Those who have picked up and thumbed through CRYPTWORLD will see that we tried to encompass all of the major iconic creatures, monsters, and things from books, movies, and television. The classic creatures are in there, as well as several modern additions to the Monster Mythos. However, it's brainstorming time: What thing would you like to see tormenting your victims....er, players?
To keep this thread on track, you are not allowed to come up with a thing out of your own imagination ("a 14-foot-tall, undead, rabid barracuda with chainsaws for teeth"). You must, instead, take your inspiration from some kind of horror-based entertainment -- books, comics, TV, movies, whatever. Try to come up with something "iconic," where the thing has appeared more than once in any kind of medium, where it's become a sort of "archetype". If you think you can, try to stat it up for CRYPTWORLD! I'll start:
SCARECROW
STR: 3 (45) WPR: 5 (75)
DEX: 3 (45) PER: 1 (15)
AGL: 4 (60) PCN: 4 (60)
STA: 3 (45) PWR: NA
ATT: 1/53% WND: 12
MV: L 75†
Experience: 600
Scarecrows are mindless, soulless, killing machines created for the purpose of doling out revenge against an entire family line. Scarecrows can be considered one of The Created (page 56), as they can only be brought to life through arcane magics and evil desires. The usual motive of a Scarecrow's creator is to wipe out everyone descended from a single person. The creator, whether wronged by this person or motivated by other reasons, wishes to ensure the family line is ended. Scarecrows have been created during feuds to destroy the enemies of one side, as well as by greedy in-laws to ensure sole possession of future inheritances.
To create the Scarecrow, the creator must construct the Scarecrow out of clothes belonging to the person to be targeted by the creature. Once stuffed with straw and thistle nettles, the creator then adds a head to the construct, usually a stuffed burlap sack, although a jack-o-lantern has been used. To bring the creature to life requires a demonic ritual performed under the light of a full moon. At the end of the ceremony, the creator must add a single drop of blood from the targeted person to the "lips" of the Scarecrow. Once activated, the Scarecrow will get up and lumber off to fulfill its mission of familocide. The Scarecrow will first target and kill the victim whose clothes and blood brought it to life. Once that person is dead, the Scarecrow will begin working its way through any and all descendants of that person until everyone is killed.
Scarecrows attack with pitchforks, scythes, and other farming tools per their usual rural creation. Scarecrows are particularly susceptible to fire, and any fire-based attacks should shift one column to the left when determining the effect of such an attack. If destroyed, the Scarecrow will just reform again during the next full moon at the site of its original creation. The only way to end a Scarecrow's rampage before the family line is wiped out is to place a drop of its creator's blood onto its "lips." The Scarecrow's straw will then crumble into dust, leaving behind a set of empty clothes and a burlap sack. However, its a sure bet the creator will not give up a drop of blood easily!
If PCs determine that a series of murders is sweeping through a family line, it's a sure bet a Scarecrow is enacting its unholy mission of murder.