monster A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes Anxiety, terror ...

is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monster, The 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) Monster is a Gerstlauer steel roller coaster at Adventureland (Iowa), Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. It opened to the public on June 4, 2016 as the first Infinity Coaster in the United States. History Monster was announced on Adventureland's F ...

, a roller coaster in Altoona, Iowa, United States *

Monster (Gröna Lund) Monster is an inverted roller coaster at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden. The coaster was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and is the park's largest investment to date, which a price tag of 450 million Swedish krona (approximately €44.3 ...

, a roller coaster at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden

Brands and companies

* Monster Beverage, a beverage company **

Monster Energy Monster Energy is a brand of energy drink, energy drinks that was created by Hansen Natural Company (now Monster Beverage Corporation) in April 2002. In 2022, Monster Energy had a 30.1% Market share, share of the American energy drink market, th ...

, an energy drink * Monster Cable, an electronics accessories company *

Monster.com Monster.com is a global employment website headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts. Along with its sister site, CareerBuilder, it is majority owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management and is minority owned by Randstad NV. History In ...

, an employment website **

Monster Worldwide Monster Worldwide, Inc., formerly TMP Worldwide, is an American provider of employment services, most notably Monster.com. Through online media sites and services, the company delivers targeted audiences to advertisers. History In , Andrew ...

, an American provider of employment services

Film and television

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 * ''The Monster'' (1975 film), a British horror film, also known as ''I Don't Want to Be Born'' * ''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 animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Cobu ...

'', 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), a Korean film * ''Monsters'' (2015 film), a 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), an Indian comedy film by Nelson Venkatesan * '' Monsters.'', a 2019 Romanian drama film *''

Arracht (; 'Monster') is a 2019 Irish period drama film directed and written by set during the Great Famine of Ireland. It was selected as the Irish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ...

'', also called ''Monster'', 2019 Irish historical drama film * ''Monster'' (2022 film), an Indian thriller film by Vysakh * ''Monster'' (2023 Japanese film), a Japanese drama film * ''Monster'' (2023 Indonesian film), an Indonesian thriller film * ''Monster!'', a 1999 TV film by

John Lafia John Lafia (April 2, 1957 – April 29, 2020) was an American film director and screenwriter. He was best known for co-writing the slasher film '' Child's Play'' (1988) with Don Mancini and Tom Holland. Career Lafia's first feature film was '' ...

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

The Babadook ''The Babadook'' is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her feature directorial debut, based on her 2005 short film ''Monster''. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McEl ...

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

Television

* Monsters HD, an American channel * ''Monsters'' (American TV series), a 1988–1991 America horror anthology television series that aired in syndication * ''Monster'' (anime), a 2004 Japanese anime television series based upon the manga by Naoki Urasawa * ''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), a 2019 Iranian series by Mehran Modiri * ''Beyond Evil'' (TV series), a 2021 South Korean drama whose original title in Korean translates to ''Monster'' * ''Monster'' (American TV series), a Netflix crime anthology series: **'' Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'', the first season (2022) **'' Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'', the second season (2024) *'' Haiwaan: The Monster'', a 2019 Indian TV series

Episodes

* "The Monster" (''Adventure Time'') * "Monsters" (''Agent Carter'') * "Monster" (''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'') * "Monster" (''Fear the Walking Dead'') * "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'')

Literature

Fiction

* ''The Monster'' (novella), a 1898 novella by Stephen Crane * ''The Monster'', a 1913 novel by Edgar Saltus * ''The Monster'', a 1921 novel by Horace Bleackley * '' Heu-Heu; or, The Monster'', a 1924 novel by H. Rider Haggard * ''The Monster'', a 1925 novel by

Eden Phillpotts Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 – 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, India, was educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for ten years before studying for the stage ...

* ''The Monsters'', a 1934 novel by

Lester Dent Lester Dent (October 12, 1904 – March 11, 1959) was an American pulp-fiction writer, best known as the creator and main writer of the series of novels about the scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. The 159 Doc Savage novels that Dent wrote ove ...

, the 14th installment in the ''Doc Savage'' series first published in ''Doc Savage Magazine'' * "The Monster" (short story), a 1948 short story by A.E. Van Vogt * ''The Monster'', a 1949 novella by

Edmond Hamilton Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 – February 1, 1977) was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century. He is known for writing most of the Captain Future stories. Early life Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he ...

, under the house name "S. M. Tenneshaw" * "Monster", a 1951 short story by

Joseph Samachson Joseph Samachson (October 13, 1906 – June 2, 1980) was an American scientist and writer, primarily of science fiction and comic books. Biography Joseph Samachson was born on October 13, 1906, in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Russian Jewish pa ...

* ''Monsters'' (collection), a 1965 collection of short stories by A.E. van Vogt * ''The Monster'' (), a 1965 novel by

Ismail Kadare Ismail Kadare (; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual, focusing on poetry until the publication of his first novel ...

