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Alright, but hear me out on this. Poultrygeists vs Frat boys.

...That seems distressingly plausible as a sequel that @theunreallloydkaufman would make. Of course, the Poultrygeists would probably be the good guys in that one.

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Well, @zitface was talking about his Nosferatu species at @nosferatu-wiki and it made me think about how funny it is that Nosferatu has become sort of a distinct “species” of Vampire despite the original, Count Orlok, being pretty much just a really creative re-interpretation of Dracula.

[Though, it should be noted, before they got their original namedropping in Dracula and subsequent adaptation, they were actually their own distinct species of Incubus-type monster, so it’s more a re-divergence, but I digress]

So, that got me thinking, what other unique film interpretations of certain monster “species” could become their own distinctive subspecies, and I put together a list of the ones I could think up, as follows:

Ymir- The one that prompted this idea, specifically the species of both Ray Harryhausen’s Kraken and the creature going by the name “Ymir” from 20 Million Miles To Earth, which I headcanon as being two different lifestyle stages of the same creature via similarities in their physiology; especially those rockin muttonchops...

Poultrygeists- Actually more like zombies with chickenlike features from the film “Poultrygeist,” these fluid-dripping things have hideous supernatural powers akin to Evil Dead’s Deadites (Also adding egg-laying to produce even more horrible malformed chicken monsters); with the ability to create body horror and spread their initial infection through rancid fast food. Their only weakness is alcohol for reasons waaaaaaay too unfortunate-implications-y to discuss here, but there is probably one easy way one could make it less unfortunate...

Cthuloid Ones- The more octopus-esque designs for the Deep Ones from Stuart Gordon’s Dagon (Really an adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth) that more recall the Priest of the Old Ones Itself Cthulhu than the Gillman of their literary depictions.

Vengance Demon- The giant-headed type of demon from Pumpkinhead, whose most famous individal is known by the same name; dug up from its burial site in a fetal form and sent off on missions of revenge with those who have a score to settle; killing long after 9tits initial targets have been destroyed, It is invincible when sent off on a mission of vengeance until the person who sent it dies; and as it kills; it looks more and more like the person who sent it; who replaces it for the next time in its burial spot when it dies.

“Fluffy” Yeti- Toothy, spindly, and unremittingly vicious to the point where it must be kept boxed up or it will immediately turn on the one who let it out, this thing from the segment in Creepshow known as The Crate seems like it’d be the equivalent to the more shy “classical” Yeti what the Skunk Ape is to Bigfoot in the USA.

Dahl Witches- Finding children revolting on a physiological level and wit hfrightening levels of magical power to do something about it; these things from the film The Witches are different from classical witches in their odd; almost arbitrary physical differences they must keep hidden, including toeless square feet, hairless heads; claws they hide with gloves and blue saliva; and the way they hide in human society almost as “ambush predators” if you will. Technically came from a (better) book but I’m counting it!

Evil Fucking Room- From 1408, also starting as a book but WHATEVZ, these are basically rooms; individually located in buildings; that were just born bad; and create haunting-like effects with no reason except they’re just assholes. There’s an odd amount of OC-ability in these concepts; what with the ways you can give personality to an evil place and the many types of room this Evil Fucking Room could possibly be...

the Stuff- A white blob monster, whose main gimmick is its addictive nature when consumed. Mostly thanks to it eating people from the inside-out and using them as meat puppets; which it can use to sell itself as food to spread its influence. So it’s smart. Meaning it; and iterations of it; could have personality. And though they destroyed the “main” pool in the movie, that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be more out there.

Saturnian Sandworm- Basically the Sandworms from Beetlejuice, the ones that live on Saturn; keep ghosts from leaving their domain for fear of entering their apparently-liminal realm and being devoured; and are striped with internal secondary mouths. Simple; iconic design and bio with plenty of room for re-interpretation!

Topps Martians- The general “name” for the type of Martians from Topp’s Mars Attacks cards and later movie that combine a bunch of the design tropes of B-movie aliesn into one; with their use of flying saucers; their bulbous eyes and craniums in huge glass domes; and even their use of giant bugs in the cards. Very different from the Martians of War of the Worlds, that’s for sure...

Corman-Audrey- The Roger Corman design for Audrey Jr from the original Little Shop of Horrors film; rather than the infamous Audrey II from the musical version, with a more shaggy exterior, a more vertically-oriented mouth and explicitly-defined hypnotic powers. A different take on the carnivorous plant than the usual Audrey II ripoffs at the very least....

