The term came to also refer to any monstrous or grotesque thing. He stumbles upon a group of seven large, monstrous creatures. But rather that we should understand that those actions were neither monstrous, nor sadistic. He appeared in three episodes as this monstrous creature/doctor. These fae are the more monstrous and strange fae. I hate it because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. Thor casts his line and the monstrous serpent bites. They are pursued by the monstrous fiery Cacus. She also possessed a less monstrous, more Amazonian appearance. He is killed by an unseen monstrous being. The monstrous Minotaur was the result. Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin". He was commonly depicted as a monstrous dog. Grendel's mother is portrayed as a representation of monstrous female sexuality. Tolkien borrowed several elements from "Beowulf", including a monstrous, intelligent dragon.