- "I am the one hiding under your bed.
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red!" - ― Monster under the bed (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
The archetype for the characters who possess traits of the monster under the bed. Archetype of Monster Physiology. Variation Bogeyman.
Also Called[]
- Bed Monster
Properties[]
As an archetype, the monster under the bed is a common childhood story monster. They live under one's bed to scare children in the night.
Associated Powers[]
- Dimensional Manipulation; exists beyond regular space and time, with their dimension(s) being linked to ours via beds.
- Dimensional Travel; Can travel to other dimensions (and vice versa) using beds.
- Fear Inducement
- Inanimate Object Physiology; may have a body composed of objects commonly found under beds such as clothes, toys, garbage and other junk etc.
- Nemesis Form; can take on the form of their victim's worst fear.
- Nigh-Omnipresence; can enter the world wherever a bed may exist, regardless of bed type or location.
- Night Empowerment; only truly come out a night.
- Nightmare Magic; often invokes nightmares.
- Phobia Intuition; knows the fears of the child they haunt and exactly how to scare them.
- Selective Omniscience; knows everything about the child they haunt.
- Size Manipulation; can fit into any space, appearing impossibly small or impossibly large.
Associations[]
Known/Example Characters[]
- Mr. Bumpy (Bump in The Night)
- Monsters (Little Monsters)
- Demons (The Monster Under the Bed)
- Monster Who Lives Under The Bed (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Monsters Under the Bed (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Bed Monster (Rugrats)
- Bugaboo (Scary Godmother)
- Monster (Under The Bed(2012)
- SCP-3887 (SCP Foundation)
- Sneeze (Webtoon)
- Beddy-Byes (Yo-kai Watch 3)