Cadavras- Skeletons based on The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra from the movie of the same name, these seem like “joke” monsters; but the idea of a telekinetic skeleton-like species that requires a rare mineral to sustain itself does legit sound like a good idea for a monsters “subspecies” to explore...

MP KAIJU- The Pacific Rim-type of Kaiju, given that name by me due to their mass-produced nature for war; and with their general appearances using muted colors with bright; vibrant bioluminescent beings. A good way to distinguish the PR-type/definition of Kaiju for your own use without violating copyright at the very least!

Andrefly- Basically, the type of Fly from the original movie, with certain human parts replaced with arthropod parts, named after the protagonist from that one Andre DeLambre, as opposed to the Seth Brundle/Brundlefly one which is a horrible, tumorous full-fusion. This one’s been a long time comin in deserving a name folks,

Satan Slime- Satan in the form of green goo with fucked-up mind control powers; amongst many other horrible abilities; working to bring back its father The Anti-God to our world. Comes from the film Prince of Darkness, could easily be expanded into a really nasty blob-monster species, maybe even the arch-enemies of the Stuff...

Despite wracking my brains over this, I still feel like there’s quite a few missing, so feel free to put them in the reblogs! Special shoutouts to @tyrantisterror and @bogleech who probably knows of some too!

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Lesser-Known Variants For Monster Types

Because I can!

Also, all these species are completely public domain, not even creator-credit required, and shoutout to @zitface who loves this kind of thing!

Chimera:

Western Chimera- A hybrid of Buffalo/Catamount/Rattlesnake with a breath of icy Cold, likely created as a response from the land itself as an attempt to destroy the imperialist European invaders. It obviously didn't succeed, but they bred true, and even now will never attack a member of indigenous-American stock.

Sea Chimera- A hybrid of Great White/Sunfish/Sea Snake, with a deadly electricity-breath. Spawned from a strange building located beneath the waves, rumored to be an Atlantean temple where a great atrocity was committed, but far beyond any reported sites of Atlantis or indeed any other sunken civilization reported in science and pseudoscience (IE, Mu, Lemuria, Rylleh)

River Chimera- A hybrid of Catfish/Snapping Turtle/Electric Eel, which breathes “acid” (Actually a highly basic compound akin to lye) & the Electric eel/Catfish-barbels happen to be electrified. The origin of these may come from a huge corpse with a noose around its neck found in the Missisippi River during a scientific survey around where the first River Chimeras were found. Despite the fact that its bulk stretched from one side of the river's shore to the other, its DNA still read as 100% human. Dating revealed it had died in 1964.

Snow Chimera- A hybrid of moose, wolverine and weasel. Breathes “Cloudbuster” crystals that produce great whirlwinds and plasma flares and great chunks of hail, either in a “fog” that triggers pre-existing clouds or large chunks that burst into miniature clouds with those properties.

Cryptic Chimera- A hybrid of Bigfoot/Mothman/Mongolian Death Worm, with a breath-weapon that shoots strange energy that has a random effect on those it hits, usually a in addition to the usual breath weapons of the Death Worm and the spacial-warping effects of the Mothman. Nobody knows where this thing came from, though its first reported siting was at the exact same location where the last sigting of Indrid Cold was; with a tombstone-like monolith having mysteriously appeared at said location shortly before the first Cryptic Chimera citing. There is no evidence of any human placing the monolith, and in fact there are several factors that would make it near impossible for them to do so that discretely. The monolith reads with only one word: Unless.

Barometz/Vegetable Lamb:

Barometz Kudzu- A hideous all-consuming Akira-esque blob of plant-sheep parts, difficult to cultivate but the effect of it once grown is like a bomb, consuming all in its path; ironically enriching the soil as it smothers everything in its path. It is near impossible to eliminate traces of them when they have grown large enough, with even a single head able to grow back the whole beast in a matter of days.

Rubber Barometz- A more limber creature whose body has the texture of young wood, with stretching and morphing abilities to rival Plastic Man, with the eternal shape of a baby goat. Its white blood is said to grant limberness and similar stretching abilities to those who catch it, but that's a task easier said than done due to its wiliness and elusiveness, and those who have been recorded as doing it number in the single-digits

Baromaiz- A huge creature, covered in a cornlike “husk” to protect the golden kernels within; which it periodically sheds for a new one, and can use as its puppets; with fields often patrolled by Baromaiz-husks. It also has the ability to force other Barometz breeds to only give birth to other Corn Baromaiz, under the control of the original Baromaiz's creator. That combined with the fact that it consumes far more than any other species of Baromaiz, leads it to be often used as a tool of evil and considered as only such. It was likely originally created by a relatively humble desert people as a staple food-source to be combined with other; now extinct or barely-surviving breeds of Barometz, but was turned into a force for evil by those who invaded them and stole their land.

