Nuckelavee: Scotland’s Skinless Evil Monstrosity | Monstrum
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This horse-like horror of Scottish folklore emerges from the sea bringing death and disease. On land this gruesome creature takes the form of a fleshless horse with a single glowing red eye and an equally fleshless human torso fused to its back.
With origins in Orcadian folklore this demonic creature was blamed for plagues, drought, and death in equal measure. This episode explores how the history of the Orkney Islands, the influence of Norse mythology, a real equine disease, and the kelp trade crafted a terrifying, skinless monster. #nuckelavee #scotland #MonstrumPBS
Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Illustrator: Samuel Allen
Editor: Sara Roma
Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans' unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies.
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Greece: makes centaurs
Scotland: cool! Can we try?
Greece: sure
Scotland:
Nordic is butter
@-_- Blanker -_- Nice Profile pic
Wow
Just don't make it too obvious or the teacher (Dr. Zarka) thinks that i copied..
Scotland has always been better than Greece
I'm glad we bigfoots don't have to worry about that creature in the North American woods
Cheers you magnificent bastard! 🍻🦍🐒🤝💪
Skinwalker pweeeeeaaaaasr
But you do have to worry about windigos
Except Bigfoot erotica fanatics you've been warned😁😁😥😖
As long as only adults are involved
Fallout centaurs: *scary fleshy man-beast abominations
the Nuckelavee: i swear, kids these days...
One-of-a-kind monsters are what we call "boss characters" in video games.
fr this could be a Bloodborne enemy
It is a rather horrifying boss fight in the 2004 Bard's Tale game, which has a lot of influences from the Orkneys in it.
That is possibly the coolest/most horrible creature yet shown on this program. Love it.
It even got to be featured as inspiration for one of the Grimm monsters in RWBY where it was suitably horrific to watch and remains one of my favorite designs used in the show.
If I tape myself to a horse, cut off all my skin, do you think some people would see me and think I was one?
@@johncampbell9448 except that they would find you dead because well, you need the skin. But get past that problem then sure, maybe
@@BBP081 bet.
i agree
Gives a whole new meaning to beauty is only skin deep but ugly is to the Bone.
I never heard the last part of that. Learning stuff even in the comments
Look Alive for here come the knuckleave
"Beauty is only skin deep" because you'd be pretty goddamn ugly without skin.
yeah, but thing doesn't even have skin to have a start with
That's the joke
Remember: If a wet pony offers you a ride to the next hole on a golf course, _don't take it._
A fellow fan of Ducktales. Good to see yah.
@@barbatosmcmurderton4209 is this creature even real
@@mehchocolate1257yes
“Mom says it’s my turn with the skin.”
Dr. Zarka: So this is a skinless man affixed to a one-eyed skinless horse with fins that spreads plague.
Also Dr. Zarka: Look at this porg I made isn't he cute?
Ah yes the two sides of these videos wrapped up in one comment.
thanks mahdoode
To my mind saltwater would be it's nemesis, no skin? Damn that's gonna sting!
It's why he's so annoyed.
Maybe he just likes to get his skin seasoned with salt every now then?
No wonder why it's so mean.
When salt water fish enter fresh water, the salty cells swell to bursting via osmosis.
@@JallenMeodia So, he's LITERALLY salty?
wow. so it's a real folklore creature, not just an SCP.
Idk where SCP video are you from, maybe from Dr. Bob?
Anyways yeah i thought it's just made up, turns out its a damn real folklore
@@random_user1014 no SCP-3456 i forgot wher I fond it
I thought the same thing! its so cool to see the influence of SCP-3456
A good chunk of scp's are just taken from vague folklore understanding given some generic horror element
Thanks gosh someone else noticed
I'm mexican and i love scottish lore. Hi scotland people have a nice day 💗
Scotland here, we are!
you to mate
I love the Monstrum episodes that cover more obscure creatures like this one. I had never heard of it before!
I like how the channel also covers not only the origins, but also legends of how they can also be avoided/killed/defeated, etc. Those are my favorite parts.
Look up scp-3456. It's a interesting fictional story of a soldier who is hunted by one in ww2
Same here!
Likewise. Since I am into this subject, several of the episodes I have seen are good, but stuff I know. Other than the basic name, I didn't know any of this. Excellent.
