Monster of Monsters
 

Speaking from the actual legends of all the monsters of the world. Titanic sized monsters excluded. Movie and creative rewriting of monsters excluded, too. So no pretty, sparkly vampires, lovecraft, hollywood slashers, daikaiju, etc. And trust me hollywood and authors made up alot about today's monsters that we think are part of the original lore. Yup vampires weren't pretty or didn't burst into flames while in the sun, werewolves could change whenever, and lesser known monsters were probably more terrifying than anything Hollywood could pitch out today....So what is the most Bad arse Folklore monster of all time? I'm new ere by the way, so...

You've excluded so much, im not really sure what you mean. Care to give an example? Maybe say your opinion on the matter to get the ball rolling.

Like Mountain Trolls, Djinn, Ogres, Jersey Devil, Loup Garou, Popobawa, Old European Vampires, Oni, Thunderbird, Nucklevee, Minotaur, Cerebus, etc. Basically real legends of monsters. Many monsters of today have been changed due to many authors and movies. Alot of what people think are part of the original lore of monsters was made up completely...

Well okay, i still dont think you should be excluding so much. Just because the legends have been perverted by cinema doesnt mean there arent true pure legends and mythology about them. Anyway i've always been interested in Trolls, Loch Ness, Bigfoot, pretty much everything from greek mythology, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra and one of my absolute favorites Quetzalcoatl.

Hope thats kind of the answer you were looking for.

Mongolian Death Worm.

Doesn't really exclude so much as one would think...Its basically asking whose the most powerful of the real legendary monsters? Djinn and Quetzacoatl, Medusa, etc. Basically no movie or novel versions of monsters.

No pretty boy supervampires, or Cthulhu, Godzilla. They fictional versions of real legends. or downright fabricated completely.

Who is the most powerful legendary monster?...and why...

Okay i get you now. I think i just got confused when you started talking about Vampires.

Beware the Kraken!

Or the most terrifying ones?

Mongolian Death Worms. the worse part is that they might possibly be real...

Most Powerful-Quetzacoatl or a Shaitan
Most Terrifying-Popobawa...do you know why?

Being Irish, I'm going to say Faeries (not the same sex relationship type!). You have to take the OP's suggestion and disregard any preconceptions you've built up through books and movies.

I mean faerie possession and curses, like demonic possession. You'd be surprised how recently this folklore was believed in. Mostly in the remote parts of the country.

I have a 'faerie tree' in my back yard and I know I wouldn't cut it down. Why invite bad luck?

There are so many cool ones! I guess I'll give a shout out to Wendigo.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...10/wendigo.jpg

Read this if you have a few minutes. It's quite horrific... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Cleary
:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Another one i forgot about. Awesome

Aren't banshees Irish too?

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Yeah but when OP specified monsters I kinda thought faeries. Probably because banshees are more apparitions. I dunno, it's a good point. The case I linked was really demonic possession so I'm contradicting myself a little.

I've always preferred the faerie folklore because of it's 'hidden history'. Everybody knows about banshees, giants, hounds etc. associated with Ireland but the faerie legends have morphed into something cartoon-like and unthreatening. Their origins are much more sinister. Read the link I posted, it's quite distressing.

Also, a little known fact is that the ill-fated Delorean (I think that's how it's spelt) factory was built on the site of an ancient faerie tree. We all know how the Delorean story ends!

I guess the faerie tree is the equivalent of the ancient Indian burial ground of American culture.

Have you ever seen The Daisy Chain? Very good fairy movie, pretty creepy if you ask me.

I still say Kraken.

Even with the horrible way it was portrayed in the new Clash of The Titans?

It looked like a giant CGI frog.

Reread the first post.

It was just a joke. I know what the purpose of this thread is.

Being whisked away by the Fae sounds like a dream to most people who know nothing of the Fae, but, in actuality its bad. If they ever let you go you may appear hundreds of years later than when you left. The Fae's Realm exists on a different plane of existence I guess.

I'm guessing people don't know about the Popobawa around here, huh? That's a terrifying Tanzanian demon that you'd never forget...heh...

I'll go with the Sirens for now.

Our household boggart isn't bad arse, but I swear, every time I got to the fridge and find that milk off, I have more fury than the Fiend himself.

Minotaur is fairly cool too...

Yep sour milk is pretty menacing to me too

dont know if it counts but the giant squid is still one of my fave cus its been around for long time and still today.been known to take ships apart and eat humans, and not a myth.

Haha! This, for sure.