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Real-life inspiration

Latest comment: 7 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Should it be mentioned that real animals have historically been considered monsters? In almost all cases, they are carnivorous megafauna who consider humans to be a potential food source, such as bears, crocodiles, and tigers. I have read some sources which attribute these to the origins of the cultural and mythological variety. --King Starscream (talk) 18:20, 5 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

That sounds like a good idea. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rattis1 (talk • contribs) 20:26, 10 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Monsters and Entities

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Monster and entities have a mysterious nature and leave marks on things most of the time. Can people please hunt and research on them? 121.98.229.122 (talk) 04:05, 1 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

"MONSTER" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect MONSTER has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 14 § MONSTER until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:44, 14 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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Pontianak?

Latest comment: 8 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The list at the end going through common monsters and themes have the Pontianak listed, but instead of a page about a monster it just links to a town by the same name. ~2025-34458-72 (talk) 20:06, 17 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Pontianak" is the Malay name for the Kuntilanak, as according to the disambiguation. Mr Fink (talk) 21:26, 17 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Frankenstein's monster

Latest comment: 15 hours ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article sites Frankenstein's monster as an example among those who "lost their humanity". In the original novel, the creature was created appearing as a monstrosity. The latter description of being "misunderstood" and "frighten individuals away without wanting to" is more applicable. ~2026-41912-28 (talk) 13:23, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply