Mythical Monsters

Hooded and scythe-wielding, he walks the living world collecting the souls of the recently departed. Signifying death, t... Read more

Vampires have sucked on our attention for centuries, thriving on our fears. But they reached a new height in 1897, when ... Read more

Instantly recognizable by her venomous snake hair, and for the ability to turn mortals to stone with a single glance, Me... Read more

Also known as the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman has purportedly stalked the mountainous areas of Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan... Read more

A mythical shape-shifter? An evil raccoon dog? The Tanuki is one of Japan’s most famous fairy tale creatures, known for ... Read more

It had the head and body of a lion, as well as a goat’s head protruding from its back, and a long tail that ended in the... Read more

Long before the Vikings, before the first man, and even before the Gods, there was Ymir—a primordial giant who figures p... Read more

A powerful and mischievous shape-shifter from Japanese mythology, Tengu was known as a mythological trickster. Its depic... Read more

Before Lamia was a monster, she was a queen. Her children were sired by Zeus, and her life was perfect. But then, Hera, ... Read more

Known as the “Irish harbinger of death,” this female fairy appears before the death of members of the oldest families of... Read more

In Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes was a giant with 100 eyes spread over his entire body. Unlike most of the giants, who... Read more

They’re one of history's most pervasive mythological creatures, appearing in the folklore of cultures from around the wo... Read more

Pearly white and standing no more than two feet tall, Yumboes have been described as Senegal’s Wolof counterpart to the ... Read more

A walking corpse with inhuman strength and the power to change its shape and size, the Draugr was a true outcast. In dea... Read more

It’s a legendary creature said to live in the Richtersveld, a desert region of South Africa. Was the Grootslang an abomi... Read more

They were two sea monsters from Greek mythology that represented real-life hazards in the Strait of Messina. One was a j... Read more

For years, Zulu people living near Howick Falls in South Africa have reported encounters with the Inkanyamba—a giant wat... Read more

The Kongamato is a legendary winged creature first described by the Kaonde tribe of modern Zambia, formerly Northern Rho... Read more

In Hindu Mythology, Narasimha was the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Vishnu took the form of the half-lion, half-man to f... Read more

According to Japanese legend, when a golden orb-weaver spider turns 400-years-old, it grows horrifically large and becom... Read more