Beholders. Mind Flayers.
High level magic users. Khia. Hood tricks that hit raw.
Fear of God, Wasteoid, Black Arrows of Filth and Impurity, Crom, Dolly Parton, Carpenters, Dio, Dragonforce, Earth, Cannibal Corpse, Sleep, Oldominion
Terrorvision. Monster Squad. the Thing (1982). Hellraiser 2. Blue Planet. Life in the Undergrowth
Flight of the Concords. Man vs. Wild. Deadliest Catch. Good Eats.
JSTOR. D&D manuals.
Marcus Aurelius.