Tag Archives: creatures

The Iliamna Lake Monster

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Found in the largest freshwater lake in Alaska, this mysterious creature is said to be 30 feet long.  It has metallic scales and a large head.  Some stories have its head shaped like a wolf while others a shark.  Being … Continue reading →

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Happy National Badger Day

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is apparently National Badger Day.  For anyone who doesn’t know, a badger is a member of the weasel family.  They are short, stocky, nocturnal omnivores known for digging burrows.  There are six main species with a variety of subspecies, … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Freybug

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m going to be using October to do teasers for Quest of the Brokenhearted!  This is a story that involves Kira Grasdon entering a city of monsters to either die or defeat it.  She accepts the demon lord’s challenge to … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Lonely Lyrox

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Another simple one.  Just conjured a creature in my mind and wrote about it.) A whimpering From beneath our feet Nearly audible Amidst the city static A sign that something lives In the subway depths A portly form With matted … Continue reading →

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Best of 2023 #4: 7 Tips to Creating Monsters

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was originally posted on February 15, 2023.) Let’s be clear.  There really aren’t many solid rules to monster making.  At least when it comes to fiction.  In reality, you have to struggle with the ethics of creating a monster … 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: 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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