...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.
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Leanan was believed to have taken human form, such was the poetess Eodain by whom Eugene, king of Munster, gained c
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...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
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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
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...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
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...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
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'''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).
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...eaten UFO witnesses, and who some believe to be aliens themselves who take human form.
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*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
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...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
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...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.
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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
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...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
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...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'']
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...ircumstances, the children are treated as '''vermin''' rather, than fellow human beings; and infanticide is seen as a means of cleansing cities; although su
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...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
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...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
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...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
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...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
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...]] 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
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