When looking for fantasy creature inspiration, I try to stay away from western stories. They’ve been done to death. There are other places in the world besides Europe and the United State. For some reason, people tend to default to that. I just want to see something else. Grootslang, great snake, lives in a cave…
Finally, you see one of those tall waterfalls you’ve only encountered in photos. An inspiring sight. The roaring sound is somehow calming. You step up to the clear water as your companions race by, splashing you as they jump in. You lifted up your camera, glaring at them but failing. How could you stay angry…
Santa Clause isn’t the only magical being running around on Christmas, rewarding good children. He seems to be nicest. Naughty children only get coal from Saint Nick. In other places, bad children get kidnapped and eaten around the holiday season. Here are a few interesting holiday mythical creatures. Krampus I mostly include this one because I liked…
I like elves, fairies and dwarfs but I’ll sometimes roll my eyes when they show up in a story. It’s more interesting when an author creates their own race, calling it something new. My story, The Marked Hosts, has dragon shifters but they’re called Sencial. The Del’Praeli in my Merging Worlds series were inspired by vampires. How…
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I watched shows like Destination Truth and imagined traveling to some remote part of the world, searching for mythical creatures. I like the idea that there could be animals out there we don’t know about. I wouldn’t say I believe in them 100% but the stories are interesting. I like the unexplained. There’s something exciting about…
Since it’s October, let’s talk about a dark mythical creature. I have a thing for canine creatures. Don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I’m a dog person. I stumbled across the Kishi. Didn’t really find a whole lot about this beast. But what I did find sounded interesting…and terrifying. The Kishi is a two-faced demon in…
I talked about plants in the post Creating Fantasy Plants. Now, let talk about creating fantasy animals. Darkness has taken. Its power torments people. Animals and plants slowly evolve to thrive in this dangerous world. In Book 1 of my Merging World series, you learned about glowing plants. You discovered mutated animals in Book 3. In…
Feels like just researching this…thing opens a door I want to leave closed. I keep looking over my shoulder. Am I going to start seeing him everywhere? Will he drive me insane? Slender Man is featured often in horror video games and short films. I heard about this creature often but never knew the lore. Slender…
It’s been a while since I did some mythical creature research. I’ll be getting back to it. The things I discover inspire my stories. I hope they’ll inspire yours. For those who watch anime, there are some words used so often you don’t need subtitles to understand their meaning. Shinigami is one of those words….
I haven’t done one of these in a while. Learning about different mythical creatures is fun. I need to get back to this. My upcoming book, The Marked Hosts (Update: Now Available), gave me a new appreciation for dragons. I didn’t know dragons were broken down by colors. I’ve done some research into the meaning of…
