forum Evil creatures

Started January 11, 2018 by @German_Boats

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Whats a good evil creature to have in my story? I simply cannot figure it out

Well, I have many ideas for an evil creature. One idea would be some creature (around the size of a jaguar or so), that lurks in the forest, and attacks you from the trees, and they manage to steal memories from you or something (idk if someone can get them back- that's up to you as the author).
Or maybe some type of creature (like a Wendigo maybe?), that often travels in packs. It will attack if it sees someone.
Of course there are many other possible creatures to choose from- I would recommend looking at mythological creatures that aren't often used.
Hope this helps!

Okay, so this passage is from a book I'm absolutely in love with, and I hope you like it.

At first I thought he was alone, and then I saw the stranger. He stood right in front of the boy, his body nothing more than a silhouette, a pit that sucked in the sickly light of the orchard and returned in only cold waves of darkness. It was as if the view before me was a photograph, and the shape of the man had been burned out of it–he wasn't human, he was the absence of humanity.
He was tall, towering over the kid by a good meter. Tall and skeletally thin, his arms and legs too long, too many joints there, his fingers like distended shadows. His spine was crooked like an old man's, and yet this thing, whatever it was, reeked of power. It looked down at the boy, not moving, just staring. And even though the boy's cries tore at my heart, I was glad of them, because it meant the stranger wasn't looking at me.

You probably shouldn't just copy it, but I hope it inspires you.

I think it might help if you don't think of creatures as "evil", unless they have the capability to do so. For example - humans can be evil, because we are intelligent enough to assign values of "good" and "evil" to certain acts, and commit them ourselves. Animals have much simpler reasons for doing things. A predator chasing the protagonist might not be "evil", it might be hungry, looking for food.

If you ARE looking for a truly "evil" creature, with nefarious intentions and a drive to actively harm the protagonist, I would recommend fantasy creatures either from your own imagination or from legend. The website www.mythcreatures.co.uk has a list of many creatures you can look at, if you don't want to create your own.

I hope that helps!

The mosquito is the most universally hated creature.
They represent disease, death, and pain.

I created one a while back called a Grim, which was really kind of creepy. They're pure white, except for a black triangle on their "crown", an extension of their head that is triangle shaped. They're about the size of a bear full grown. They have blazing red eyes, a wide, sharp-toothed smile, and long claws that are perfect for cutting through their victims flesh. They also have long tails with a sharp triangular point on the end. They run on four legs at high speeds, only slightly slower than an ATV gunning it down a trail. They only come out of their holes once the sun begins to set, and disappear into white ash once killed.
Hope this helps.

@Gypsygirl Thank you for the nightmares.

Hm… In Gems of the Stars, I am planning out a creature called Sirens. They looks like transformed Sapphires, but they have the tails of dangerous fish like black swallowers and sharks, and their abilities. Like, black swallower Sirens attract male humans, Felis Lapillus, and even males of their own kind, and then they swallow them whole. Vore
Sirens only are dangerous if they are female, male Sirens are harmless and sometimes even the prey of females.

@Flowerfur That's a really cool idea

I have sirens in my book too!

But my most dangerous creatures are the MBs, which are the main beasts of one part of the forest. For example, Quinterra is the main beast of The Desert. He is able to split the entire world in two.