A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion.

Monster, The Monster or Monsters may also refer to:

Amusement rides

  • Monster (ride), an amusement ride manufactured by Eyerly Aircraft Company
  • The Monster (Walygator Parc), a roller coaster in Maizières-les-Metz, Lorraine, France
  • The Monster (Adventureland), a roller coaster in Altoona, Iowa, United States
  • Monster (Gröna Lund), a roller coaster at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden

Brands and companies

  • Monster Beverage, a beverage company
  • Monster Energy, an energy drink
  • Monster Cable, an electronics accessories company
  • Monster.com, an employment website
  • Monster Worldwide, an American provider of employment services
  • , a Japanese production company for special effects (tokusatsu)

Film and television

Film

  • The Monster (1903 film), a French horror film
  • The Monster (1925 film), an American horror film
  • The Monster (1954 film), an Egyptian crime film
  • The Monster (1975 film), a British horror film, also known as I Don't Want to Be Born
  • Monster (1980 film), an American horror film
  • The Monster (1994 film), an Italian comedy film
  • Monsters, Inc., a 2001 Pixar film that involves two monsters who work at a children's scream processing factory
  • Monster (2003 film), an American biographical crime drama film about serial killer Aileen Wuornos
  • Monsters (2004 film), a short film
  • Monster (2008 film), an American thriller film
  • Monsters (2010 film), a British sci-fi film
  • Monster (2014 film), a Korean film
  • Monsters (2015 film), a Chinese horror film
  • The Monster (2016 film), an American horror film
  • Monster (2018 film), an American drama film based on the Walter Dean Myers novel
  • Monster (2019 film), an Indian comedy film by Nelson Venkatesan
  • Monsters., a 2019 Romanian drama film
  • Arracht, also called Monster, 2019 Irish historical drama film
  • Monster (2022 film), an Indian thriller film by Vysakh
  • Monster (2023 Japanese film), a Japanese drama film
  • Monster (2023 Indonesian film), an Indonesian thriller film
  • Monster!, a 1999 TV film by John Lafia
  • Monster, a 2005 short film by Jennifer Kent that was the precursor to The Babadook
  • Monsters, a 2014 comedy video by Lee Evans

Television

  • Monsters HD, an American channel
  • Monsters (American TV series), a 1988–1991 America horror anthology television series that aired in syndication
  • Monster (anime), a 2004 Japanese anime television series based upon the manga by Naoki Urasawa
  • Monsters (Japanese TV series), a 2012 Japanese television series from TBS
  • Monster (South Korean TV series), a 2016 South Korean television series
  • The Monster (TV series), a 2019 Iranian series by Mehran Modiri
  • Beyond Evil (TV series), a 2021 South Korean drama whose original title in Korean translates to Monster
  • Monster (American TV series), a Netflix crime anthology series:
  • Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the first season (2022)
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second season (2024)
  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the third season (2025)
  • Haiwaan: The Monster, a 2019 Indian TV series

Episodes

  • "The Monster" (Adventure Time)
  • "Monsters" (Agent Carter)
  • "Monster" (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
  • "Monster" (Fear the Walking Dead)
  • "Monster" (The Flash)
  • "The Monster" (Highway to Heaven)
  • "Monster" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
  • "Monster" (Millennium)
  • "Monsters" (Roswell)
  • "Monster" (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
  • "Monster" (The Outer Limits)
  • "Monsters" (The Walking Dead)

Literature

Fiction

  • The Monster (novella), a 1898 novella by Stephen Crane
  • The Monster, a 1913 novel by Edgar Saltus
  • The Monster, a 1921 novel by Horace Bleackley
  • Heu-Heu; or, The Monster, a 1924 novel by H. Rider Haggard
  • The Monster, a 1925 novel by Eden Phillpotts
  • The Monsters, a 1934 novel by Lester Dent, the 14th installment in the Doc Savage series first published in Doc Savage Magazine
  • "The Monster" (short story), a 1948 short story by A.E. Van Vogt
  • The Monster, a 1949 novella by Edmond Hamilton, under the house name "S. M. Tenneshaw"
  • "Monster", a 1951 short story by Joseph Samachson
  • Monsters (collection), a 1965 collection of short stories by A.E. van Vogt
  • The Monster (), a 1965 novel by Ismail Kadare
  • The Monster, a 1968 play by Ron Milner
  • Monster: A Tale of Loch Ness, a 1982 novel by Jeffrey Konvitz
  • Monsters (anthology), a 1988 anthology of science fiction short stories
  • Monsters, a 1989 picture book written by Russell Hoban and illustrated by Quentin Blake
  • Monster, a 1992 novel by Christopher Pike
  • Monster (Kellerman novel), a 1999 novel by Jonathan Kellerman
  • Monster (Myers novel), a 1999 novel by Walter Dean Myers
  • Monster (Peretti novel), a 2005 novel by Frank Peretti
  • Monster, a 2009 novel by A. Lee Martinez
  • "Monster", a 2011 short story by Jeff Carlson, featured in the collection Long Eyes and Other Stories

Non-fiction

  • Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, a 1993 memoir by Sanyika Shakur
  • Monster: Living Off the Big Screen, a 1997 book by John Gregory Dunne
  • Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women, a 2008 history book by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Comics