I only knew about this monster thanks to the scp website writing an article about it
In some folklore just saying the name of it can mark you as a victim, which is why I’ve heard some people just call him the “NOPE” horse. I thought that was funny
Kinda like how people used to think it was dangerous to say the real name of Bears because they thought it would mark you as their target or summon them, so they called them 'Bears' instead. But nowadays no-one remembers the real name so we all just call them Bears.
I mean, the nickname makes sense
@@jacobwansleeben3364 Why Beowulf is named Beowulf! “Beo” means “Bee”, while “Wulf” means, well, “Wolf”, or less literally, “Hunter”. So, “Bee-Hunter”, or “Bear”. It’s a Kenning for bear!
I'm laughing at myself here listening to Americans being like, "Sounds strange? You have no idea" and then there's me, a Scottish person, sitting here unphased like, *sniff* "sounds about right".
yup, same XD
We don't do things by half in Scotland 😂
Asians: hello
Really it's just America that has no culture. We could have but...
@@cameronwilsey9334 "america" had culture, cultures even, it just got super colonized.
SCP-3456 The Orcadian Horsemen...Now I know where the inspiration came from. Awesome
1. Perfect timing! I needed a strange beast for NaNoWriMo.
2. “No benevolent water horses exist.” should be on a tee shirt.
3. Nice porg.
Would Pegasus qualify as a benevolent water horse? If I remember correctly, he could bring forth a water spring from the ground by striking the earth with his hoof. Also, Pegasus is supposed to be the offspring of Poseidon. :D
@Sam McConnich That is also true. We are talking about ancient greek myths, where Athena bursts forth from Zeus' forehead as an adult and in full armor. Just because Pegasus came from Medusa's neck does not mean he cannot be Poseidon's child. :D Also, ancient Greece had no real "canon" about what was the agreed upon version of any given myth. Therefore you end up with A LOT of different, conflicting and contradictory versions.^^
@Sam McConnich Be careful what you ask, friend. National Novel Writing Month. You’re not too late! Hop on board.
*Poseidon has left the conversation*
I would buy that shirt in a heartbeat. The porg is super cute, too. Second thing I noticed in the video. lol
All the more reason to carry a bottle of water when you go out for a hike!
I'm imagining somebody squirting a nuckelavee with a spray bottle like some misbehaving cat.
@Imogen Schmitz Don't forget cucumbers for Kappas.
And a huge super soaker.
@@Pfhreak * sprits-sprits * "Bad nuckelavee! Bad nuckelavee! Off the couch! Bad!"
@Imogen Schmitz I imagine you could always just have a bottle of salt water that's been blessed to make it holy water, and that'd cover Leshy, vampires, and Mananangal. Then, you have a pocketknife for other critters (possibly with a little silver inlaid somewhere, for when you run into lycanthropes?), and maybe an iron nail in case of Fae. The bottle of water kept separate for drinking would also serve as a Nuckelavee deterrent.
Yes, I have put way too much thought into the logic of this.
A really charming and enchanting creature, for sure. Who wouldn't like to come across it during a calming stroll on the beach?
This was great. I’d only ever heard of the Nuckelavee from the show RWBY, where one of the monsters in Volume 4 is based on the creature. It was very creepy, but the skinless aspect of the real legend makes it worse.
Same lol
"Why the long face, Nuckelavee? You look grim"
I saw what you did there, fellow RWBY fan....
I refuse to watch rwby anymore but I see what you there
hello my rwby kin
I remembered this monster from RWBY. Its scream and movements were terrifying. 😄 Cool to see where they got the inspiration from.
RWBY is how I first learned about the Nuckelavee. Was surprised when I looked it up only to find that the original was even more horrifying, lol.
It was terrifying but the original is worse
And then they ditched the Wendigo. I wanted that Grimm so f*cking much. Still, I deeply appreciate the Nuckalavee.
Watch better anime.
Dude. Seriously? RWBY is an amazing animated series with great characters, detailed world building, and a fanatic fan base called “the CRWBY” of which I gladly call myself one
**Note to self** If/When I ever back to Scottland take a Super Soaker with me & keep it filled with water
Imagine if the nucklavee was the horseman of plague or pestilence
One of the four horsemen of the apocalypse?
@@jonathonelvington5225 yes
What an absolutely horrific creature! This is what I'm stoked about-- Monstrum bringing forward creatures I've never heard, and bringing insight to those I have!
