What's Your Favorite Monster?

Posted by Zonk on Sunday March 16, 2008 @09:13PM from the always-been-a-fan-of-nessie dept.

Pickens writes "Mankind has always had a fascination with monsters, and mythologies from around the world include stories of strange and terrifying creatures. Examples include the half-bull, half-human Minotaur of Greek myths, the living clay Golem of Jewish traditions, British elves and Chinese dragons. Live Science has an interesting photo essay on their ten favorite monsters that may have a basis in real life. Their rogue's gallery includes the Ogopogo, a mysterious monster in Canada's Lake Okanagan; the Chupacabra, that Latin Americans believe is the unholy result of secret US government experiments in the jungles of Puerto Rico; and the perennial favorite Bigfoot."

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Better lists by FornaxChemica · 2008-03-16 21:39 · Score: 4, Informative

Meh, that article was too consensual to be interesting; Big Foot, vampires and werewolves in the top three, no surprise there. Better browse the monster list of international monsters in Wikipedia or Live Science's own Top 10 Beasts and Dragons: How Reality Made Myth.