas the male has only a single root. In the old Herbals we find t

...f a horned demon (excluding ''Final Fantasy IV''). In most games, Ifrit is human-like, but in others, he is based off of a beast, such as being feline-like *"Efreet" is one of the monsters defeated by Dark Shneider in the anime "Bastard".

...ed in the name of Quetzalcoatl, and representations of the god became more human. They influenced the Toltec, and the Toltec rulers began to use the name of ...animal sacrifices, and in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice.

...bout one minute. "Unquestionably, the figure in outline was exactly like a human being, walking upright and stopping occasionally to pull at some dwarf rhod ...w a dark shape moving near his camp. The next day, Whillans observed a few human like footprints in the snow, and that evening, he asserted that with binocu

.... In the novel, an old Japanese author trying to fathom the darker side of human nature while he is besieged by scandal, is told about Gilles de Rais. '''Trivia'''Some 49 human skulls were discovered in La Suze sur Sarthe Castle which belonged to Jean

...wearing: Troll women in particular were often too elegantly dressed to be human women moving around in the forest. ...travel on the winds, such as the wind-troll Ysätters-Kajsa, or sneak into human homes. Sometimes you could only hear them speak, shout and make noise, or t

...no longer have to dwell in its own grave and could pass as a normal mortal human. According to one source, the strigoi also then loses his need to prey upon ...uiley, Rosemary Ellen ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters'']

...riminal law, '''murder''' is the crime of causing the [[death]] of another human being, without lawful excuse, and with intent to kill or with an intent to ...rred when the defendant commits an act that shows depraved indifference to human life, or (in federal court and those states that apply the felony murder ru

...t. In the end Rokuemon was defeated and Kincho died from his wounds, but a human friend of Kincho's erected a shrine in his honor which is still visited tod ...as a raccoon. Also, Korean MMORPG Ragnarok Online, there are raccoon-like monsters called "smokey" that wear a leaf on their heads and have the ability to dis

...cient Egypt]]ians also believed in demonic like monsters that devoured the human soul, while it traveled towards afterlife, although, certainly demons per s ...mons over the human beings that they inhabit, and he is able to free these human victims by commanding and casting out the demons, by binding them, and for

...wells, rain, and rivers. In some cultures, they are said to be capable of human speech. ...s unlikely, however, that these finds alone prompted the legends of flying monsters, but may have served to reinforce them.<br>

...uctural golem", a creature supposedly created by the merging of a vengeful human spirit and an average dwelling. ...to make a golem, though it substituted rags instead of clay and required a human host to function. Another DC hero, the Monolith, is a golem.

...ght be. It is a temptation to suppose they might be the fabulous Loch Ness monsters, now observed for the first time in their underwater activities!"</blockquo ...and other reputed lake monsters. This theory would cover sightings of lake monsters on land, during which the creature supposedly waddled into the lake upon be

...ion of certain types of [[fairy]], which may or may not have originated as human souls. *[[Will-o'-Wisp|Will O' Wisps]] are monsters in the [[Dungeons and Dragons]] game. They use their flickering light to lu

...sm|polytheistic]] religions, the politics of Hell can be as complicated as human politics. Many [[Hellenic polytheism|Hellenistic Neopagans]] believe in [[T ...Japanese]] religions. The ruler of Hell has to deal with politics, just as human rulers do. Hell is the subject of many folk stories and [[manga]]. In many

...g, but not necessarily in other sources. In Tolkien's writing, Orcs are of human shape, but smaller than Men, ugly, and filthy. In a private letter, Tolkien Orcs eat all manner of flesh, including human. In Chapter II of The Two Towers, Grishnákh, an Orc from Mordor, claims th

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...wing of a cock can also kill a basilisk. This weakness also affects other monsters like faeries, ghosts or vampires that are supposed to appear in the night a ...d become a snake with the head of a cock, and sometimes with the head of a human. Geoffrey Chaucer featured a '''basilicok''' (as he called it) in his ''[[C

...ah likely spawned [[Gnoph-Keh]], [[Rhan-Tegoth]], and [[Voorm]]. Though no human cult worships this being, Aphoom-Zhah is revered by the [[gnophkeh]] and th ...rature|1934]]). In the story, Atlach-Nacha is the reluctant recipient of a human sacrifice given to it by the toad-god [[Tsathoggua]].

...y is questionable. The Templar idols were variously described as having a human skull for a head, as having two faces, as a cat-like creature or alternatel ...llus, as a friendly four-legged, multi-eyed animal-god, not a demonic half-human hermaphrodite.

