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 ...

is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monster or Monsters may also refer to:

Amusement rides

* Monster (ride), an amusement ride manufactured by Eyerly Aircraft Company * The Monster (Walygator Parc), a roller coaster in Maizières-les-Metz, Lorraine, France *

The Monster (Adventureland) The Monster is a Gerstlauer steel roller coaster at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. It opened to the public on June 4, 2016 as the first Infinity Coaster in the United States. History The Monster was announced on Adventureland's Facebook page on ...

, a roller coaster in Altoona, Iowa, United States * Monster (Gröna Lund), an upcoming roller coasterat Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden

Brands and companies

Monster Beverage Monster Beverage Corporation is an American beverage company that manufactures energy drinks including Monster Energy, Relentless (drink), Relentless and Burn (energy drink), Burn. The company was originally founded as Hansen's in 1935 in Southe ...

, a beverage company **

Monster Energy Monster Energy is an energy drink that was created by Hansen Natural Company (now Monster Beverage Corporation) in April 2002. As of March 2019, Monster Energy had a 35% share of the energy drink market, the second highest share after Red Bull ...

, an energy drink *

Monster Cable Monster Inc. is an American company that manufactures and markets about 6,000 products, but is best known for audio and video cables. It also produces speakers, headphones, power strips, mobile accessories and audio devices for automobiles. The c ...

, an electronics accessories company *

Monster.com Monster.com is a global employment website owned and operated by Monster Worldwide, Inc. It was created in 1999 through the merger of The Monster Board (TMB) and Online Career Centre (OCC). It is a subsidiary of Randstad Holding, a Dutch mult ...

, an employment website **

Monster Worldwide Monster Worldwide, Inc. is an American provider of employment services, the largest of which is Monster.com. Through online media sites and services, the company delivers targeted audiences to advertisers. In 2010, these operating segments re ...

, an American provider of employment services

Film and TV

Film

* ''The Monster'' (1903 film), a French horror film * ''The Monster'' (1925 film), an American horror film * ''The Monster'' (1954 film), an Egyptian crime film * ''Monster'' (1980 film), an American horror film * ''The Monster'' (1994 film), an Italian comedy film * ''

Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated Monster movie, monster comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, B ...

'', a 2001 Pixar film that involves two monsters who work at a children's scream processing factory * ''Monster'' (2003 film), an American biographical crime drama film about serial killer Aileen Wuornos * ''Monsters'' (2004 film), a short film * ''Monster'' (2008 film), an American thriller film * ''Monsters'' (2010 film), a British sci-fi film * ''Monster'' (2014 film), Korean film * ''Monsters'' (2015 film), Chinese horror film * ''The Monster'' (2016 film), an American horror film * ''Monster'' (2018 film), an American drama film based on the Walter Dean Myers novel * ''Monster'' (2019 film), a Tamil-language comedy film * '' Monsters.'', a 2019 Romanian drama film *''

Arracht ''Arracht'' (; "Monster") is a 2019 Irish period drama film directed and written by Tomás Ó Súilleabháin set during the Great Famine of Ireland. It was selected as the Irish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy ...

'', also called ''Monster'', 2019 Irish historical drama film * ''Monster'' (2022 film), a Malayalam-language thriller film * ''Monster!'', a 1999 TV film by

John Lafia John Lafia (April 2, 1957 – April 29, 2020) was an American film and television writer, director, producer and musician. He is best known for co-writing the 1988 film '' Child's Play'' and directing its 1990 sequel ''Child's Play 2''. Career ...

* ''Monster'', a 2005 short film by Jennifer Kent that was the precursor to ''

The Babadook ''The Babadook'' is a 2014 Australian supernatural horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her directorial debut, and produced by Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere. The film stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Ha ...

'' * ''Monsters'', a 2014 comedy video by Lee Evans

Television

Monsters HD Monsters HD was a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, linear horror film and monster movie network.Kiernan, Matthew (July 2004) "The New Future of Fear: Meet 13 Rising Talents Who Promise To Keep Us Terrified For The Next 25 Years", Fangoria Maga ...