Carver Barometz- A creature with a great; tough shell, these creatures are seen as perhaps the perfect defenders of the wild and the community, growing great shelled nodules filled with delicious nuts,over a steady period on its body that are often a staple crop of those that grow them due to their incredible versatility. They increase the soil's fertility wherever they step, which was the main intention of their creator only known as Carver, a man whose people had been freed from bondage at the hands of a vicious empire, who wanted a creature that could provide his people with a source of self-sustanance. They despise Corn Barometz, with the hatred being mutual, and both species will fight each other upon encountering one another...

Tumbleweed Barometz- Often nicknamed “Barry-Bumbles” for their awkward gait, they are gangly beasts with little meat on them and a body akin to a hollow cage, different from others in that they have no firm roots, and their lot in life seems to be forever-wandering in search of water. They are shockingly tough and adept in combat, but also quite friendly to humans, leading many to adopt them as “pets,” though which is the master and which is the pet is often up for debate...

Phoenix:

Phosphorix- A pure white phoenix of pure evil, leaving trails of smoke wherever it flies and creating a near-impossible to extinguish fire that poisons a creature to the bone in anything it touches. Their regeneration is comparable to a nuclear bomb, leaving blasted ashes and poison in its wake. Its down can give its user power; but at the cost of warping them into a white-burning thing devoid of all morality. Their king is named Willy-Pete and considered possibly a proxy for various Satan figures; if not the Devil themselves.

Charnel Phoenix- What happens when a slain Phoenix's bones are burned in special embalming-fires, these creatures look like phoenix skeletons wreathed in low; blue flames that spreads ashes wherever it goes. It can form these ashes into the form of memories of a location past, and it uses this to clarify truths regarding the dead who are being lied about by those who survive them. Indeed, despite its ominous form, it is a goodly creature concerned mainly with protecting the dead from harm, with its flaming down able to summon the ghosts of those with unfinished business for one last goodbye. They bury themselves when regenerating, with a stone tombstone popping up to mark their place, which then explode as they hatch and fly out of the ground into the sky.

Greasy Phoenix – A phoenix more similar in appearance to a sickly seagull, covered in smoking grease burning with low red flames. It often lives in the sleazy parts of cities, or by the docks of seaside towns, feeding on whatever grease-filled food it can steal or wheedle. It incubates in garbage cans, much to the annoyance of many, and it is usually used by the criminal element as a hireling for its ability to spread sizzling grease and set things ablaze. They are pathetic in temperament, though not completely unsympathetic, and are smarter than most people tend to give them credit for; though less smart than they like to think.

Pyreworx- A phoenix made of colorful, ever-shifting prismatic sparks, this phoenix can create explosions anywhere it drops its “eggs” or coughs up its (Smaller, weaker) “pellets.” It is endlessly exuberant with a desire to fight for the forces of good, though it is often rash and prone to getting in far over its head. It produces spectacular patterns as it flies through the night skies, and overall has a love of entertaining that often leads to it joining theatre or film crews (Whether they want it or not). Their queen is Julia IV (Nobody knows what happened to Julias I through III), and she speaks in rock-song, coomplete with an invisible band backing her up. They despise the Phosphorix, with their species engaged in an aeons-long war. Their incubation cycle involves them becoming black eggs, with a fuse growing from them, that must be lit to rebirth them. The explosions from the resulting rebirth ave decided multiple wars.

Plasma Phoenix- Moon-sized paragons of phoenix-ness, these creatures look like huge birds made from the fires of the sun, incubating in solar flares in a way that drains them of their power and keeps them from hitting inhabited planets. They are very much neutral in all moral conflicts, despite their great power over star-fire they contain within themselves that could wipe multitudes of villains off the map or fuel a thousand energy-starved empires, often end up being more about keeping things quiet even if it results in what is a negative peace. This could because their priorities involve keeping order on a macrocosmic level, keeping the planets aligned and destroying larger; more existential threats than on letting a bunch of squabbling ants interfere. Some, however, just say that they're lazy and stodgy old farts. But never to their faces however.