Mythical Monsters of the World
- Descrizione
- From the Loch Ness Monster to the Jersey Devil, the Japanese demon Oni to the Inuit ogress Amautalik—the world is full of mythical monsters. Our List of the Month this October is devoted to their stories. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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di Mary Shelley
42,572 utenti
709 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 61.24
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 07:27 AM
- 20 Members
- karenb, hipdeep, conceptDawg, lquilter, deckla, kleo, Cecrow, dougb56586, vwinsloe, al.vick, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, ManWithAnAgenda, elahrairah, Charon07, DoomLuz, loulourevisited, Thelamon1, pstgeorge2, awerling, ,yoyogod
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: reminds us that monsters are mostly made by man.
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3
- 17 Members
- anglemark, deckla, kleo, Cecrow, amanda4242, elenchus, Heather39, dougb56586, CtrSacredSciences, tnilsson, al.vick, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Boand, Charon07, DoomLuz, AmbientSpiritLamb,Kesterbird
- Spiegazioni
- Boand: One of the oldest monster stories in existence
4
94,202 utenti
1,187 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 26.02
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 01:46 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, deckla, malloyd, FAMeulstee, al.vick, ahef1963, Book-Man-CMA, Thelamon1, awerling, AmbientSpiritLamb,conceptDawg , ,elahrairah
- Spiegazioni
- malloyd: More than anything else, I think this book resurrected the dragon as a legitimate monster, not just an allegory for Satan.elahrairah : great book but not our world!
5
di Anne Rice
1,466 utenti
13 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 24.5
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 07:27 AM
6
- 8 Members
- anglemark, deckla, sturlington, dougb56586, CtrSacredSciences, ahef1963, Charon07, AmbientSpiritLamb
7
di Gawain Poet
7,844 utenti
104 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 21.04
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 04:46 PM
- 7 Members
- deckla, abbottthomas, sinki, tnilsson, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, AmbientSpiritLamb
- Spiegazioni
- abbottthomas: The Green Knight is usually portrayed as very human-looking but he is green and can carry his lopped off head around so I guess he qualifies as monstrous.
8
7,510 utenti
191 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 20.65
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 03:58 PM
9
3,396 utenti
61 recensioni
4
Punteggio 19.85
Aggiunto 2022-10-13, 05:25 PM
- 7 Members
- malloyd, Heather39, Michael.Rimmer, DoomLuz, Book-Man-CMA, Thelamon1, ForAttentionPress
10
di Neil Gaiman
33,589 utenti
931 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 18.31
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 04:42 PM
- 7 Members
- deckla, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, elahrairah, Yuki-Onna, Thelamon1, AmbientSpiritLamb,
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: All of the myths, all at once.
11
di Max Brooks
15,454 utenti
713 recensioni
4
Punteggio 16.89
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 07:30 AM
- 6 Members
- conceptDawg, Morphidae, vwinsloe, elahrairah, DoomLuz, Thelamon1,ahef1963
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: i really enjoyed the zombie-apocalypse-as-sunday-supplement style of this. it turned an otherwise run-of-the-mill story into something special.
12
di Jon Stone
5,135 utenti
105 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 15.6
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 07:40 AM
13
di Claire Booss
504 utenti
4
Punteggio 14.48
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 05:45 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, stealth.librarian, EMS_24, Elyssa523, Book-Man-CMA,ahef1963
- Spiegazioni
- hipdeep: Banshees and fairies and selkies, oh my!
14
4,825 utenti
189 recensioni
4
Punteggio 14.35
Aggiunto 2022-10-14, 10:20 AM
- 5 Members
- lquilter, kleo, rrjchristopher, tnilsson, jsebrasky
15
24 utenti
½ 4.3
Punteggio 12.7
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 03:24 PM
- 4 Members
- Kesterbird, Chrisethier, Elyssa523, Book-Man-CMA
16
- 4 Members
- stealth.librarian, Heather39, OtownShorty, Patricia.Ralston
17
- 3 Members
- Aquila, EMS_24, Kesterbird
- Spiegazioni
- Aquila: Kurangaituku is the bird woman in the tale of Hatupatu and the Birdwoman from Aotearoa
18
188 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 11.92
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 05:20 PM
- 4 Members
- paradoxosalpha, elenchus, rrjchristopher, Elyssa523,ahef1963
- Spiegazioni
- paradoxosalpha: "the old race throwing angry primordials": a heady brew that makes you wonder what monsters are and whether you know anyelenchus: A monster from prehistoric times is found to be much closer than you might ... think.
