by Rob Baddorf | Oct 18, 2019 | Mythic Monsters
Up for a little dip in the pool? What about down by the river? Look out! The Nixies might grab you! The neck, nicor, nix, nixie, nixy, or nokken (German: Nixe; Dutch: nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; Norwegian: nøkken; Swedish: näck; Finnish: näkki; Estonian: näkk) are...
by Rob Baddorf | Oct 15, 2019 | Mythic Monsters
Either it’s a good time or a good story. How would you like to have been exploring the outer corners of Madagascar and stumbled upon this monster?! The earliest well-known report of a man-eating tree originated as a literary fabrication written by Edmund Spencer...
by Rob Baddorf | Jul 29, 2019 | creating Friday Night Monster Club
Weehoo! A new chapter is written in our attempt to publish our middle-grade novel, Friday Night Monster Club! The gracious and talented, Patty Carothers, from Metamorphosis Literary Agency, has kindly taken us on! We can’t wait to see what the next part of our...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 29, 2019 | Monsters Cute, Stuff to Do!
If you want a creative hobby then look no farther. Have you ever wandered through the aisles of thrift store or yard sale only to see the cheap paintings from yesteryear? Artists Chris McMahon and Thyrza Segal have taken a monstrously creative twist with what they do...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 27, 2019 | Real Monsters
“Hey, Big Mouth!” Not you, sorry. I was talking to the Pelican Eel displayed above. Yeah, that dude has got one serious set of jaws. Probably likes jawbreakers… I don’t know. Read on: The pelican eel’s most notable feature is its large...
by Rob Baddorf | Jun 25, 2019 | Real Monsters
A friendly little pyrosome. Or is it? If you were a monster, how would you like the name “Fire Body”?This one is named that–also the “Unicorn of the Sea!” And it’s creepy as all get out!Actually, it’s more than one monster....
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 29, 2019 | creating Friday Night Monster Club
America came close to losing it, 40 years ago. But losing what exactly? Harrisburg, Pennsylvania? The whole eastern sea-board? Thanks to the automated systems set in place, complete catastrophe was diverted–within one second. But are there lingering effects? In...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 13, 2019 | Mythic Monsters, Real Monsters
Here’s an ancient monster for you! Blemmyes! Now, before you dismiss this creature into the realms of fantasy and myth, look at some of the famous people quoted as having witnessed these headless people! Could there be any truth in these reports? Various species...
