tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post4993551394074687524..comments2023-12-13T00:46:22.877-05:00Comments on The Speculative Salon: Ridiculous MonstersElla Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08852415807766754606noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-5926126970925335422011-07-20T18:44:39.720-04:002011-07-20T18:44:39.720-04:00Shelley - That sounds like a lot of fun to write a...Shelley - That sounds like a lot of fun to write about. New Zealanders certainly have some fascinating legends to work with :-)Ella Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852415807766754606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-9731036342035845222011-07-20T03:36:01.720-04:002011-07-20T03:36:01.720-04:00What a great collection of beasties! I can add a N...What a great collection of beasties! I can add a New Zealand one - a taniwha (TAN E FAR), which is a sort of a water dragon. There's one in every lake and river in Maori mythology. I've even written about one. *g*Shelley Munrohttp://www.shelleymunro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-595765658538149842011-07-19T12:44:43.493-04:002011-07-19T12:44:43.493-04:00Lena - That's a good one! Another dark portent...Lena - That's a good one! Another dark portent of death that sounds like something you'd have to delete from your spam folder. Hehe.Ella Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852415807766754606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-60026614628516749442011-07-19T11:56:52.019-04:002011-07-19T11:56:52.019-04:00I always thought that the gytrash (pronounced guy-...I always thought that the gytrash (pronounced guy-trash)mentioned in Jane Eyre had a pretty ridiculous name. It's a Yorkshire shapeshifter that can appear as a black dog, a burning barrel or a headless man.Lena Coakleyhttp://www.lenacoakley.comnoreply@blogger.com