  • "The Monsters!", a comic story featured in Shock SuspenStories #1 (February-March 1952), written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein
  • "The Monster", a comic story featured in House of Secrets #96 (February-March 1972), written by Jack Oleck
  • "The Monster", a comic story featured in Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #10 (March-April 1973), also written by Oleck
  • "The Monster!", a comic story featured in The Incredible Hulk #250 (August 1980), written by Bill Mantlo
  • Monster (comics), a 1984–1985 British comic strip by Alan Moore, Alberto Giolitti, John Wagner and Alan Grant, and Jesus Redondo
  • "Monster", a comic story featured in The Incredible Hulk #312 (October 1985), also written by Mantlo
  • Monsters (manga), a 1994 one-shot manga by Eiichiro Oda
  • Monster (manga), a 1994–2001 manga series by Naoki Urasawa
  • The Monster Kid, a Japanese manga series
  • Monster (DC Comics), a fictional DC Comics villain

Games

  • Monster (Dungeons & Dragons), a term used to refer to a variety of creatures in the game
  • Monster (computer gaming), a type of non-player character
  • Monsters, a clone of the arcade game Space Panic
  • Monster, a character from the indie rhythm game Friday Night Funkin'

Music

Musicians and bands

  • Monster (musician)
  • Monster (band)
  • The Monsters, Swiss Psychobilly band led by Reverend Beat-Man

Albums

  • Monster (B'z album)
  • Monsters (D'espairsRay album)
  • Monster (Fetchin Bones album)
  • Monster (Andy Grammer album)
  • Monster (Herbie Hancock album)
  • Monster (Hugh Cornwell album)
  • Monster (Killer Mike album)
  • Monster (Kiss album)
  • Monsters (Meat Puppets album)
  • Monsters (The Midnight album)
  • Monsters (Tom Odell album)
  • Monster (Oomph! album)
  • Monster (R.E.M. album)
  • Monster (Steppenwolf album)
  • Monster (David Thomas album)
  • Monster (Usher album)
  • Monster (EP), by Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi
  • Monster (mixtape), by Future
  • Monster, a 2013 album by Noyz Narcos
  • Monster, a cancelled album by P-Model

Songs

  • "Monster" (Arashi song)
  • "Monster" (The Automatic song)
  • "Monster" (Big Bang song)
  • "Monster" (Disturbed song)
  • "Monster" (Disney song), song from the musical adaptation of Frozen
  • "Monster" (Exo song)
  • "Monster" (Gabbie Hanna song)
  • "Monster" (Imagine Dragons song)
  • "Monster" (Kanye West song)
  • "Monster" (L7 song)
  • "Monster" (Lady Gaga song)
  • "Monster" (Meek Mill song)
  • "Monster" (Meg & Dia song)
  • "Monster" (Michael Jackson song)
  • "Monster" (Paramore song)
  • "Monster" (Pink Lady song)
  • "Monster" (Professor Green song)
  • "Monster" (Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi song)
  • "Monster" (Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber song)
  • "Monster" (Skillet song)
  • "Monster" (Starset song)
  • "Monster" (Steppenwolf song)
  • "Monster" (Yoasobi song)
  • "Monster" (21 Savage song)
  • "The Monster" (song), a song by Eminem featuring Rihanna
  • "Monsters" (All Time Low song)
  • "Monsters" (Eric Church song)
  • "Monsters" (Funeral for a Friend song)
  • "Monsters" (James Blunt song)
  • "Monsters" (Saara Aalto song)
  • "Monsters" (Shinedown song)
  • "Monster", a song by Dev (singer)
  • "Monster", a song by Dodie Clark from Human
  • "Monster", a song by Don Diablo and Felix Jaehn, 2024
  • "Monster", a song by Fred Schneider from the album Fred Schneider and the Shake Society
  • "MONSTER", a song by KIRA ft. Megpoid (English)
  • "Monster", a song by Kris Allen from the 2012 album Thank You Camellia
  • "Monster", a song by LUM!X and Gabry Ponte
  • "Monster", a song by Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi from the album Expedition ins O
  • "Monsters", a song by Blue Öyster Cult from the album Cultösaurus Erectus
  • "Monsters", a song by Matchbook Romance from the album Voices
  • "Monsters", a song by Something for Kate from the 2001 album Echolalia
  • "Monsters", a song by Timeflies ft. Katie Sky

People

  • Rob Monster (born 1966 or 1967), American technology executive
  • Dick Radatz (1937–2005), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "The Monster"
  • Sanyika Shakur (1963–2021), American author and gang member with the street moniker "Monster"
  • Nobuhiro Tajima (born 1950), Japanese rally driver nicknamed "Monster"
  • Naoya Inoue (born 1993), Japanese two-time undisputed world boxing champion nicknamed "Kaibutsu" (the Monster)
  • London Monster, Welshman Renwick Williams (or another), who stabbed many young women in late 18th century London

Science and mathematics

  • Monster (physics)
  • Monster group, a large but finite algebraic structure in mathematical group theory
  • Spiegelman Monster, an RNA chain
  • Teratology studies abnormalities of physiological development in organisms

Other uses

  • Monster, South Holland, a town in the Netherlands
  • Ducati Monster, a motorcycle
  • Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster, a self-propelled gun
  • IT (XM) or Monster, a radio program
  • Chinese cutter Nansha (more commonly known as Haijing 5901 or CCG-5901), Chinese Coast Guard ship nicknamed "The Monster" by Filipino media
  • Monster truck, large truck with heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engine, oversized tires, built for competition and entertainment
  • "The Monster", a nickname for the 2011 Ringgold–Apison tornado

See also

  • Monster Radio (disambiguation)
  • Monstrum (disambiguation)
  • Moonster (disambiguation)
  • Munster (disambiguation)