List of Five New but Terrible and Unnecessary Kaiju
Today I present to you a list of several Kaiju who are just awful. Just really bad. Like... if you were creating a story about kaiju, why would you pick…
How to Make a Monster Part 5: Divine Enforcers
The foruth and final monstrous archetype is the Divine Enforcer. They are the punishers of transgressions and the keepers of sacred and forbidden places. Sometimes they are the twisted results…
How to Make a Monster Part 3: Twisted Reflections
This week we discuss the second Monstrous Archetype: the Twisted Reflection. As I talked about in Part 1, the Twisted Reflection represents a familiar evil, a sin committed by ones…
How to Make a Monster Part 2: The Primal Predator
Last week I talked about the 4 Monster Archetypes I am using the Primal Predator, the Twisted Reflections, the Corrupted Humanity, and the Divine Enforcers. This week I want to…
How to Make a Monster Part 1: Starting from Scratch
Monsters. When you create an original setting, you may often need a monster to terrify your characters and our audience. Or a plethora of them to fill out a wider…