Medusa's gaze and vampire's bite: the science of monsters

Giant animals : Nemean lion, Calydonian boar, Rukh, King Kong

Beastly blends : chimera, griffon, cockatrice, Sphinx

It came from the earth : Minotaur, Medusa

The mysterious fathoms : Charybdis, Leviathan, giant squid, Jaws

Of flame and claw : dragons

Hauntings : demons, ghosts, spirits

Cursed by a bite : vampires, zombies, werewolves

The created : The Golem, Frankenstein, HAL 9000, Terminator

Terror resurrected : dinosaurs

Extraterrestrial threat : aliens.