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2 unusual facts about Monsters, Inc


Closet

The "monster in the closet" fear was developed for comedic possibilities in film Monsters, Inc..

Elizabethan collar

In Monsters, Inc., a monster named George Sanderson has to wear one after having his fur shaved off and being decontaminated.


Arnie Ginsburg

This was the case for such records as "Roses are Red" by Bobby Vinton and "The Monster Mash" by Bobby (Boris) Pickett ("Monsters Mash," 1962, 50).

Artix Entertainment

Other special events include wars, in which players collaborate to defeat enough "waves" of monsters to win the war over several days, and live events with guest stars like Voltaire, One-Eyed Doll, George Lowe, Paul and Storm, Jonathan Coulton, the cast of Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ayi Jihu, ArcAttack, They Might Be Giants, and Michael Sinterniklaas as the voice of Deady.

Battle of Kingdom

Monsters like slimes can face off against each other for control of the playing field in the lower levels of the game while players are allowed in the upper levels of the game to summon the King's loyal army of archers, knights, horsemen and magicians.

Boundin'

Other shorts that included vocal performances are Mike's New Car (Monsters, Inc.), Jack-Jack Attack (The Incredibles), Mater and the Ghostlight (Cars), Your Friend the Rat (Ratatouille), and Dug's Special Mission (Up), though all of these films were released on video only.

Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters

Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters is the first in a series of "Book of" anthologies edited by Bruce Coville.

Calling All the Monsters

"Calling All the Monsters" is the second single released from the soundtrack A.N.T. Farm (2011), for the television series of the same name on Disney Channel.

Later on October 11, 2011 "Calling All the Monsters" was released alongside "Dynamite" on A.N.T. Farm with new songs and other songs that were featured on the TV series.

Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert

Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert is a live album released by American heavy metal band Anthrax on January 22, 2007 internationally and on November 10, 2009 in the U.S. It contains Anthrax's February 15, 1987 show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London (disc 1), as well as their performance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington on August 22, 1987 (disc 2).

Chick Corea Elektric Band

In 1996, the band teamed up with Steve Vai's Monsters to record a version of "Rumble" from West Side Story for the RCA Victor tribute album called The Songs of West Side Story.

Deep Sea Monster Reigo

The film, set in World War II, depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the Yamato, which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo.

Demon's World

The game then changes course, moving to a ghostly pirate ship and then the haunted American Old West, featuring a ghost town and a canyon inhabited by traditional ghosts and monsters familiar to western culture like Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, and even Jason Voorhees look-alikes.

Disney Universe

It features the ability to suit up as characters from multiple Disney franchises, including the full-length animated feature films like The Lion King, Pixar feature films like Monsters, Inc., live-action films like Pirates of the Caribbean and television series like The Muppet Show.

Dragon Warrior Monsters

Dragon Warrior Monsters is often compared to the Pokémon series due to their similar gameplay.

Dragonstomper

Monsters largely consist of animals, insects and arachnids of various types, as well as human occupations (Maniacs, Warriors, etc.) Some fantasy-themed creatures, like slimes, also exist.

Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

and the lives of saints to the deeds of heroes, and genres as diverse as travelogues, scientific treatises, and epic and lyric poetry, this new series brings the medieval world populated by holy men and sinners, monsters and angels, kings and slaves, knights and poets, to a new generation of readers.

Elbow witch

Elbow Witch is Monster in My Pocket #63, one of only three monsters derived from Native American mythology, the others being Wendigo and (to an extent) Bigfoot.

Excitebots: Trick Racing

For example, in Kilimanjaro, there are dinosaur fossils that come to life, Guatemala, the Moai statue heads can breathe fire at times, and in Tasmania, several rock monsters will alter tracks or attack players.

Fury UK

In March 2008 Fury UK played the Monsters Of Mosh festival at Jilly's Rockworld in Manchester, on stage before Tokyo Dragons, Blaze Bayley & Breed 77.

Gee Vaucher

In the foreword to her 1999 retrospective collection Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist Monsters, Ian Dury writes;

GWR Premier Class

: Brontes is one of the Greek mythical monsters known as the Cyclops.

Haela Brightaxe

Haela Brightaxe was one in spirit with good-aligned dwarves who love battle, and who live to cleanse Toril from evil monsters.

Haus of Gaga

:Little monsters: Helen Green (artist) and Emma Carroll (hired in the Born This Way Foundation).

Jez San

In November 2004, Just Add Monsters became Ninja Theory and continued the development of PlayStation 3 first-party game Heavenly Sword, which debuted three years later in September 2007.

John Dods

Dods also was effects supervisor on 18 episodes of the syndicated television series Monsters, and worked as a set construction supervisor on the Back to the Future theme park ride at Universal Studios Florida.