, an American channel * ''Monster'' (anime), a 2004 Japanese anime television series based upon the manga by Naoki Urasawa * ''Monsters'' (American TV series), a 1988–1991 America horror anthology television series that aired in syndication * ''Monsters'' (Japanese TV series), a 2012 Japanese television series from TBS * ''Monster'' (South Korean TV series), a 2016 South Korean television series * ''The Monster'' (TV series), 2019 Iranian series by Mehran Modiri * ''Beyond Evil'' (TV series)', 2021 South Korean drama whose original title in Korean translates to Monster * '' Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'', the first season of the 2022 Netflix anthology series ''Monster''

Episodes

* "Monster" (''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'') * "Monster" (''The Flash'') * "The Monster" (''Highway to Heaven'') * "Monster" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'') * "Monster" (''Millennium'') * "Monsters" (''Roswell'') * "Monster" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') * "Monster" (''The Outer Limits'') * "Monsters" (''The Walking Dead'') * "Monster" (''Fear the Walking Dead'')

Literature

* ''The Monster'' (novella), a novella by Stephen Crane * ''Monster'' (Kellerman novel) * ''Monster'' (Myers novel) * ''Monster'' (manga), a manga series by Naoki Urasawa * ''Monster'' (Peretti novel) * '' Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member'', a memoir by Sanyika Shakur * ''The Monster'' (short story), a short story by A.E. Van Vogt * ''Monsters'' (collection), a collection of short stories by A.E. van Vogt *

Monsters (anthology) ''Monsters'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the eighth volume in their Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction series. It was first published in paperb ...

, an anthology of science fiction short stories * "Monsters", a manga short story by

Eiichiro Oda is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series ''One Piece'' (1997–present). With more than 516.5 million ''tankōbon'' copies in circulation worldwide, ''One Piece'' is both the best-selling manga in history and the best-se ...

* ''The Monster'' (''Përbindëshi''), a novel by

Ismail Kadare Ismail Kadare (; spelled Ismaïl Kadaré in French; born on 28 January 1936) is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the pu ...

* ''The Monster'', a 1968 play by

Ron Milner Ronald Milner (May 29, 1938 – July 9, 2004) was an American playwright. His play ''Checkmates'', starring Paul Winfield and Denzel Washington, ran on Broadway in 1988. Milner also taught creative writing at the University of Southern Californi ...

Games

* Monster (computer gaming), a type of non-player character * ''Monsters'', a clone of the arcade game ''

Space Panic is a 1980 arcade game designed by Universal. Predating Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'', and lacking a jump mechanic, ''Space Panic'' was the first game involving climbing ladders between walkable platforms. The genre was initially labeled as "climbi ...

Music

Musicians and bands

Monster (musician) Monster or Wen Shang-yi (; born 28 November 1976, in Hsinchu County, Taiwan), is one of the two guitarists and leader of the Taiwanese rock band, Mayday. Monster became interested in music and the guitar while studying at the Affiliated Senior ...

Monster (band) Monster was a ska-punk band from Sweden that split up in 2000. They released two albums: ''Rockers Delight'' (1997), ''Gone Gone Gone/A Bash Dem'' (1999) and some EPs. Their singer Anders Wendin now has a solo project called Moneybrother, other band ...

* The Monsters, Swiss Psychobilly band lead by

Reverend Beat-Man Beat Zeller (born 1967), better known as Beat-Man or Reverend Beat-Man, is a Swiss musician, DJ and record company owner. He performs as a one-man band, as the leader of psychobilly band The Monsters, and with other bands, in a style described ...

Albums

Noyz Narcos Noyz Narcos, stage name of Emanuele Frasca, also known as Noyz or White Zombie, (born December 15, 1979) is an Italian rapper, beatmaker and writer. He is also a member of the Italian hip-hop collective TruceKlan. Biography Beginnings, fir ...

