Beast most often refers to: *

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Beast or Beasts may also refer to:

Bible

* Beast (Revelation), two beasts described in the Book of Revelation

Computing and gaming

* Beast (card game), English name of historical French game, the first card game to use bidding * BEAST (computer security), a computer security attack * BEAST (music composition), a music composition and modular synthesis application that runs under Unix * Beast (lighting software), a computer-graphics lighting software * Beast (Trojan horse), a Windows-based backdoor trojan horse * ''Beast'' (video game), a 1984 ASCII game

Film and television

* Beast (''Beauty and the Beast''), a character from the 1991 animated film ''Beauty and the Beast'' and sequels * ''Beast'' (2017 film), a British psychological thriller * ''Beast'' (2022 American film), an American thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Idris Elba * ''Beast'' (2022 Indian film), an Indian Tamil-language film * ''Beast'' (TV series), a 2000–2001 British sitcom * ''Beasts'' (TV series), a 1976 British horror programme by Nigel Kneale *Beast, a minor character in the television series ''Angel'' *Beast, a villain from the television series ''Doctor Who'' *Beast, a television series character from ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (season 4) *Beast, stage name of professional wrestler Matt Morgan in ''American Gladiators'' * Beast Man, a character in the cartoon ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' *Beastly, a character from the ''Care Bears'' franchise *Beastur, a character in the animated television series ''My Pet Monster''

Literature

Beast (Marvel Comics) Beast (Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Originally called "The Beast", the character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like ...

, a Marvel Comics character * ''Beast'' (Benchley novel), a 1991 novel by Peter Benchley * ''Beast'' (Kennen novel), a 2006 novel by Ally Kennen * ''Beasts'' (Crowley novel), a 1976 novel by John Crowley * ''Beasts'' (novella), a 2001 novella by Joyce Carol Oates * ''Beast'', a 2000 novel by

Donna Jo Napoli Donna Jo Napoli (born February 28, 1948) is an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, as well as a linguist. She currently is a professor at Swarthmore College teaching Linguistics in all different forms (music, Theater (structure ...

* ''Beast'', a graphic novel by

Marian Churchland Marian Churchland (born June 15, 1982) is a Canadian comic book artist and graduate of the University of British Columbia. They first came to prominence in 2009 with their debut graphic novel ''Beast'' for Image. Career Churchland began their co ...

, winner of the 2010 Russ Manning Award

Music

Groups

Beast (Canadian band) Beast was a Canadian electronic music duo based out of Montreal. Its members were vocalist and lyricist Béatrice Bonifassi and composer/producer Jean-Philippe Goncalves. Bonifassi was the main songwriter for the band and the music was composed ...

Beast (South African band) Beast (often stylised as BEAST) is a garage rock supergroup from Cape Town. Formed in 2012, the band consists of Inge Beckmann (vocals) of Lark, Louis Nel (bass guitar) and Rian Zietsman (bass guitar) of Taxi Violence, and Werner von Waltslebe ...

Beast (South Korean band) Highlight (Korean: ) is a South Korean boy band formerly known as Beast (Korean: 비스트). The band consists of four members: Yoon Doo-joon, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang, and Son Dong-woon. Originally a six-piece band, Jang Hyun-seung departed ...

Albums

* ''Beast'' (Beast album) (2008) * ''Beast'' (DevilDriver album) (2011) * ''Beast'' (Magic Dirt album) (2007) * ''Beast'' (Vamps album) (2010) * ''Beast'' (V.I.C. album) (2008)

Songs

* "Beast" (Chipmunk song) (2008) * "Beast" (Mia Martina song) (2015) * "Beast" (Nico Vega song) (2006 EP version, 2013 single) * "Beast", by Jolin Tsai from ''

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

'' (2012) * "Beast (Southpaw Remix)", by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard from the film soundtrack '' Southpaw'' (2015)

Other

* Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre, a sound diffusion system

Other uses

* Beast (Alton Towers), a roller coaster at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, England * Beast Lake, a lake in Minnesota, US * Bengaluru Beast, an Indian basketball team * Benjamin Butler (politician) (1813-1893), American politician and Governor of Massachusetts, American Civil War Union Army general nicknamed "Beast Butler" by Southern whites * L.A. Beast, the nickname of competitive eater Kevin Strahle *

Beast (street artist) Beast is an Italian anonymous contemporary street artist from Milan. Early life Beast is the pseudonym for an anonymous Milan-based street artist who has been active on the streets of Europe and United States since 2009, with a focus on stencils ...

, a contemporary artist from Italy, who produces public artworks of a political nature *

Presidential state car (United States) The United States presidential state car (nicknamed "the Beast", "Cadillac One", "First Car"; code named "Stagecoach") is the official state car of the president of the United States. United States presidents embraced automotive technology in ...

, the state car of the President of the United States, nicknamed "The Beast”