The Total Bastard Database

The greatest killers, madmen, monsters and maniacs in horror movie history.

SPOILER WARNING!!

All entries in the TBDB are likely to carry spoliers so if you ain't seen the movie they relate to don't read 'em!

THE HOST

AKA:
Gwoemul

Was a bastard in:
The Host

So what the Hell is he?...

This not so little fella is, in the honourable tradition of Eastern monster movies, the
result of man messing with nature. In this case this happens to be a rather naughty scientist who forces his protesting lab assistant to dispose of a load of old
formaldehyde down the drain. Of course the logical result of this is the creation of a house sized amphibious beast with a taste for human flesh. Perhaps that’s why we’re advised to never put cooking oil down the sink – but probably not in hindsight.

That’s not a knife…
This gargantuan…frog…thing’s sheer size is a big enough weapon but he is also well equipped with a big toothy mouth and a rather useful prehensile tail which when not being used to carry around victims is used for swinging across the undersides of bridges. Handy.

Why, for the love of God why?!!?!
Like all good freaks of nature this beast is merely a victim of his own monstrous appetites rather than any real malice.

So what’s the damage?
All manner of people are stomped, drowned and eaten by this big boy. Probably numbering in at least the high twenties but I couldn’t be bothered researching that so it might not be.

It’s a million to one chance but it might just work…
This beast takes the Rasputin approach to bring down. If shooting doesn’t work try poisoning, if poisoning doesn’t work try Molotov cocktails, if Molotov cocktails don’t work try archery etc…

Words of wisdom
“Rarrgggh”

By Matt Compton

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