God bless. Ireland and Scotland don't mess around.
Seriously. The folklore of my ancestors is like 20% kinda upbeat, 80% deeply upsetting/here have a new form for your sleep paralysis phantom. Ancient Celts DGAF if you get nightmares.
@@wolphintv I love it! When the full illustration first showed up I literally went "absolutely not" lol.
It looks simultaneously ridiculous overkill and completely metal.
I'm so proud of my ancestors
This is less surprising from the Celts when you learn about Cu Chulainn's...condition.
First the headless horseman, then the Dullhahan, now this Nuckelavee what next nightmare horsemen.
The headless horseman is a dullahan.
Apparently people from the days of yore really did not like horses...
well...Philippines hav "tikbalang" has a human body and head of a horse :D
@@Dawnpool93 well, people got kicked, thrown, stamped on, dragged & bitten by horses more often then... there's probably gonna be another rash of evil sentient car myths soon
@@DavyHulme WE MADE YOU!
Thank you for covering one of my favourite, and most-feared legends..! In becoming older and more experienced (more than me as a child anyway), few things really unsettle me anymore. This is one of them. It’s aura of pestilence and the harsh aspects of winter, like hunger and mildew are already thoroughly unpleasant, but what really makes my skin crawl is it’s appearance..! It is twisted beyond belief, unpleasant, almost sickly. And I imagine its movements as fidgety and mangled (I mean, just look at its head rolling around..!). Oh, and didn’t you say it screeches..? Delightful…
(I was tempted to as if this was RWBY, but I thought let’s keep this interesting)
Looks like the alien from The Thing caught mid-assimilation.
I love this series. Not only does it go over my favorite monsters but it also introduces a ton of new ones.
One of the most metal creatures in folklore.
Btw, the way you use "fleshless" and "skinless" can be a bit confusing to those that don't already know of it. It is skinless, as your own animations show.
I love it when you cover more obscure monsters.
Crom Cruach would be an amazing one to cover
For the record- my mom named her cat Porg, and she popped her head up when she heard you say her name. (We were cuddling on the couch as I watched this)
Oh wow. The animated show RWBY has a monster based on the Nuckelavee! Kinda cool seeing designs from monster folklore.
That's where I first heard about this creature, saw trivia about it in the wiki
Glad I'm not the only one who recognized it through RWBY. lol
It was the only Grimm that I found really creepy. The animators really captured that "not right so it's creepy" movement.
@Mr. & Mrs Smith A show that's only worth watching from Volumes 1-5 sadly.
Well I'll tattle a tale that's terribly true,
Started out as a rumor, but suddenly grew,
And it deals with a man, and a horse, and a ring.
So settle on in and my song I shall sing.
This song started playing in my head the second I read the title of the video. Nice to know I wasn't the only one!
@@MrFerngirl Which song is it?
@@TreespeakerOfTheLand tale of nuckelavee according to google
@@clink6017 Thanks you! I guess I should have googled it XD
That game was a treasure.
Being Scottish my grandfather would often tell me stories about this thing..he used it to keep me from wandering the woods along the boundy of his farm..even at 22 years old this things still haunts me
First time I've heard of this creature, but it has to be one of the most visually terrifying ones ever! Although bringing a bottle of water is enough to survive him 😅 thank you Monstrum and Dr. Z for giving it the spotlight it deserves!
This lady needs to make a bestiary - book 📖 In mostly fantasy and sometimes in real life that has a draw pictures and text descriptions of monsters and criptids & other mythical creatures i would buy on it should be in the shape of those old leather bound books 📚
Problem would be various provinces alone describe myths and monsters different. I guess the way to do it would be mention the most known version/and or historically based than mention the others? o:
( I historically because while not a monster take hero Cu in irish legends as an example, in the more original tales prior to Christianity he more so described with black hair and a darker/fair tone rather than white guy blond lol )
honestly just a book on cryptids mythical creatures etc would be cool
especially if it had pictures
if not a book at least a website
There are so many monsters and folklore around the globe, even a single country has hundreds of legendary stories to tell. Love to learn about them all ❤️
I've been to Orkney loads of times! It's a beautiful place full of history!
You can't move in the place without tripping up over prehistoric remains.
