Category Archives: Monster Maker Fun

Ghost Month: Residual Hauntings and Crisis Apparitions

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m doing a few posts to cover multiple types of ghosts.  This time we have two that are fairly similar.  One could say they are the same thing, but I kept finding them mentioned as different things.  I can … Continue reading →

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Ghost Month: Interactive or Intelligent Ghosts

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(I don’t see these posts being very long, but hope they are still fun for a quick and thoughtful read.) These are a pretty standard and probably most common ghost, especially since it can cover many of the upcoming categories.  … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Aun Pana

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the last monster of the month.  This one comes from the Yanomami of Brazil and Venezuela.  Definitely looks like a dangerous critter.  There’s also not a lot of information out there on them. As you can … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Tiddalik

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The Tiddalik comes from Australian mythology and is connected to a popular creation myth.  Specifically, this creature comes from the Australian Indigenous Dreaming Stories, which some people call ‘Dreamtime’.  To be honest, I couldn’t figure out if some of these … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Bake-Danuki or The Tanuki

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was dancing around this one because it’s a fairly popular one.  Then, I thought that it might only be common to me because I want a lot of anime and read a lot of manga.  So, others might have … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Kumiho

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the nine-tailed fox *glares at Naruto fans to stop them from interrupting* from KOREAN mythology.  Yes, it is similar to the kitsune from Japanese mythology, but it’s called the Kumiho.  Let’s get that right out in the open. … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Grootslang

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

So . . . The Grootslang is a thing.  It’s definitely . . . A sight to behold.  Also, I’m fairly certain at least one person’s mind went to a talking alien tree that I think talks about the power … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Kurage-No-Hinotama

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I debated giving a day to this monster, but I really liked the concept.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t find much in the way of lore.  It definitely stems from Japanese mythology and seems to be a yokai.  Yet, I found more … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Kawuso

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This creature comes from Japan and it is what they call river otters.  These fall into the category of yokai, which are Japanese demons.  Known to be tricksters, they are similar in habits to kitsune (foxes) and tanuki (coming on … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: The Hodag

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This one comes straight out of Rhinelander, Wisconsin.  I was surprised about how big and popular this monster was after I starting looking around.  So, what is a Hodag? First, let’s talk about the Hodag’s origin.  It is considered a … Continue reading →

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