Top 5 Fictional Fantasy Creatures
I like reading books and generally find non-fiction or fiction books based in the real world a little too boring. So I tend to read stuff that's either fantasy or Sci-Fi, or in that general area. I figure if it's based in the real world, I may as well wait for a film, I like using my imagination.The only trouble with these genres, is that it is pretty much a licence for the authors to make up whatever the hell they want. This does tend to lead to some pretty bizarre creatures being thought up. Below is my list of my Top 5 Fantasy Creatures, that are fairly common in the genre:
1. Pegasus - The flying horse. Always cool, you'd love one as a pet.
2. Unicorn - A similar horsey creature, with a big horn. Now put 1 and 2 together...
3. Dragons - Feature quite a lot in this genre, and they are very cool.
4. Vampire - Typical vampires, have been in lots of stories, and will probably be in many more.
5. Manticore - WTF?
Seriously, who thinks these creatures up? A Manticore? For those of you that don't know a Manticore is a creature with the body of a lion, the tail of a scorpion and with wings, typically bat wings. This creature is also sometimes said to have the head of a man. What must the author have been taking in order to come up with something like that? Sounds like a bad acid trip to me.
Tags: Fiction, Creatures, WTF, Humour
