It’s no secret that my monsters are usually pulled from whatever fiction my mind is partaking in at the time. This is why I end up posting creatures like Totoro and Groot. So, with that in mind, I will...
I love learning about new mythological creatures from around the world. It’s something that I feel was instilled in me by Pathfinder. When I learned that so many of the creatures in the Bestiaries had origins in real life,...
In what many would consider a tragedy, I’ve just seen My Neighbor Totoro for the first time in my life as of last week. The anime classic was a fun, nostalgic romp through the feelings of childhood and I though...
I’m back it at it again with the pocket monsters. You may remember my previous Pokémon entry in celebration of the game’s latest release. This time, I made sure the most famous Pokémon had the share of the spotlight....
I’m a big fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel series, The Legend of Korra. In addition to being well-written series with lots great characters and amazing action, they also feature a lot of interesting creatures. Some...
This week’s entry takes far back to ancient Greece from where the most common mythology seems to hail. Here, we tap one of the most well known mythical figures of legend: Heracles. Heracles fought many fearsome creatures and accomplished...
This is largely a friendly invasion and Luis will be back. Seriously, I promise. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to break out my new copy of the Genius Guide to the Talented Bestiary from Rogue...
Things at the Know Direction get a bit… silly at times. The short story is that Ryan mentioned human/horse wrestling and things just kind of took off from there. Being the fan of all things lycanthropic that I am,...
Sometimes the real world is more frightening than anything a fantasy world can offer. This is no less true when it comes to monsters. When you think about it, a lot of the animals in our world would be...
E3 is this week and one of my favorite pieces of news from the expo is the revelation of not one, but two new Metroid games! Metroid is one of my favorite game series as it features lots of...