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Obscure Modern Monsters: Metalzoic Fauna
I swear this is the last postapocalypic robot animals post I make in OMM, but I had to dedicate an entry to Metalzoic, an absurd and highly entertaining story told by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill, and...
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Bitoso
Bitoso, “The Faster” or “Fasting One” (although some accounts mistakenly refer to “The Fastening One”) is one of the children of Ana, a Keshali fairy of Roma folklore who was coerced into bearing the...
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Eloko
Variations: Biloko (plural) The Biloko of the Congo are vile, cannibalistic dwarfs or trolls of Nkundo folklore. They make their homes inside hollow trees, and they smell of the Congo’s rainforest. An...
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Camacrusa
Variations: Came-crude, Came cruse, Came-cruse, Jambe Crue, L’Òs-de-la-Mala-Cama; Sopatard, Sopa-tot-sèr, Soupe-toute-sé (potentially); Ramponneau (potentially) The Camacrusa, Came Cruse, Came Crude...
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Tuyango
Variations: Tagänogók The Tuyango is a carnivorous swamp bird from Argentinian folklore. The Mocoví know it as Tagänogók, while “tuyango” is of Guaraní origin. These birds are currently believed to...
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Dulhath
Variations: Dulhama (al-Damiri); Duhlak, Dulhak, Dulchaph (Bochart) The Dulhath has had a muddled history, with authors disagreeing with each other on the exact name, let alone the appearance. It is...
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Rahara
Variations: The Beast Deep, permanent lagoons in Brazil and Venezuela are home to the Rahara. According to the Yanomami, this aquatic monster once lived in a large lagoon called Akrawa. Since then the...
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Lakúma
Variations: Lucooma According to the Yamana, the Lakúma are the most dangerous sea creatures of Tierra del Fuego. These water spirits have been known to tip canoes over, pull their occupants out, and...
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Kranokolaptes
Variations: Kephalokroustes, Sklerokephalon Nicander classified the Kranokolaptes, the “Head Striker”, as a phalangion or spider. This is all the more puzzling because the description has nothing...
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Obscure Modern Monsters: The Wonderful World’s Dinosaurs
“But ABC!” I hear you say. “Dinosaurs aren’t monsters, they’re fascinating animals that are still with us today in the form of vicious brain-eating backyard predators!” Rubbish, I say. The dinosaurs...
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Atui Koro Ekashi
Variations: Old Man of the Sea Atui Koro Ekashi, the “Old Man of the Sea”, is briefly mentioned in tales from the Ainu of Hokkaido, Japan. It looks like an enormous bag, and it can generate a powerful...
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Shoo Fly
Noted journalist, humorist, and spinner of tall tales Dan De Quille introduced the Shoo Fly to the world in the October 14, 1870 issue of the Territorial Enterprise. Since then, attempts to find a...
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ABC Reviews: A Natural History of the Unnatural World
A Natural History of the Unnatural World by Joel Levy and the Cryptozoological Society of London The world of teratological books can be a minefield at times. It’s hard to extricate serious research...
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Happy Holidays from ABC!
Whew! Looks like I bit off more than I could chew. I had a megapost on bogeys planned for today but I ended up overshooting my deadline by underestimating the size of said post. So with that I shall...
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Happy New Year, and thank you!
As we transition into a new year, we can only hope it will be better than the last. Where ABC is concerned, I resolve to produce more creatures and keep up the high standard you have come to expect...
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Content forthcoming!
As we move into a new year and I bring my numbed brain back into gear, it’s time for you to remind me what you’d like to see on ABC since I’ve forgotten what you’ve requested last time. No promises,...
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Bogey
Variations: Bogie, Boogy, Bogy, Bogeyman, Bogyman, Nursery Bogie, and many more In its broadest definition, a bogey, bogeyman, or nursery bogie is any monster whose purpose is to scare children into...
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Apep
Variations: Āpep, Āapep, Aaapef, Apophis, Rerek; further names from the Papyrus of Nesi-Amsu listed by Budge are Nesht, Tutu, Hau-hra, Hemhemti, Qettu, Qerneru, Iubani, Amam, Hem-taiu, Saatet-ta,...
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Kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt Kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk
Variations: Akhlut (erroneously) Around the coastlines of the Bering Strait, pack ice constantly breaks off and floats away. If there are wolf tracks on the ice, and a chunk of that breaks loose, then...
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Obscure Modern Monsters: The Guardian of Jotunheim
Today’s obscure modern monster comes from the pages of Thorgal, a fantasy/science-fiction BD series by Jean van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosinski. In it our titular hero Thorgal Aegirsson, a space-faring...
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