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34,728 utenti
787 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 11.28
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 04:35 PM
20
108 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 10.93
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 04:44 PM
- 4 Members
- stealth.librarian, elenchus, Kesterbird, Yuki-Onna
21
10 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.5
Punteggio 10.87
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 03:07 PM
- 4 Members
- AbigailAdams26, Kesterbird, Elyssa523, Bentley788,ahef1963
22
- 4 Members
- CtrSacredSciences, Patricia.Ralston, elahrairah, Thelamon1
23
15,312 utenti
298 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 10.71
Aggiunto 2022-10-18, 07:57 PM
- 4 Members
- Rommert, OtownShorty, Patricia.Ralston, Thelamon1,ahef1963
24
5 utenti
Punteggio 10.7
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 04:46 PM
- 4 Members
- Cecrow, Kesterbird, Yuki-Onna, Book-Man-CMA
25
4,076 utenti
19 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio 10.21
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 06:42 PM
- 4 Members
- cpg, rrjchristopher, Book-Man-CMA, awerling,
26
9,861 utenti
119 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 10.19
Aggiunto 2022-10-13, 05:20 PM
- 3 Members
- Cecrow, FAMeulstee, Michael.Rimmer
27
- 3 Members
- paradoxosalpha, EMS_24, maschi
- Spiegazioni
- paradoxosalpha: The centerpiece of this late-antique romp is the fable of Cupid and Psyche, which is the germ of later monsters like Bluebeard and the Beast of Beauty and the Beast. (Yes, Eros is a monster of myth!)
28
- 3 Members
- stealth.librarian, nrmay, slimikin
29
2,250 utenti
138 recensioni
4
Punteggio 9.21
Aggiunto 2022-11-01, 12:31 PM
- 3 Members
- karenb, Morphidae, stealth.librarian
30
di Dyan Elliott
57 utenti
1 recensione
3.9
Punteggio 9.14
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 04:54 PM
- 3 Members
- paradoxosalpha, deckla, stealth.librarian
- Spiegazioni
- paradoxosalpha: Current scholarship on Medieval demonology
31
- 3 Members
- dougb56586, rrjchristopher, ForAttentionPress
- Spiegazioni
- ForAttentionPress: The Wheelers and Princess Langwidere
32
973 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 8.92
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 01:33 AM
33
di Gary Gygax
1,022 utenti
3 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 8.54
Aggiunto 2022-10-17, 08:47 PM
34
- 3 Members
- paradoxosalpha, EMS_24, Patricia.Ralston
- Spiegazioni
- paradoxosalpha: An adult fantasy that draws on biblical and other ancient Hebrew myths
35
di E. Nesbit
1,188 utenti
18 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 8.5
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 01:48 PM
- 3 Members
- deckla, Heather39, Patricia.Ralston
36
- 3 Members
- Heather39, Chrisethier, Patricia.Ralston
37
372 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 8.35
Aggiunto 2022-10-14, 09:49 PM
38
4,004 utenti
34 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio 7.56
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 06:44 PM
- 3 Members
- cpg, dougb56586, rrjchristopher,
39
5,415 utenti
359 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7.44
Aggiunto 2022-10-15, 08:47 AM
- 3 Members
- vwinsloe, CtrSacredSciences, Charon07
40
4,011 utenti
145 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 7.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-20, 06:31 PM
41
8,618 utenti
225 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 7.04
Aggiunto 2022-10-14, 03:48 PM
- 2 Members
- dewasus1, rrjchristopher
42
di Deborah Howe
7,000 utenti
158 recensioni
4
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2022-10-23, 11:09 PM
- 2 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, stealth.librarian
- Spiegazioni
- EerierIdyllMeme: A fun take on the vampire myth.
43
di Mira Grant
1,240 utenti
99 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2022-10-14, 10:06 AM
44
- 2 Members
- vwinsloe, AmbientSpiritLamb
45
di Emil Ferris
1,102 utenti
72 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 6.4
Aggiunto 2022-10-23, 11:40 PM
- 2 Members
- conceptDawg, EerierIdyllMeme
- Spiegazioni
- EerierIdyllMeme: The narrator imagines herself and the people around her as various mythical monsters.
