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40 Monsters of the Night & Where To Find Them – Transcript<\/h2>\nAmarok:<\/h3>\n
Gigantic legendary grey wolf found in the Arctic Circle – Feared by the indigenous Inuit – Hunts alone and at night, particularly targeting unguarded hunters.<\/p>\n
Baba Yaga:<\/h3>\n
A deformed and ferocious looking old woman or ‘hag’ – Flies around in a mortar, wielding a pestle – Has a kind and maternal disposition when not provoked.<\/p>\n
Babadook:<\/h3>\n
A very tall pale faced man with long fingers – Wears a top hat – Tends to act as a metaphor for grief – Can be scared into a basement when one overcomes loss.<\/p>\n
Banshee:<\/h3>\n
Female spirit or fairy resembling an ugly and frightful hag – Wears green or red – Known for her loud shrieking or keening to herald the death of a family member.<\/p>\n
Basilisk:<\/h3>\n
King of all serpents – Has often been said to kill simply through eye contact – When that fails, it resorts to using its deadly venom – Despises the smell of weasels.<\/p>\n
Beast of Bodmin moor:<\/h3>\n
Phantom wild cat that only appears at great distances – Tends to keep to itself and has been described as being of various sizes and colour – Is possibly an alien.<\/p>\n
Betobeto-san:<\/h3>\n
Formless spectre or ghost found across Japan – Known for walking behind people at night – Can only be heard – Clearly takes great pleasure in being disconcerting.<\/p>\n
Big Foot:<\/h3>\n
Giant hairy bipedal ape – Known for being incredibly shy – Lives in mountains and forests – Likely to be closely related to the Yeti – Also goes by the name ‘Sasquatch’.<\/p>\n
Black Annis:<\/h3>\n
Blue faced witch or bogeyman with iron claws and extremely sharp teeth who enjoys having children for supper – Lives in a cave – Takes lambs or naughty children away.<\/p>\n
Black Shuck:<\/h3>\n
Demonic ghost dog – Often considered to represent an omen of death – Tends to be accompanied by thunder – Left a still visible claw mark in Blythburgh back in 1577.<\/p>\n
Bloody Mary:<\/h3>\n
A ghostly apparition in a mirror that either shows the person you will marry, or shows a skull, signifying your impending demise – Is among the more harmless ghosts.<\/p>\n
Bogeyman:<\/h3>\n
Monster of no strict form, shape or appearance – Enjoys being the embodiment of terror and nightmares – Convinces children to behave without even being present.<\/p>\n
Bukavac:<\/h3>\n
Six-legged demon with gnarled horns living in lakes and pools – Emerges from the water making a loud noise – Hunts animals and people at night by jumping on them.<\/p>\n
Candyman:<\/h3>\n
Demonic immortal serial killer with high intelligence – Wields a nasty looking hook – Taunts his victims until they die – Originally from New Orleans – Real name ‘Dan’.<\/p>\n
Cerberus:<\/h3>\n
Giant three-headed dog guarding the gates to hell and preventing the dead from escaping – Famed for being captured by Heracles – Answers to the name ‘Fluffy’.<\/p>\n
Chupacabra:<\/h3>\n
A strange and rarely seen creature reportedly similar to a large dog or small bear – A row of spines reaches from the neck to the base of the tail – eats livestock.<\/p>\n
Cornish Owl Man:<\/h3>\n
A four or five-foot tall owl-like humanoid – Is rarely sighted but reports tell of large glowing eyes and huge wings – Could to be related to the American ‘Mothman’<\/p>\n
Demogorgon:<\/h3>\n
Ancient Greek pagan deity or demon in the underworld – Hunts and eats anything that moves – Has been known to appear during a rip in the time-space continuum.<\/p>\n
Dracula:<\/h3>\n
Blood-sucking immortal demon of human form – Moonlights as a bat – Sleeps in a coffin – Bears close resemblance to Vlad the Impaler – Known to hold a grudge.<\/p>\n
Dullahan:<\/h3>\n
Unseelie fairy who carries its head under its arm – when the dullahan stops rides, it calls out a person’s name and that person immediately dies – frightened of gold.<\/p>\n
