Across the world, humans have told stories of creatures so strange and powerful they blur the line between myth and reality.

Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic hides a queer parable beneath its horror, with the true terror not in creation, but in ...

We all love movies about scary monsters, and many of the scariest are based on real-life creatures. For example, Alien’s Facehugger is based on parasitic wasps that lay their eggs inside their prey.

A thick coat of fur and feathers can completely change how a creature looks, and sometimes, it’s hard to believe something ...

The occamy, a vibrant teal feathered serpent. The demiguise, a shaggy gray monkey lookalike with owlish eyes. And the niffler, a long-snouted mole impersonator. These magical beasts live famously in ...

S.C.R.A.M.: The Society of Creatures Real and Magical, is a new middle-grade graphic novel by Rory Lucey, the artist on Bad Sister, about three young friends—one of whom is visibly a troll—who become ...

I posted this at a gaming forum I frequent, but I thought the Ars crowd was a good fit too, especially as there's only a couple days left if anyone wants in the beta. I don't think I've seen this on ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — While filming “Alien: Romulus,” Cailee Spaeny didn’t have to dig too deep to muster up sheer terror. She was often facing off against ...