Beast most often refers to: * Non-human animal *

Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

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), 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 * ''Beast'', a graphic novel by Marian Churchland, 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 a ...

* Beast (South African band) * Beast (South Korean band)

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

Southpaw Southpaw is another name for a left-handed individual, particularly in sports. Southpaw may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Southpaw'', a 1952 novel by Mark Harris * Southpaw (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel comic ''Sh ...

'' (2015)

Other

Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre, or as it is more commonly known, BEAST, is a sound diffusion system specifically designed for the performance of electroacoustic music. It is a long-running project of the Electroacoustic Music Studios at ...

, a sound diffusion system

Other uses

Beast (Alton Towers) Alton Towers Resort ( ) (often referred to as Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park, water park, ...

, a roller coaster at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, England *

Beast Lake Beast Lake is a natural lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, in the United States. A variant name is Wilson Lake. This lake has a surface area of . Beast Lake is located in Voyageurs National Park. The Beast Lake Trail is ranked "moderate" dif ...

, a lake in Minnesota, US * Bengaluru Beast, an Indian basketball team *

Benjamin Butler (politician) Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler is best ...

(1813-1893), American politician and Governor of Massachusetts, American Civil War Union Army general nicknamed "Beast Butler" by Southern whites *

L.A. Beast Kevin Thomas Strahle (born January 6, 1984), better known as the L.A. Beast, is an American professional competitive eater who hosts a challenge-based channel on YouTube. Strahle started making videos in his hometown of Ridgewood, New Jersey, be ...

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