I still want to see this one show up in a Hellboy comic.
It’s like a Lovecraftian prototype.
First thought: these things look terrifying
Second thought: how do they taste?
They taste like raw pork
Source: dude trust me
A mix of pork and horse meat with a subtle sweetness. Delicious.
Sweat blood and flesh, maybe a bit of salt water
Taste like chicken
China be like:is it tasty
I really like how you explore these more obscure creatures! It's very informative.
This channel is low-key one of the best resources I've ever found for making monsters for table-top games.
Please cover the reverse centaur, Tikbalang, Head of a horse and body of a man.
Close to Bojack Horseman
Does it also has an alcoholism problem?
Also, Woody Allan's creation, the Great Roe: A horse with the body of a lion, and the head of a lion, but they're two different lions!
First time I ever heard of this monster was its Grimm version in Volume 4 of RWBY.
Same! And its JUST as terrifying as its RWBY counterpart
OMGOSH!!! Thank you SO MUCH! I've been requesting this monster for so long, I feel so validated. I'm so excited!!!!! Thank you for making these videos, I always learn so much and the lore and these creatures fascinates me so much. You all put so much love and hard work into these videos and it really shows. I can't wait to see what you all do next.
I’ve only just started watching your content today and I’m hooked.
I'd heard the name, but never the full description of the nuckelavee before very cool. The reference to Scottish mythology makes me think of my recent re-watch of Song of the Sea and selkies, too. I recall other myths of animal/monster brides that shapeshift to human, and I wonder how common they are around the globe.
On Brazil, I know that has the pink boto that is just a party dude that likes too much to have... illegitimate children
Wow! A monster I actually never heard of! Great job Monstrum! I often wonder if most mystical horse creatures in Norse, Celtic and Greek mythology and folklore have some ancient Proto-Indo-European root.
A new Monstrum video always makes my day! Thanks, Dr. Z! 🥰
The story of the man running across a stream to save himself from the monster reminded me of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Do you suppose there is an influence?
Yyyyeah, that's the stuff of nightmares right there.
Ooh I watced a video by TheVolgun about an SCP I now realize is based on this thing. Awesome.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyy, this legend always freaked me out!
Thanks for covering it!
Ah, this, THIS, is why I watch Monstrum. Absurd monsters that I can freak people out with and use for writing material.
one of my favorite folklore monsters, shockingly underrepresented in pop culture, this video was great
I'm trying to think of ways to include them in my fantasy WIP right now, hopefully I can give them some pop culture cred.
Well... I know who the main antagonist in the first part of my fantasy series is.
I remember my great grandpa scaring me with this beast. He told me that if I didnt behave, the Nuckelavee would take me in the night
I GASPED at work when I got the notification for this video, since I love Scottish and Irish monsters and definitely love this one. Never heard about the fascinating Nordic origin theories before though. Always a delight learning from you, Dr. Z!
I always thought, it would be cool to have an episode about Kelpies.
I didn't know of this thing yet, and since Kelpies were at least mentioned, this will do.
Thank you for your great work!
How have I never seen this channel before???? I love cryptozoology!
I even have my own unexplainable encounter, it happened in Arizona. I've tried researching Arizona cryptids but I haven't found much.
My story:
So basically I was on a road trip to the Grand Canyon with my parents. I've always wanted to go to Roswell to UFO hunt. We stopped there for like two days and on the second we drove out of town into the middle of nowhere and pulled off into an unlit parking lot in front of a farming store. My mom said it was cold and stayed in the vehicle but my dad and I laid down and stared up at the sky. We didn't see much other than shooting stars but it's what didn't happen to be in the sky that night that shocked us. The first strange thing that happened was that we suddenly got hit with the smell of popcorn, my dad and I laughed it off as being weird. Keep in mind that we were in a pitch black parking lot in the middle of nowhere. So we laughed it off but then we heard something strange, you know that sound that glass makes when you wipe it with a wet rag? Yeah we heard that. When we first heard it I thought my mom was in the vehicle wiping the windshield for some reason. Then when we heard it the second time I sat up like "what is she doing in there??" That's when the sound suddenly went from being near the vehicle, which was a decent distance from us, to RIGHT BEHIND US. IT WAS GETTING CLOSE AND FAST. I have never ran that fast in my life and I practically ripped the door of the vehicle screaming "HURRY GET IN!" after we got back in the vehicle my mom was like "WHAT!? WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" We told her and she said that she heard it too from inside the vehicle but she though it was us messing around. We ended up looping around the parking lot and the back of the building with the headlights on but we didn't see anything. TO THIS DAY I wish that I had recorded it. So yeah, we were looking for UFO'S but found something else instead. I kinda wish that I had seen what was making those noises but at the same time I'm kinda glad I didn't.
