Mythical Monsters of the World

Descripción
From the Loch Ness Monster to the Jersey Devil, the Japanese demon Oni to the Inuit ogress Amautalik—the world is full of mythical monsters. Our List of the Month this October is devoted to their stories. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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Cuentos de Grimm
por Jacob Grimm
14,325 miembros
111 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 66
Member
malloyd
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Drácula
por Bram Stoker
35,364 miembros
624 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 2
17 Members
hipdeep, conceptDawg, anglemark, deckla, kleo, malloyd, Cecrow, Heather39, sturlington, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Boand, Charon07, DoomLuz, Thelamon1, awerling
Explicaciones
Boand: The original classic tale of a vampire which is the source material for many subsequent modern stories.
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El hobbit
por J. R. R. Tolkien
94,213 miembros
1,187 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 4
10 Members
hipdeep, deckla, malloyd, FAMeulstee, al.vick, ahef1963, Book-Man-CMA, Thelamon1, awerling, AmbientSpiritLamb,conceptDawg , ,elahrairah
Explicaciones
malloyd: More than anything else, I think this book resurrected the dragon as a legitimate monster, not just an allegory for Satan.
elahrairah : great book but not our world!
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La mitología : Grecia, Roma y Norte de Europa
por Edith Hamilton
14,818 miembros
93 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 57
2 Members
Morphidae, malloyd
Explicaciones
malloyd: My first (long ago elementary school) exposure to the monsters of Greek myth.
5
Advanced Dungeon & Dragons Monster Manual
por Gary Gygax
1,022 miembros
3 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 33
3 Members
hipdeep, Morphidae, malloyd
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malloyd: The deep influence of D&D on the video game industry, and hence modern media in general, gives even the inauthentic monsters here a shot at immortality...
6
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
por H. P. Lovecraft
3,396 miembros
61 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 9
7 Members
malloyd, Heather39, Michael.Rimmer, DoomLuz, Book-Man-CMA, Thelamon1, ForAttentionPress
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The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century
por T. H. White
687 miembros
5 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 50
2 Members
malloyd, Patricia.Ralston
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Kwaidan
por Lafcadio Hearn
1,060 miembros
11 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 52
2 Members
malloyd, stealth.librarian
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American Gothic Tales
por Joyce Carol Oates
459 miembros
5 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 178
Member
malloyd
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Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films
por Stuart Galbraith, IV
43 miembros
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 186
Member
malloyd
Explicaciones
malloyd: Kaiju don't star in many [books], but you really can't discuss modern monster tales without acknowledging them somehow.