Jonathan Strahan

He was also co-publisher of Eidolon Books which published Robin Pen's The Secret Life of Rubber-Suit Monsters, Howard Waldrop's Going Home Again, Storm Constantine's The Thorn Boy, and Terry Dowling's Blackwater Days.

Kazuki Takahashi

Originally intended as a one-shot in the manga's episodic introduction of new games, the game was named "Magic and Wizards" as a reference to the card game Magic: The Gathering and its publishing company Wizards of the Coast (the card game's name was changed to "Duel Monsters" in the anime adaptations).

Kupe

During their subsequent journeys, they overcame numerous monsters and sea demons, including the great octopus named as Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, and discovered New Zealand.

Mashina

"Ha'Amuta Le-Heker Hatmuta" ("The Society for the Study of Mortality") sounds influenced by The Cure, "Miflatzot Ha-Tehila" ("The Monsters of Fame") sounds influenced by The Pixies and grunge, "Si Ha-Regesh" ("Emotional Peak") has the blues influence of Pink Floyd

Master of Monsters

The game Lords of Chaos by Julian Gollop of Mythos Games predates Master of Monsters by one year, shares many of the same elements of summoning and tactics, and may be an inspiration, along with the earlier title Chaos from 1985.

McFarlane's Evil Prophecy

Players battle creatures based on a line of Todd McFarlane's action figures including classic movie monsters such as Frankenstein's monster and Dracula.

Mesothelae

The correct classification was not made until Walking With Monsters was well into production, and the giant spider was left in and called "Mesothelae" instead of Megarachne.

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Disney's event caters to a traditional family atmosphere, whereas Universal's has more of a "fright-centered" event with their monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.)

Mighty Jack

Reportedly, Eiji Tsuburaya considered this series his masterwork because the focus was on the people rather than on the vehicles and special effects (the show never had any monsters or aliens, as his more famous shows Ultra Q, Ultraman and Ultra Seven did.) This focus on the people was similar to the works of Gerry Anderson, of which Eiji was a big fan.

Monsters Crash the Pajama Party

During its original theatrical release, actors would venture out into the seats in costumes as though they were the monsters coming out of the movie screen, similar to The Tingler.

Ponyta and Rapidash

Ponyta and Rapidash were two of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.

Psycho Soldier

In the Athena arcade, the title character of it was a mystical, almost divine figure loosely based on the goddess of Greek myth who fought her way through several otherworldly lands in order to destroy various monsters and evil beings who threatened the peace of the land.

Ron Spencer

Ron Spencer has also actively worked with Toy Vault, Inc. in creating plush toys and slippers, with various designs under their horror and fantasty brands such as Cthulhu, "Here Be Monsters", and dragons.

Scholomance

The warlocks in Bungie's Myth II: Soulblighter are described as having been trained at a school of magic named the Scholomance, and in Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the Scholomance is a ruined castle held by the Scourge whose cellars and crypts are now used to train necromancers and create undead monsters.

Scleral lens

Special effect scleral lenses have also been used to produce eerie eye effects in films, such as the whited-out eyes of the monsters in Evil Dead, or blacked-out eyes in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, or the Star Trek episode Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

The Pokémon-styled capturing mechanism present in the previous game is no more; instead, Raidou can now negotiate with enemy monsters to try to persuade or bribe them to join his side (a tactic employed in many other Shin Megami Tensei games).

Spider-Man: With Great Power

Other characters and themes will include mobsters involved with Spider-Man's professional wrestling career, a Mrs. Robinson figure in Peter's life, giant monsters, and childhood love.

Toyotama-hime

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, there is a group of cards called "Spirit Monsters", which are all based on Japanese gods and other mythological creatures.

Ultima Online

Todd McFarlane was hired to design original monsters and regions for the game, as well as help shape the story.

Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3

This is also the first game of the Ultraman Fighting Evolution series to feature Ultramen and Ultra Monsters from the Heisei era with the addition of Ultraman 80.

Universal's Horror Make-Up Show

The montage goes on to describe Universal's make-up artist Jack Pierce, with Mark explaining how he created the designs for Universal's classic monsters including Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, Wolfman, The Mummy, Bride of Frankenstein, and he usually adds to the list either Lady Gaga and Barack Obama.

Varda

In the computer game NetHack, the player can ward off most monsters by engraving the name "Elbereth" into the ground.

Warhammer Quest

These included two new adventure packs, several Warrior packs as well as additional Treasure Card packs & a set of blank Monster Cards & Event cards, where players could record their own monsters from the Warhammer world that were not written within the Roleplay book or else not produced as an official card by Games Workshop.

Yuji Tanaka

He also played Mike in the Japanese dub of the Pixar movie Monsters, Inc. and Br'er Fox in the Japanese dub of the Disney movie Song of the South (special edition).


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