* ''Monster'', a cancelled album by

P-Model P-Model (also typeset as P-MODEL and P. Model) was a Japanese electronic rock band started in 1979 by members of the defunct progressive rock band Mandrake. The band has experienced many lineup revisions over the years but frontman Susumu Hiras ...

Songs

Human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

'' * "Monster", a song by Fred Schneider from the album ''

Fred Schneider and the Shake Society ''Fred Schneider and the Shake Society'' is the debut solo studio album by American new wave musician Fred Schneider, released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. It was re-released in 1991 as ''Fred Schneider''. Musicians and backing vocalists vari ...

'' * "Monster", a song by Kris Allen from the 2012 album ''

Thank You Camellia ''Thank You Camellia'' is the third studio album and second major-label album by American singer-songwriter Kris Allen. It was released on May 22, 2012. Background Allen confirmed on April 4, 2012, via a WhoSay Twitter-based fan interview (and ...

'' * "Monster", a song by LUM!X and

Gabry Ponte Gabriele Ponte (; born 20 April 1973) is an Italian DJ, remixer, record producer, and radio personality, best known for his membership in the Italian dance band Eiffel 65. With Eiffel 65's rise to fame in the late 1990s, his celebrity status w ...

* * "Monsters", a song by Matchbook Romance from the album ''

Voices Voices or The Voices may refer to: Film and television * ''Voices'' (1920 film), by Chester M. De Vonde, with Diana Allen * ''Voices'' (1973 film), a British horror film * ''Voices'' (1979 film), a film by Robert Markowitz * ''Voices'' (19 ...

'' * "Monsters", a song by Blue Öyster Cult on the album ''

Cultösaurus Erectus ''Cultösaurus Erectus'' is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 14, 1980. Following an experiment with a more-polished sound on the album ''Mirrors'' (released the previous year), this recordi ...

'' * "Monsters", a song by Shinedown from ''

Attention Attention ''Attention Attention'' is the sixth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Shinedown. It was released on May 4, 2018. It is a concept album, depicting an individual overcoming negativity and related problems to be reborn as a new person. ...

'' * "Monsters", a song by

Timeflies Timeflies is an American pop-rap duo formed in October 2010 consisting of Cal Shapiro (b. October 3, 1988) and Rob Resnick (b. May 26, 1989). They are known for their popular original music and popular YouTube covers. They first performed togeth ...

ft. Katie Sky

People

* London Monster, an unidentified man who attacked several women in late 18th century London *

Sanyika Shakur Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021),Nobuhiro Tajima , nicknamed "Monster", is a hillclimb racer, tuning shop owner, rally team manager and former rally driver who is best known for his participation in Suzuki's rallying program as well as his triumphs at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in ...

or Monster, Japanese rally driver

Science and mathematics

* Monster (physics) *

Monster group In the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, the monster group M (also known as the Fischer–Griess monster, or the friendly giant) is the largest sporadic simple group, having order 246320597611213317192329314147 ...

, a large but finite algebraic structure in mathematical group theory * Spiegelman Monster, an RNA chain

Vehicles

Ducati Monster The Ducati Monster (called in Italian) is a standard, or naked bike, motorcycle designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi and produced by Ducati in Bologna, Italy, since 1993. In 2005, Monster sales accounted for over half of Ducati's worldwide sales. L ...

, a motorcycle *

Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster The ''Landkreuzer P 1500 Monster'' was a purported German pre-prototype super-heavy self-propelled gun designed during World War II. While it is mentioned in a number popular works about World War II projects, there is no solid documentation f ...

, a self-propelled gun

Other uses

* ''IT'' (XM) or ''Monster'', a radio program *

Monster, South Holland Monster is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about south-west of The Hague. The village of Monster has a population of around 11,580.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)''Statline: Kern ...

, a town in the Netherlands *

Rob Monster Robert W. Monster (born 1966 or 1967) is a Dutch-American technology executive and the founder and chief executive officer of Epik, a domain registrar and web host known for providing services to websites that host far-right, neo-Nazi, and extre ...

(born 1966 or 1967), American technology executive