Frankenstein’s Monster:<\/h3>\n
Monster created by Dr Frankenstein of notable strength – has a kind nature when not tormented by mad scientists – easily spooked by lightning and loud sudden noises.<\/p>\n
Ghoul:<\/h3>\n
A monster or evil spirit that enjoys feasting on human flesh and is commonly found around burial grounds and abandoned places – sometimes shapeshifts into a hyena.<\/p>\n
Golem:<\/h3>\n
A man of immense strength and made of clay or mud – Tends to obey the maker – Known for being incredibly dim – Responsible for the occasional murderous rampage.<\/p>\n
Gremlins:<\/h3>\n
Incredibly mischievous creature who enjoy damaging machinery – Related to imps and goblins – Typically found in aircraft hangers trying to break anything they find.<\/p>\n
Gwyllgi:<\/h3>\n
A giant and imposing mastiff – Has notably baleful breath and blazing red eyes – Hunts on country lanes at night – Is sometimes known as ‘The Dog of Darkness’.<\/p>\n
Hob:<\/h3>\n
Small household or farmyard spirit or goblin – Utterly harmless – Is said to perform helpful chores during the night – Has been known to be a nuisance if not respected<\/p>\n
Jack Frost:<\/h3>\n
Brings frost, snow, sleet and ice during winter – Nips your extremities to make you cover up – Leaves the frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings<\/p>\n
Jack The Ripper:<\/h3>\n
Serial killer famed for hunting women in East London in the 19th century – Identity unknown – Has an obsessively keen interest in general surgery and human biology.<\/p>\n
Jorogumo:<\/h3>\n
Demon goblin resembling a giant spider that takes the form of a woman to entice its victims – When in the mood, has been known to save people from drowning.<\/p>\n
Kelpie:<\/h3>\n
Horse shaped water spirit which preys on those who paddle too far – Can appear in human form, but retains horse’s hooves, leading to comparisons with Satan.<\/p>\n
Kraken:<\/h3>\n
Giant sea monster known for taking down entire ships and devouring their crew – Haunts the depths of the oceans – Could be related to a giant squid of octopus.<\/p>\n
Krampus:<\/h3>\n
Horned, anthropomorphic half-goat, half-demon serving as the companion to Santa Claus – Punishes naughty children at Christmas – Possibly a cousin of the Grinch.<\/p>\n
Loch Ness Monster:<\/h3>\n
Aquatic monster, possibly a dinosaur – Known for evading detection while also providing enough evidence to build a large fanbase – Affectionately known as ‘Nessie’<\/p>\n
Medusa:<\/h3>\n
A hideous Gorgon featuring the head of a woman, snakes for hair, a winged body and the tail of a snake – Anyone who looks at her turns to stone – Lives in a cave.<\/p>\n
Monster Under The Bed:<\/h3>\n
Nondescript monster living in the space under your bed – Can be sent away by combining bravery with common sense – Is far more scared of you than you are of it.<\/p>\n
Poltergeist:<\/h3>\n
A supernatural being that causes mischief – Blamed for unexplained noises in the night – Known for waiting until you are asleep before suddenly making a loud noise.<\/p>\n
Slender Man:<\/h3>\n
A tall and faceless figure wearing a suit that stalks people at night – Hunts, abducts and terrorises people – Notable for being very slim and causing minor moral panic.<\/p>\n
Troll:<\/h3>\n
A very large and solitary humanoid creature that roams in the dark – Instantly turns to stone if exposed to sunlight – Dangerous to humans but can be easily out-witted.<\/p>\n
Werewolf:<\/h3>\n
Shape-shifting (Therianthropic) wolf-like creature – Discards human form for that of a large and dangerous wolf during a full moon – can only be killed with a silver bullet.<\/p>\n
Zombie:<\/h3>\n
Undead being occupying a human corpse – Famously slow walkers – Has a penchant for cannibalism – Can be dispatched by removing the head or destroying the brain.<\/p>\n
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