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List of Classic Monsters

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A list of classic monsters.

Also Called[]

  • Archetypal Monster/Creature
  • Classic Creature
  • Halloween Monster/Creature
  • Horror Monster/Creature
  • Iconic Monster/Creature
  • Movie Monster/Creature

Properties[]

A Classic Monster is defined as being any kind of monster, creature or villain trope that has become such an iconic and reoccurring archetype in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres that they can be easily identified at first glance and be considered a species of supernatural creature/phenomenon rather than a generic, nondescript monster that cannot be categorized in the same way as say, vampires or zombies can. Classic Monsters are frequently considered to be the mascots of horror fiction, pop culture and even an entire holiday due to their long-standing impact on the cultural zeitgeist.

Typically, this form of monster is defined by being closely affiliated with pop culture rather than folklore and mythology but in some, if not most cases, Classic Monsters are rooted in folklore and have become more mainstream and iconic figures in fiction through popular media such as film and most representations of said monsters are derivative of their pop culture counterparts, such as with vampires and Dracula.

Many Classic Monsters have also begun as relatively unique concepts that were not inspired by folkloric entities, originally appearing in popular media first but became so iconic and influential that they too have become reoccurring, archetypal figures in pop culture such as in the case of 1958’s The Blob popularizing the concept of “blob monsters” and Slimes.

In other cases, Classic Monsters can be born from a specific entity/character that have become so influential that they too inspire monster archetypes that are synonymous with horror culture and the Halloween season, such as in the case of Jekyll & Hyde becoming widely known as a “mad scientist” archetype that influenced the popular trope of two personalities residing in one body and constantly fighting for control, the most popular example being the DC Comics character, Two-Face.

Variations[]

Retro Classics[]

Classic Monsters that are established icons of the horror genre, fiction and pop culture in general.

New Age Classics[]

Classic Monsters that are relatively more recent but have become recognizable enough to be considered icons in horror and pop culture.

Associations[]

Example Characters[]

See Also: Monster Mash

Anime/Manga[]

  • Monsters and Creatures (Cowa!)
  • Many Digimon (Digimon)
  • Fortuneteller Baba’s Champions (Dragonball)
    • Bandages The Mummy
    • Fangs The Vampire
    • See-Through The Invisible Man
    • Spike The Devil Man
  • Monster Academy Students (Fairy Tale)
  • Western Yokai (GeGeGe no Kitarō)
  • Demons (Hells Angels)
  • Many Stands & Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
  • Legendz (Legendz)
  • Netherworlders (Magical Pokaan)
  • Monsters (Monster Girl Doctor)
  • Liminals (Monster Musume)
  • Monsters (Monster Soul)
  • Mamono (Plus-Sized Elf)
  • Monsters (Princess Resurrection)
  • Inhabitants of Résurrection (Requiem Vampire Knight)
  • Ghosts (Shinbi’s Apartment)
  • Many Characters and Races (Soul Eater)
  • Monsters (Witch Watch)

Cartoons[]

  • Monster Statues (The Angry Beavers)
  • Anur System Aliens (Ben 10 series)
  • NOZ-482, Wirewolf & XL (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
  • Creatures (Casper’s Scare School)
  • Underworlders (Chaotic)
  • The Drak Pack (Drak Pack)
    • Drak Jr. (Vampire)
    • Frankie (Frankenstein’s Monster)
    • Howler (Werewolf)
  • O.G.R.E. (Drak Pack)
    • Dr. Dred (Mad Scientist)
    • Toad (Frog Creature)
    • Fly (Fly Creature)
    • Mummyman (Mummy)
    • Vampira (Vampire)
  • Monsters Unanimous (DuckTales 1987)
  • The Pumpkinator (Fairly OddParents)
  • Prime Evil (Filmation’s Ghostbusters)
  • Monsters (Gravedale High)
  • Goolies (Groovie Goolies)
  • Irwin Dracula (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
  • The Mettle Family (OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes)
    • Enid (Witch)
    • Wilhamena (Vampire)
    • Bernard (Werewolf)
    • Icky (Jack O’Lantern)
    • Boris (Frankenstein’s Monster)
  • The Mighty Monsterwheelies (Mighty Monsterwheelies)
  • Monster Farm Animals (Monster Farm)
    • Count Cluckula (Vampire Rooster)
    • Dr. Woolly/Mr. Ewe (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde-esque Sheep)
    • Frankenswine (Frankensteinian Pig)
    • Goatasaurus Rex (Kaiju Goat)
    • Cowapatra (Mummy Cow)
    • Zombeef (Zombie Cow)
    • Scarewolf (Werewolf-like Chihuahua)
  • Monsters (Monster Force)
  • Monsters (Monster High)
  • Ghosts and Monsters (The Real Ghostbusters)
  • Monsters (Rick and Morty)
  • Monsters (Scooby Doo series)
  • Ms. Grimwoods’ Students (Scooby Doo and The Ghoul School)
    • Elsa Frankenteen (Frankenstein’s Monster)
    • Phantasma (Ghost)
    • Sibella (Vampire)
    • Tanis (Mummy)
    • Winnie (Werewolf)
  • Monsters (Scary Godmother)
  • Monsters (Scream Street)
  • Monsters (Super Monsters)
  • Monsters (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)

Comics[]

