European maps from the Middle Ages are full of strange lands, legendary races and fabulous monsters. Only the Church with the help of God was able to provide protection against these horrors. The ...

We recall a lurid mix of wuxia and witchcraft, Cheng Pei-pei in Dragon Swamp, and two films featuring a risible lizard and ...

The many universes in anime are rife and crawling with monsters. But which ones are the most unique, memorable, and, well, ...

Yet mysteriously, something has been holding them at bay for almost a decade. Unfortunately, science increasingly suggests that thing might be urban water pollution. What’s a conservation manager to ...

“Special effects” were simply scratched onto the celluloid in early martial arts fantasy films, and monsters were just men dressed up in funny costumes. Things got a bit better around the ...