We’ve rounded up the top four most dangerous species below. Introduced in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Basilisk terrorized Hogwarts when Lord Voldemort unleashed the massive serpent ...

Ethan gets turned into a Pukwudgie, one of the many mythological creatures added to The Vampire Diaries rolodex of monsters. A woodland spirit of lore, the Pukwudgie has many different abilities.

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Other creatures have more direct ties to animals, such as the bird-and-snake-combo amphiptere. "The mythical creatures also pull from a lot of the traits that wildlife has currently," Kielpinski said.