  • Monsters (Boneyard)
  • Creature Commandos (DC Comics)
  • Monster League of Evil (DC Comics)
  • Legion of Monsters (Marvel Comics)
  • Monsters of Evil (Marvel Comics)
  • Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (Marvel Comics)
  • Residents of Earth-666 (Marvel Comics)
  • The Scare Tactics (Scare Tactics)
    • Fang (Werewolf)
    • Gross-Out (Sludge Monster)
    • Scream Queen (Vampire)
    • Slither (Reptilian)
  • Monsterex (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures)

Literature[]

  • Monsters (Goosebumps)
  • It (Stephen King’s It)

Movies/Television[]

  • The Addams Family (The Addams Family franchise)
  • Supernatural Species (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Monsters (The Cabin in the Woods)
  • The Creeps (The Creeps)
  • Monsters (Halloweentown)
  • Monsters (Hotel Transylvania)
  • Monsters (Mad Monster Party)
  • Monsters (Monster Brawl)
  • Monsters (Monster Mash 2000 film)
  • Monsters (Monster Squad)
  • The Munster Family (The Munsters)
  • Halloween Town Denizens (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • Monsters (Supernatural)
  • Monsters (Universal Studios)
  • Monsters/Abnormalities (Elli and Her Monster Team)

Video Games[]

  • Monsters (Battle Monsters)
  • Monsters and Demons (Castlevania series)
  • Darkstalkers (Darkstalkers)
  • Monsters (Dragon Quest)
    • Aquatic Family
    • Beast Family
    • Bird Family
    • Bug Family
    • Demon Family
    • Dragon Family
    • Elemental Family
    • Humanoid Family
    • Machine Family
    • Material Family
    • Nature Family
    • Undead Family
    • Slime Family
  • Monsters (Demon’s World)
  • Creatures (Ghosts n’ Goblins series)
  • Monsters (Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls)
  • Monsters (Kid Dracula)
  • Sora, Donald and Goofy (Kingdom Hearts), in Halloween Town
  • Monsters (Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia)
  • Monsters (Monster Party)
  • Monsters (Monster Prom)
  • Monsters (Monster Rancher series)
  • Monsters (Monster Strike)
  • All Characters (Mostroscopy)
  • Monsters (Omen of Sorrow)
  • The Four Lords (Resident Evil Village)
  • Monsters (Savage Halloween)
  • Demons (Shin Megami Tensei/Persona series)
  • Undead Element Skylanders (Skylanders series)
  • Monsters (Tactical Monsters: Rumble Arena)
  • The Legends (Terrordrome: Reign of the Legends)
    • Alex Van Helsing (Dhampir)
    • Bloody Mary
    • Dracula
    • Frankenstein
    • Invisible Man
    • Mr. Hyde
    • The Lady in White (Ghost)
    • Neverman (Slenderman)
    • T.H.I.S. (Clown)
    • Sasquatch
    • Spring-Heeled Jack (Cyborg)
    • Wendigo
  • Youkai (Touhou)
  • The Nightmare Clan (Urban Rivals)
  • Monsters (Vampire Survivors)
  • Monsters (War of the Monsters)
  • Monsters (Zombies Ate My Neighbors)

Other[]

  • Monsters (Campy Creatures)
  • Many Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons)
  • Creeps (Fiona Frightening and the Wicked Wardrobe)
    • Boogieman (Bogeyman)
    • Draphael (Vampire)
    • Francis (Frankenstein’s Monster)
    • Golemmy (Golem)
    • Isen (Yeti)
    • Jack O’ Laugh (Jack O’Lantern)
    • Laguna (Fish Man)
    • Los Lobones (Skeleton)
    • Marchen A. Leon (Alien)
    • Mumma (Mummy)
    • Oninja (Tengu)
    • Waxworth (Candle Entity)
    • Whiskers (Werewolf)
  • Fiona Frightening (Fiona Frightening and the Wicked Wardrobe), via Monsdresses
  • Creatures (Magic: The Gathering)
  • Monsters (Monster 500)
    • Driving Dead
    • Lunatic Legends
    • Experi-Mentals
    • Freak Force
    • Animal Asylum
    • Dino Destroyers
  • Count Chocula & Friends (General Mills)
  • Monsters (LEGO Monster Fighters)
  • Monsters (Mortasheen)
    • Bioconstructs (Frankensteinian Monsters)
    • Arthropoids (Insect Monsters)
    • Vampiric (Vampires)
    • Botanicals (Plant Monsters)
    • Ectosaurs (Dinosaurs/Ghosts)
    • Zombie Spawn (Zombies)
    • Jokers (Clowns)
    • Unknown (Aliens)
    • Devil Birds (Demons/Avian Monsters)
    • Biomecha (Androids)
    • Wormbrains (Parasites/Worm Monsters)
    • Fectoids (Pathogen Monsters)
    • Garbage (Mutants)
  • Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller)
  • Ghosttrick Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
  • Monster Girls (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
  • Monsters (Monster in My Pocket)
  • Monstresses (Resurrection of Monstress)
    • Steela (Frankenstein’s Monster)
    • Curia (Vampire)
    • Gilleala (Fishman)
    • Wolfnica (Werewolf)
    • Noctilca (Witch)
    • Phanteana (Phantom of the Opera)
    • Mummyla (Mummy)
    • Cronola (Grim Reaper)
  • Monsters (Screaming Soup!)

Example Objects[]

  • Monsdresses (Fiona Frightening and the Wicked Wardrobe)
  • Neutronic Monster Maker (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)

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