cryptids The Honey Island Swamp Monster is a cryptid you should know Jennifer Sandlin

eldritch horrors PBS takes a look at Siren Head, an eldritch folk monster for the internet age Gareth Branwyn

Mike Mignola Old Thor in new Mignola documentary Bob Knetzger

millipedes Fossil of a car-sized millipede found in England Thom Dunn

discouraged workers and the gig economy Ghost and goblin actors demand better labor rights from the Haunted Houses Thom Dunn

Antonio Alcala Message Monsters: cute postage stamps you can make even cuter Rusty Blazenhoff

guy n smith Meet Guy N. Smith, the guy who gave the world 7 novels worth of crabs Thom Dunn

scale worm Eulagisca Gigantea is as big as a squirrel and looks like an Evil Alien Christmas Ornament Thom Dunn

pakistan Look at this scary monster, so sad to have been arrested David Pescovitz

Monsters Watch an amazing Scooby-Doo-themed monster truck Jason Weisberger

shell games These miniature monster models are made from discarded cicada shells Thom Dunn

PBS The origins of the word "monster" Gareth Branwyn

gothic A brief history of gargoyles Gareth Branwyn

cabbalistic signs 31 Visions of Hell, Satan, and Demons, according to a 1775 book obsessed with genitals Thom Dunn

Big momma Odd sea creatures moving in formation Kevin Reome

bestiar Create your own fully-rendered CGI fantasy monsters with Google AI Thom Dunn

sea monsters Amazing photo of a "sea monster" taken from a plane David Pescovitz

legends The Creature from the Sandpits, a teenage prank that's endured for 60 years David Pescovitz

revenge of princess frillypants Revealing the cover of "Poesy the Monster Slayer," my first-ever picture book! Cory Doctorow

text adventures The Occult Defence Agency Budgeting Simulator: a text adventure that pits monster-slaying against austerity Cory Doctorow