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Monsters and beings found in the mythologies and cultures of Africa and the Middle East. This includes Abrahamic faiths. Any category of being is appreciated here, but they must be from the aforementioned areas.

Monsters and beings found in the mythologies and cultures of South America, Central America, North America and Canada. Any category of being is appreciated here, but they must be from the aforementioned areas.

Monsters and beings found in the mythologies and cultures of Asia. Any category of being is appreciated here, but they must be from the aforementioned areas.

Demons are the ultimate adversaries, beings that cause human death and misery just for the pleasure of doing so. They are usually incorporeal, and so are spirits - a massive and varied group of all manner of elementals and personifications.

When we look at these creatures, we see our body shapes and maybe even the same sentience - but we also see something monstrous and primal. Something with a hunger for human lives.

What happens when we die? Where do we go? Perhaps our minds leave our bodies as ghosts, and wander the earth forever? Or maybe our bodies get back up again, but our minds are lost?

They embody our most primal fear - That of being hunted and eaten, left over from our days living in caves. Variants of this theme are found all throughout cultures across the world - be they hybrids of animals to be feared, or gargantuan versions of common predators.

There is much more to myth and legend than just monsters. Here is the place to discuss the gods, heroes, and pantheons of the world, among other things.

What if there were monsters in the real world? Here is the place to discuss cryptozoology, the study of monsters as unknown forms of animals life.

The blogs that we all have will undoubtebly have vast selections of monsters with descriptions of their mythical origins and suchlike. This board is devoted to collaborating with each-other to make one 'master-bestiary'.

Sub-board: "Fakelore" and Dubious Creatures

Many of us became interested in mythology as a means of populating our fantasy worlds with all manner of gruesome fiends and monsters. This section is for working together to build our worlds in detail and sharing them with each other. Any manner of setting is acceptable, from High Fantasy to Space Operas to Urban settings, as long as they relate to mythical beasts.

This section is for posting your mythical monster-related works generated through the written word, including short stories, novels, and poetry.

This section is for posting drawings, paintings, 3D art, videos, comics, and other forms of visual art related to mythical beasts and monsters.

Here is the place to discuss modern denizens of the written word, including creatures from novels, short stories, and comic books.

Sub-board: The Cthulhu Mythos

Discuss modern monsters of television, film, and animation here.

Sub-board: Kaiju