Also it was during the dry season so all the surrounding grass was dry and crunchy and when the noise went from the vehicle to being behind us, we didn't hear anything in between, no foot steps no nothing. Almost as if the noise just teleported.
I have loved Nuckelavee since RWBY fought it. A great season finale.
It’s also great to know the truth behind the creature. Awesome video.
It was actually team RNJR (Ruby, Nora, Jaune, and Ren.) that fought and killed it. But yeah.
@@TheSlamburger was more or less talking about the show over the team. But you are correct
I love this series, there are so many interesting monsters and myths out there.
Scotland myths of Monstrum are always really interesting! Keep up the good work! 👍🏻🤙🏻🇮🇳
YAY 😃 Another Scottish legend! Thank you 🏴
Been waiting on a nuckelavee video since I first found this channel. Excellent work.
Loving the videos Dr Z! Would like to see some a video regarding New Zealand Cryptids, there's some real interesting ones
One of my most favorite creatures in all of mythology I’m glad you guys are covering it.
Thus ends the bards tale... (The Bard's Tale - The Tale of the Nuckelavee) I'm pausing this video to find that song to listen to it.
Oooooh Nuckelavee, oooh Nuckelavee so big an evil and heinous!
I'm Scottish and I've never heard of this creature before. But it sounds like a good idea for a horror film or metal band.
It's an Orcadian/Orkney thing. As opposed to Orcs, which can be found in the stands at Ibrox.
@@anonb4632 There are no orcs in the Celtic end of ibrox. It's a lockdown.
@@rangersmetalatheist9392 Sauron says no lockdown in Mordor.
@@anonb4632 I know there is no lockdown in mordor. Sauron took the orcs to Dubai. Bye bye 10 in a row.
@@rangersmetalatheist9392 10 what in a row? Is this some Orc firm joke. I don't watch heidbaw.
Thank you so much for the information!
God bless you always!
*gets notification*
Oh a new Monstrum episode. Great!
*sees thumbnail*
Gah, what the- !?
7:45 I'm sure someone will use this phrase one day to describe his older brother when he doesn't share his controller
The Scots and the Irish have one of the best series of folktales myths and monsters hands down
The level of quality in this channel is mesmerizing! Just love it.... but also hope to see such dedication for at least one Brazilian folklore... trust me! It will be unique and worth it 😊
Lithuanian too 👀
Yesss the Nucklavee needs more attention, Im always glad to see it in more places!
Great content as always!
The Nuckelavee has always been one of my favourite supernatural creatures. I love that it got an episode here!
I would love if you covered some French Canadian legends. Most especially the Chasse-Galerie and other legends involving the Devil. I'd love to see your take on those.
I’m dyslexic and read this as Cheese Galerie...
I have been hoping you would cover this monster at some point. The Nuckelavee is both awesome and freaking terrifying!
Just when I think I've known every mythological creature, you bring out some crazy abomination. Love it!
Got to congratulate the artist, the character design and art work is fittingly unsettling.
I love this series. I love learning about all these mythical creatures.
Good to see the nuckelavee get a video and some recognition. Good background info as usual!
Utterly marvelous channel I love every upload
Fascinating, wished it was longer
I’m Scottish and never heard of this! Thanks
Me neither!
@@spambotful It's Orcadian.
@Storied Hello lassie hows yer good sel? a hope a find ye well wumin.
I really love your channel and your content it's very well done, great stuff. water has been used for hundreds of years if not thousand's in many cultures, religious faiths and practices by priest's in cleansing rituals etc. water is still used today to cleanse the body (washing & bathing) as well as anything else you may want to clean. water truly dose have a somewhat magical cleansing property although explainable by science. it can also change form from a liquid to a solid (Ice) to a gas there's nothing else like quite water.
As we sometimes say in Scotland...