...ark upon imaginary adventures in which they battle many kinds of fictional monsters, gather treasure, interact with each other, and earn experience points, bec ...& Dragons)|elf]], [[gnome]], [[halfling]], [[half-orc]], [[half-elf]], or human and available classes are Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Pa

...nd/or the ability to physically transform. Some cultures have myths of non-human vampires, such as [[demon]]s or animals like bats, dogs, and spiders. Vampi ...rally refers to a belief that one can gain supernatural powers by drinking human blood. The historical practice of vampirism can generally be considered a

*Ressler, Robert K. and Schachtman, Thomas. ''Whoever Fights Monsters''. St. Martins Mass Market Paper, 1994. ISBN 0312950446 *Vronsky, Peter. ''Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters''. The Berkley Publishing Group, Penguin Group, 2004. ISBN 0-425-19640-2

...d of these appeals was rejected, Hindley appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. * The Monsters Of The Moors John Deane Potter-Ballantine Books-1967

...e fiction story is a story about human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, that would not have happened at all without its science content." ...' thoughts and feelings about the laws of the universe, time, reality, and human invention are unusual and tend toward [[existentialism|existential]] re-int

...are made of a bonded polycarbide material that was dubbed dalekanium by a human in ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' (1964). ...Dalek creature, separated from its casing, attacks and severely injures a human soldier.

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Typical Halloween costumes have traditionally been monsters such as [[Vampire]]s, [[ghost]]s, [[witch]]es, and [[devil]]s. In 19th-cent ...also meant the beginning of Winter, which the Celts often associated with human death. The Celts also believed that on October 31 (the night before the new

...he game. It does not have rebirthing abilities (though it can revive other monsters) but does have some powerful fire attacks. ...ged husband, Roger. It is revealed that Laura is an "immortal phoenix" in human form and is nearly at the end of her 100-year lifespan, as she is granted i

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...disorder is fear of contamination; some sufferers may fear the presence of human body secretion such as saliva, sweat, tears or mucus, or excretions such as ...s funded by the National Institutes of Health have found a mutation in the human serotonin transporter gene, hSERT, in unrelated families with OCD. Moreover

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...on in pre-state societies. The eating of an animal which previously ate a human is not considered an act of cannibalism. == Non-human cannibalism ==

...ans anyway). However, it is said that the player controlled characters are human and that their deaths are often graphic- following the gore and violence th ...of the creatures in finished ''Devil May Cry'' were original planned to be monsters created from a new kind of virus.

...ns a place for the physical body ''in and of itself'' as part of a "whole" human being's spiritual existence. [[Category:Human Monsters]][[Category:Demons]][[Category:Witches and warlocks]][[Category:Mythology,

...bode. Varuthini soon became pregnant and nine months later gave birth to a human child that not only looked like the Brahmin but possessed his soul as well. ...ion of the cosmos after the pralaya period was over. When his family takes human form on earth, they further taint the hearts and minds of mankind to bring

...a garlic necklace. It is entirely possible that Stoker is aluding that the monsters of folklore still existed even after the coming of science, that was though ...ays Dracula in this reinvigoration of the 1930s and 1940s Universal Horror monsters which also featured new versions of the '''Frankenstein Monster''' and '''T

...skin and drain its victim’s blood. However, the creature usually appears human under normal circumstances, unless in a state of bloodlust or angered in so ...rave, its first victims will be its family and loved ones. At times, when human prey is scarce or unavailable, the revenant will prey upon wild animals and

...caverns, where the portal is located. Swann warns that Sarge is no longer human and that Campbell has gone to find him. ...he chaingun is also makes its first appearance in a Martian Buddy cabinet. Monsters start to teleport in the base, beginning where the growth taking over the b

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...Spanish) or "The Ice Maiden", some archaeologists believe that she was a [[human sacrifice]] to the Inca mountain god [[Apus]]. ...ound with her (nicknamed "Conan") was also discovered, with tattoos of two monsters resembling [[griffin]]s decorating his chest and three partially obliterate

*Koontz's protagonists often arm themselves with guns to combat the various monsters and madmen that they deal with, and Koontz aims to provide accurate details ** a noble dog of near-human intelligence (and, sometimes with paranormal powers)

...m-microcosm belief central to the hermetic philosophy. In other words, the human body (the microcosm) is affected by the exterior world (the macrocosm), whi ...rtality, liberation. As such it focuses its efforts on transumation of the human body: from mortal to immortal. Many are the traditional stories of alchemis

...g Heeled Jack, including that he was an extraterrestrial entity with a non-human appearance and features, (e.g., retro-reflective red eyes, or phosphorus br * Cohen, Daniel. ''The Encyclopedia of Monsters''. Dodd Mead, 1982. ISBN 0-396-09051-6.

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...George Lusk, of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, included a preserved human kidney. Mainly because of the extraordinarily brutal character of the murde ...e Committee on 16 October 1888. Lusk opened a small box to discover half a human kidney, later said by a doctor to have been preserved in "spirits of wine"

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