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Monster Month: Skolopendra

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a headache to research because ‘Scolopendra’ is the family of large tropical centipedes.  Considering this creature is a sea monster, you can imagine how tough it was to find a semi-decent picture.  Everything was centipedes until I added … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Akhlut

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Starting off October’s monster theme, I’m going with a creature from the frozen north.  It is part of Inuit mythology and not the easiest thing to find a picture of.  To be honest, I got all of these monsters off … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Indus Worm

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the final day of monsters.  I remember stumbling onto this guy years ago, but promptly forgot.  For any fans of modern fiction, the Indus Worm might make you think of the Graboids from ‘Tremors’ or the … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Oozlum Bird

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Pretty hard to find a picture of this creature that was clean enough for the blog.  You’ll see why later.  The above is actually the Oozlefinch, which I’ll get into later too.  So, what’s an Oozlum Bird? Coming from the … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Yale a.k.a. Centicore

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Let’s get the obvious out the way.  Yale the college is named after this heraldic beast and they have a few around the campus.  Most notably, it shows up on the banner for the University President and above the gateway … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Hadhayosh

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

So . . . The Hadhayosh is from ancient Persian mythology.  I thought it was really cool from the small bit I read.  Then, I realized there wasn’t as much out there as I had hoped.  Still, it looks interesting … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Cipactli

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Definitely a scary looking sea monster.  Cipactli comes from Aztec mythology and is connected to the crocodile.  In fact, it seems the name means crocodile or caiman.  So, what does this guy look like? In Aztec mythology, Cipactli is an … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: The Dybbuk

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

The Dybbuk comes out of Jewish folklore and it first showed up in the 16th century.  Prior to that, demons were used in place of ghosts.  So, it took a little time for this creature to gain some traction.  So, … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Pontianak

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Coming from Malaysia, the Pontianak is a ghost that is similar to Indonesia’s Kuntilanak.  Both of them kept coming up because they’re supposed to be similar.  Not sure how once I sifted through things.  So, we’ll touch on the second … Continue reading →

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Monster Month: Kasa-Obake

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve seen this show up in so many anime that I had to put it on the blog.  Doesn’t matter that there isn’t a lot of info out there. The kasa-obake/karakasa-obake/kasa-bake/karakasa kozo . . . It has a lot of … Continue reading →

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