"Lang may your lum reek & a wee moose never leave yer cupboard wae a tear in it's eye"
many blessing tae ye good lass, take gid care ae yer self n be safe oot there
Bye fur noo :)
I absolutely adore 🥰 MONSTRUM! So far I think Nuckelavee is the creepiest, specially by description
"and has no redeeming qualities"
we stan
I wish you would do about Pocong and Puntianak/Kuntilanak for your next Monstrum stories. These monsters are from Malaysia and Indonesia. Oh and don't forget the Gendurowo as well, I would love to know their stories and histories.
That's so cool! I'm Scottish and I've never heard of this
That's because it's from Orkney.
This is incredibly interesting. I only live an hour from John O' Groats and worked with many people from Orkney, and have neighbours from there, but had never heard of this!
Nobody Scottish seems to, did they just make it up!?
@@spambotful honestly would not even be entirely surprised at this point. I cannot believe I'd never heard of it until now!
@@hunterross3622 Old Orkney folklore. It's pretty shocking how little Scots know about their own country. You can thank the education system and BBC for that.
Also in areas where Gaelic dies out, or Norn (in Orkney and Shetland), the folklore evaporates quickly. A lot of these areas are now full of English who also don't have a clue about this stuff or get it horribly wrong when they try to research it.
@@anonb4632 Yeahhhh I'm definitely willing to blame the education system over English people migrating North though, as a victim of the SNPs education system myself it never ceases to amazing me how people who call themselves ScotNats will go to amazing lengths to destroy our education system. I suppose thats probably why the islands want independence from Scotland- they're sick of the Holyrood government. Honestly can't blame them and think the Highlands in general should go the same way. Holyrood absolutely neglects us in the exact same way they claim they must exist because Westminster neglects Scotland.
@@hunterross3622 Nah, nothing to do with the SNP. Thirty years ago more schools in Edinburgh taught ancient Greek than Gaelic. The only problem with that is that it was way before the SNP had a sniff at power and those schools tended to be private.
Large chunks of rural Scotland are now mostly English and has been for years. That's down to regional differences in house prices. For what it's worth most of the Scots who move to Dubai or Cyprus or wherever make little effort to learn about local traditions. Some of them don't even learn the language either.
Good one. Thanks
Oof! This one freaked me more than any other episode and I love it.
The Tale Of Tue Nacklevee from A Bard’s Tale.
I'll tattle a tale that is terribly true.
Started out as a rumor, but suddenly grew.
And it deals with a man, and a horse, and a ring.
So settle on in and our song we shall sing.
It happened one day in a ring by a farm
Some that tragically brought us much harm
How could a place abundant with charm
Create such a beast with a spear for an arm.
On death and destruction is what you will get
When he's coming for you in your kilt you will wet.
And he's big and he's strong and its quite plain to see.
That this is the Tale of the Nukelavee.
Nukelavee! Oh Nukelavee
You're big and evil and heinous
Who could it be who set you free?
He really must be an anus.
Oh Nukelavee it's easy to see
the terror you leave is raining on me.
The village is burned and the taverns are missed
and the beer is all gone and the elders are pissed.
And if they ever should find the fool
We'll hang him upside down by his tool
And spin him around until he gets sick
Ooh! Aah! Oh, that should do the trick.
Hey!
Nukelavee! Oh Nukelavee
The terror you offer is high-class.
Who could it be who set you free?
He really must be a dumbass.
Nukelavee! Oh Nukelavee
The horror you furnish is widespread
Who could it be who set you free?
He really must be an ox-head.
Now everyone knows no blood should spill
In the sacred ring by the farm on the hill
And if that ever happens, then Death you should fear.
He'll kick in your nuts and he'll serve them with beer.
So one final thought before I depart,
And this, my friends, comes straight from the heart:
We'd all be fine if not for that bell
And that horse-killing wanker who opened up hell.
Nukelavee! Oh Nukelavee
We cannot win, we must admit
Who could it be who set you free?
He really must be a dimwit.
Nukelavee! Oh Nukelavee
You're big and evil and heinous
Who could it be who set you free?
He really must be an anus
Love these obscure monster legends.
The Devil of the sea lives up to it's name and it's so scary that I can't look at without getting scared
Imagine running from this at night in a horror videogame while hearing it roar.
I've always been curious about the origins of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, speaking of monstrous ominous horses & horsemen