46
- 3 Members
- kleo, Boand, Patricia.Ralston,pstgeorge2
- Spiegazioni
- Boand: A modern take on an ancient mythic monster
47
4,135 utenti
237 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 6.04
Aggiunto 2022-10-14, 03:47 PM
48
- 2 Members
- Aquila, Kesterbird
- Spiegazioni
- Aquila: Taniwha from Aotearoa
49
di Alan Garner
1,951 utenti
46 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5.87
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 04:29 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, Boand
- Spiegazioni
- Boand: A modern fairy tale based on characters from the ancient Welsh book The Mabinogion
50
di T. H. White
687 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 5.82
Aggiunto 2022-10-17, 08:46 PM
- 2 Members
- malloyd, Patricia.Ralston
52
1,059 utenti
11 recensioni
4
Punteggio 5.74
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 04:36 PM
- 2 Members
- malloyd, stealth.librarian
53
2,301 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 5.71
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- elenchus, Patricia.Ralston
54
di Stephen King
3,217 utenti
73 recensioni
½ 3.4
Punteggio 5.6
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 05:44 PM
55
di Patrick Ness
5,714 utenti
459 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 5.5
Aggiunto 2022-10-21, 01:36 PM
- 2 Members
- CtrSacredSciences, sarahkhl
56
21,428 utenti
755 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 5.38
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 07:43 AM
- 2 Members
- stealth.librarian, tnilsson
57
58
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di Thomas Page
86 utenti
4 recensioni
3.2
Punteggio 5.21
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 05:13 PM
- 2 Members
- yoyogod, sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- yoyogod: A "classic" 70s horror novel about a killer bigfoot.
60
17 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.7
Punteggio 5.21
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 03:10 PM
- 2 Members
- AbigailAdams26, Kesterbird
61
- 2 Members
- EMS_24, Book-Man-CMA
- Spiegazioni
- EMS_24: Will they find the owner of these big paw marks?
62
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
63
- 2 Members
- elahrairah, AmbientSpiritLamb
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: monsters of london below
65
37 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
Punteggio 4.5
Aggiunto 2022-10-14, 09:51 PM
66
- Member
- malloyd
68
- Member
- RaeCreated
- Spiegazioni
- RaeCreated: Death and terror in the woods and Bigfoot may be the cause.
69
di John Wyndham
1,825 utenti
51 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2022-10-13, 11:36 AM
- Member
- dewasus1
72
- Member
- ForAttentionPress
77
71 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2022-10-16, 08:47 AM
- Member
- elahrairah
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: sometimes the monsters are us.
78
di Brian Keene
41 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 05:09 PM
81
12 utenti
1 recensione
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 04:09 PM
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
- Spiegazioni
- paradoxosalpha: Insightful scholarship concerning Rabelaisian giants and their conceptual forebears
82
84
1 utente
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2022-11-16, 02:36 PM
- Member
- timspalding
- Spiegazioni
- timspalding: Ctesias was the first author to describe the "Manticore," among other criters.
85
di Anne Rice
22,889 utenti
332 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-21, 03:47 PM
- Member
- gypsysmom
86
di Stephen King
16,272 utenti
295 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-18, 09:43 AM
- Member
- tina1969
87
1,499 utenti
113 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-12-05, 11:40 AM
- Member
- Morphidae
- Spiegazioni
- Morphidae: (Ignore the cover. It's atrocious.) Whenever I hear "monsters", I think of Verity Price, who has been raised to be a cryptologist (monster hunter) since she was old enough to hold a knife in her tiny fist. What she wants to do, however, is to be a professional ball room dancer. Now if those pesky monsters would simply stay out of her way...
88
di Holly Black
1,027 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-12, 01:47 PM
- Member
- Heather39
89
di John A. Keel
866 utenti
22 recensioni
½ 3.4
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-11, 05:11 PM
- Member
- yoyogod
90
- Member
- sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: An abandoned amusement park that is a labyrinth, a monster at the middle of it, and a sacrifice.
92
408 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-23, 10:08 PM
94
di Neil Gaiman
262 utenti
15 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-10-23, 11:39 PM
- Member
- EerierIdyllMeme
- Spiegazioni
- EerierIdyllMeme: One of my favourite surprise appearances of this mythical creature.
97
di Ransom Riggs
19,238 utenti
1,134 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 3.04
Aggiunto 2022-10-20, 07:32 PM
- Member
- terran
100
1,333 utenti
77 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 3.04
Aggiunto 2022-12-12, 07:32 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: A troll living in a cave in the heart of Queens.