Not a Dead Communist

Having completed the seven key humanoid aliens of the show (other than the Time Lords themselves), I’m now going to turn to aliens that appe...

The flesh golem, as depicted in D&D, is quite clearly based on Frankenstein's Monster. This, of course, has its origin in Mary Shell...

Pixies are a form of fairy originally found in the folklore of southwest England, specifically Devon and Cornwall. They are typically more b...

The final race on my initial list of key humanoid ‘monster’ races is also the only one unique to the modern era of the show. (I’m not curren...

The couatl has its basis in Mesoamerican mythology, although it's arguable how much it resembles the original. The name is apparently in...

The beholder is, perhaps, the single most iconic monster in D&D - the one creature that, more than any other, says "this is D&D...

Mk V The Cybermen are surely second only to the Daleks as iconic Doctor Who monsters. It also seems to me that they are most significant su...