User blog comment:MrDupin/Rant about 'Monster-Pastas'/@comment-25073641-20150514174401/@comment-25941663-20150514210850

I want to add that, in my opinion, a monster not only needs to have a simple design, but a familiar one too. Taking something from the reader's everyday life (eg. parents, pets, friends etc) and turning it into something evil is far more efficient at delivering horror than fantastical monsters.

I remember on a thread a long time ago, Raidra threw the idea of a dog standing on two legs staring at the main character from across the street. That image still gives me the creeps.