List of monsters

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This is a list of monsters, mythical, legendary, and fictional. The list is organized by region and the mythologies, legends, and literature that came from said region. They are then organized alphabetically. It is by no means complete or definitive, yet.

[edit] Sources

Within this section lie the various sources of monsters. These sources include the mythologies and religions that were once (or still are) worshiped, regional folklore that is spread by word of mouth, legends that could be real but with no proof towards one way or another, cryptozoological creatures that are may or may not exist, and the various works of fiction in literature, song, film, and more. Each source is alphabetized as are its subcategories.

[edit] Mythology, religion, legends, and folklore

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Included in this are the mythological stories and legends that hail from certain regions or countries. If it is, or was, believed to exist (even if it has been proven that it does not) then it is included here.

[edit] Aboriginal mythology and folklore

Bunyip
Drop bear
The Great Boo
Mimi
Muldjewangk
Yara-ma-yha-who
Yowie
Konankada (or Gonankadet)
Wasgo

[edit] Belgian folklore

Oude Rode Ogen

[edit] British mythology and folklore

[edit] Anglo-Saxon mythology

[edit] Medieval England beastiary and heraldic beasts

[edit] Modern British folklore

[edit] Celtic mythology

[edit] Chinese mythology

[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Bambuti mythology

[edit] Egyptian mythology

[edit] French folklore

[edit] Germanic mythology

[edit] Greek mythology

[edit] Himalayan folklore

Yeti

[edit] Hindu mythology an Indian Folklore

[edit] Islamic mythology

[edit] Pre-Islamic mythology

[edit] Japanese mythology

For further information see Yōkai and obake

[edit] Jewish folklore

[edit] Judeo-Christianity religion

[edit] Laotian/Thai folklore

[edit] Latin American folklore (Caribbean, Central America & South America)

[edit] Aztec myth

[edit] Chilota myth

[edit] Guaraní myth

[edit] Mapuche myth

[edit] Maya myth

[edit] Mesopotamian myth

[edit] Norse mythology

[edit] North American mythology and folklore (USA & Canada)

For more information on North American folklore creatures see Fearsome critters

[edit] Occult mythology

[edit] Thelema and Enochian magic

[edit] Persian mythology

For more information see Persian mythology.

[edit] Scandinavian mythology

[edit] Scottish folklore

[edit] Slavic mythology

[edit] Southeast Asian folklore (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines)

For more information see Ghosts in Malay culture and Hantu Demon

[edit] Oceanean folklore (Guam, Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Micronesia)

[edit] Tanzanian folklore

Popobawa

[edit] Turkish folklore

[edit] Indeterminate origin

[edit] Fiction

Monsters in this category were never believed to exist, and most can be attributed to a creator who originally thought up the idea for said monster. While some monsters may be based on myths or legends, the specific monster, or monster species, in question is credited with a distinct creator and was never believed to be real to begin with.

Whenever possible, the person or persons responsible for the creation of a specific monster are listed in parentheses next to the monster they created.

NOTE ON FILMS: In the event that more than one person can be credited with the creation of a specific monster, then the origin of said monster goes to whichever theater audience it was originally made for.

[edit] British fiction

This section includes all monsters created by British authors, songwriters, film makers, and TV producers. Any works created by natives of Ireland (regardless of whether they are part of Northern Ireland or not) can be found in the section for Irish Fiction.

[edit] Literature from the United Kingdom

[edit] Television from the United Kingdom

[edit] Doctor Who

Autons (Robert Holmes, Derek Martinus, Terrance Dicks)
Cybermen (Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis)
Daleks (Terry Nation, Raymond Cusick)
Davros (Terry Nation)
Rutans (Terrance Dicks, Paddy Russell, Robert Holmes)
Sea Devils (Malcolm Hulke, Michael E. Briant, Terrance Dicks)
Silurians (Malcolm Hulke, Timothy Combe, Terrance Dicks)
Sontarans (Robert Holmes, Alan Bromly, Terrance Dicks)

[edit] German fiction

[edit] Literature from Germany

Alraune (Hanns Heinz Ewers)

[edit] Irish fiction

This section includes all monsters created by Irish authors, songwriters, film makers, and TV producers. Any works created by natives of Ireland (regardless of whether they are part of Northern Ireland or not) can be found here.