The classic monsters of horror were established long ago. Vampires and werewolves we have seen over and over again in movies, while others like witches and mummies are mostly relegated to Halloween decorations. It’s rare that a new monster becomes… Continue Reading
Overall, the modern world is a little lacking in megafauna. The entire planet used to have a diversity of terrestrial giants on par with modern Africa, with multiple giant herbivores and not quite as giant predators wandering every continent except… Continue Reading
We have talked about taxonomy a couple times on this site. For those who don’t know, taxonomy is the science of how living things are related to one another. In the modern day, we have the extremely advanced version of… Continue Reading
There’s a common perception that crocodiles and alligators are fundamentally ancient creatures, unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. They have been the same for millions of years, and they will be the same for millions more, should they survive.… Continue Reading
As somebody who has always been fascinated by the strange and bizarre, I have been in love with the flat earth movement ever since I became aware of it. It isn’t just a conspiracy theory, it’s effectively building a brand… Continue Reading
Of the world’s cryptids, two types recur all over the world. The first is the lake monster, usually with a long neck and humped body. The second is the upright ape, collectively called Bigfeet, for the sake of clarity. Apes… Continue Reading
Cryptids as we know them are largely a modern phenomenon. To us, a cryptid is often a special, singular animal. While many people work to make cryptids accepted as ordinary animals we just don’t know about yet, nearly all of… Continue Reading
Wasps are, by and large, likely the most despised animals on the planet. In a world where even spiders are beginning to be recognized as the cute and beautiful animals they are, wasps are still regarded as vicious brutes who… Continue Reading
Here at Monsters Real and Fantastic, we are avid snake stans. We have covered before how cute they are, but we also admire them for just how successful they are. There are 2,900 species of snakes worldwide, which is pretty… Continue Reading
So dinosaurs are kind of a big deal. Their popularity so eclipses all other prehistoric life that people will be earnestly surprised that there was life before them, let along billions of years worth of it. I’ve seen people declare… Continue Reading