* ''The Monster'', a 1968 play by Ron Milner * ''Monster: A Tale of Loch Ness'', a 1982 novel by Jeffrey Konvitz * ''Monsters'' (anthology), a 1988 anthology of science fiction short stories * ''Monsters'', a 1989 picture book written by

Russell Hoban Russell Conwell Hoban (February 4, 1925 – December 13, 2011) was an American writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magical realism, poetry, and children's books. He lived in London fro ...

and illustrated by Quentin Blake * ''Monster'', a 1992 novel by Christopher Pike * ''Monster'' (Kellerman novel), a 1999 novel by Jonathan Kellerman * ''Monster'' (Myers novel), a 1999 novel by Walter Dean Myers * ''Monster'' (Peretti novel), a 2005 novel by Frank Peretti * ''Monster'', a 2009 novel by A. Lee Martinez * "Monster", a 2011 short story by Jeff Carlson, featured in the collection ''Long Eyes and Other Stories''

Non-fiction

* '' Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member'', a 1993 memoir by Sanyika Shakur * '' Monster: Living Off the Big Screen'', a 1997 book by John Gregory Dunne * '' Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women'', a 2008 history book by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Comics

* "The Monsters!", a comic story featured in '' Shock SuspenStories'' #1 (February-March 1952), written by

Bill Gaines William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines (; March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992) was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically i ...

and

Al Feldstein Albert Bernard Feldstein ( ; October 24, 1925 – April 29, 2014) was an American writer, editor, and artist, best known for his work at EC Comics and, from 1956 to 1985, as the editor of the satirical magazine '' Mad''. After retiring from ''Mad' ...

* "The Monster", a comic story featured in '' House of Secrets'' #96 (February-March 1972), written by

Jack Oleck Jack Oleck (March 1, 1914 – March 10, 1981)Social Security Death Index, SS# 115-01-6988. was an American novelist and comic book writer particularly known for his work in the horror genre. The brother-in-law of comics pioneer Joe Simon, Oleck ...

* "The Monster", a comic story featured in ''

Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion ''Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion'' was a horror-suspense- romance anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1971 to 1974, a companion to ''Secrets of Sinister House''. Both series were originally inspired by the successful ABC soap ...

'' #10 (March-April 1973), also written by Oleck * "The Monster!", a comic story featured in ''

The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book ...

'' #250 (August 1980), written by

Bill Mantlo William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...

* ''Monster'' (comics), a 1984–1985 British comic strip by Alan Moore, Alberto Giolitti, John Wagner and Alan Grant, and Jesus Redondo * "Monster", a comic story featured in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #312 (October 1985), also written by Mantlo * ''Monsters'' (manga), a 1994 one-shot manga by Eiichiro Oda * ''Monster'' (manga), a 1994–2001 manga series by Naoki Urasawa

Games

* Monster (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a term used to refer to a variety of creatures in the game * Monster (computer gaming), a type of non-player character * ''Monsters'', a clone of the arcade game ''

Space Panic is a 1980 arcade video game developed 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 "c ...

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 Senio ...

* Monster (band) * The Monsters, Swiss Psychobilly band led by Reverend Beat-Man

Albums

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 Hir ...

Songs

Dev (singer) Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), known professionally as Dev (sometimes stylized as DEV or dEV), is an American singer. She was discovered by the Cataracs and record label Indie-Pop via Myspace after Dev's friend posted a video of her sing ...

* "Monster", a song by Dodie Clark from ''

Human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...

'' * "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 va ...

'' * "MONSTER", a song by KIRA ft.

Megpoid is a Vocaloid by Internet Co., Ltd. Her voice is sampled by Megumi Nakajima. The mascot of the software is called (stylized as GUMI). She is also sometimes called Megpoid GUMI, or GUMI Megpoid. The name "Gumi" is the voice provider Megumi Naka ...

(English) * "Monster", a song by Kris Allen from the 2012 album '' Thank You Camellia'' * "Monster", a song by LUM!X and

Gabry Ponte Gabriele "Gabry" Ponte (; born 20 April 1973) is an Italian musician, DJ and producer, best known as a member of Eiffel 65. He represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his song " Tutta l'Italia", qualifying for the grand final. Ca ...

* "Monster", a song by Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi from the album '' Expedition ins O'' * "Monsters", a song by Blue Öyster Cult from the album ''

Cultösaurus Erectus ''Cultösaurus Erectus'' is the seventh studio album by American rock music, rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in June 1980. Following an experiment with a more commercial sound on the album ''Mirrors (Blue Öyster Cult album), Mirrors'' (rel ...

'' * "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'' (1 ...

'' * "Monsters", a song by Something for Kate from the 2001 album ''

Echolalia Echolalia is the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person; when repeated by the same person, it is called palilalia. In its profound form it is automatic and effortless. It is one of the echophenomena, closely related to ...

'' * "Monsters", a song by Timeflies ft. Katie Sky

People

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

(born 1966 or 1967), American technology executive *

Dick Radatz Richard Raymond Radatz (April 2, 1937 – March 16, 2005) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Monster", the , right-hander had a scorching but short-lived period of dominance for the Boston Red Sox in the ...

(1937–2005), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "The Monster" * Sanyika Shakur (1963–2021), American author and gang member with the street moniker "Monster" *

Nobuhiro Tajima , nicknamed "Monster", is a Hillclimbing, hillclimb racer, tuning shop owner, rally team manager and former rally driver who is best known for his participation in Suzuki, Suzuki's rallying program as well as his triumphs at the Pikes Peak Interna ...

(born 1950), Japanese rally driver nicknamed "Monster" *

Naoya Inoue is a Japanese professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, and is one of only three male boxers in history (along with Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk) to become the undisputed champion in two weigh ...

(born 1993), Japanese two-time undisputed world boxing champion nicknamed "Kaibutsu" (the Monster)

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; it has order : : = 2463205976112133171923293 ...

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

Other uses

Monster, South Holland Monster is a large village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, municipality of the Netherlands, Westland, and lies about south-west of The Hague. The village of Monster has a populat ...

, a town in the Netherlands * Ducati Monster, a motorcycle * Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster, a self-propelled gun * ''IT'' (XM) or ''Monster'', a radio program * Chinese cutter ''Nansha'' (more commonly known as ''Haijing'' 5901 or CCG-5901), Chinese Coast Guard ship nicknamed "The Monster" by Filipino media