The best monsters to use in a horror campaign

Summary

• Imitations can take any form, not just chests, create paranoia and demanding players.

• Banshees are vengeful undead spirits spreading death and fear, ideal for horror games.

• Mind Flayers hunger for brains, hit fear with its terrible abilities.

Dungeons and Dragons There is a desktop system that has something for everyone. High imagination? The coast of the swords and all its beautiful cities and rich magic are right there? Whimsical? Enter directly to Faewild for strangely amazing. Terror? Domains of horror and their masters await.

Yes, even D&D It can be great for terror stories, of course with the right instruments in the game. It's all fine and good when the world and the story are planned, but DMS will need some scary monsters to challenge the mettle and bravery of the players, and these are just monsters for this work.

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Imitate

Mimics could be anywhere you

Mimic is often one of the most underestimated enemies of all time, because most players are not even responsible for their presence, and if so, they think they will only appear as a chest, which will be easy to see with sufficiently high perception.

The elevations usually appear as chests, but the truth is that they could take absolutely anything. It could be a tankard of beer on the table, beer in tankard, a pad that a member of the party is about to sleep, or the door they touch are ready to open. The presentation of facial expressions that is not in the thoracic form reminds players of this fact and creates a sense of paranoia about almost every individual object.

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Banshee

Vengeful and deadly spirit

For centuries, the ghosts have been left for people for people, because who does not have any ways to think of sharing a place with an invisible, undead roommate who contributes nothing more than moving objects and is scary.

But Banshees are not just a typical spirit, because they are vindictive ghosts who will cause their anger to anyone who is just going to get lost in their journey, their disturbing appearance will certainly scare people. Their underarm nature has the power to cook local flora and their evil nature means that they enjoy spreading the death curse to others. Banshee is scary in name and nature and is a perfect accessory for any horror game.

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Vampire

Classic horror monster

For centuries, vampires have been the foundation part of the horror genre and in novels and films appear as central antagonists Carmilla, Draculaand Nose. There is still such a popular choice for the center of horror stories, so why should they not have time to shine in D&D A horror campaign?

One official campaign surrounding the undead Count Strahd von has already been printed, so there are already inspirations that DMS can draw and even monster bosses that can include in their game. Deadly, but charismatic, vampires are cooling creatures against which they wake up because of their human appearance, but extremely monstrous nature.

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Observer

It is not the beauty that is in the eye of this observer

In view of Dungeons and Dragons Staps, appearing in many campaigns and D & d-Themed video games. They are a look at the sight, with a big jagged smile and a few eye stems that can cause different spells on their enemies. As such, they are quite hard cookies, but besides, they are really scary.

Their integration into Dead in daylight Crossover proved how scary they could be, and see them as they set out in the bars in the game is a heart attacking jumps. Although DMS cannot exactly jump on their players, they can still make them feel afraid of including one of these monsters in their campaign.

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Siege

More than meets the eye

There is nothing to worry about the first impressions, because it would resemble another escape or mucilage monsters that would probably die in several rounds of fighting, but then it changes, morphs, become human, maybe someone who even knows the party, or knew that someone who disappeared and was dead.

This is because the sighters are more than mere monsters, because these creatures feed on the memories of humanoids around them, which in turn allows them to deceive others. Although it will not be a powerful challenge, this scary fact is enough to ensure their inclusion in the horror of the focused D&D campaign.

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Ghostly

For a time when a scary house is not enough

The scary Revenant, presented in the Monster Monster 2025 manual, is a new rotation on an old ghostly domestic trop, because rather than ghosts who simply live inside the house, he has become an entity himself, fully receptive and breeding to kill anyone who dares to get close enough.

With the twisted face that appeared on her facade, the ghostly revenge is a terrifying enemy that could attract his otherwise undemanding appearance in others. Although players see it through it and mock the ideas of stepping inside, the revenant can force the players to enter into the assumption with magic, and swallow all those who fail in a charisma saving throw, and although he is still alive, the escape will not be a small matter. This revenge of the scary and powerful is a necessity for any horror campaign.

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Mind Flayer

This formation of the face of hunger for the brain

Flayer Mind is one of the connecting creatures in all D&DTheir traditions and their appearance both burdensome fear in the hearts of anyone who hears them. Although they usually dwell underground in the underdark, it does not mean that players never have to worry about meeting one of these monsters, and Beda is that he is an unprepared adventurer who does it.

Their CR does not have to be the highest in the game, but that does not mean that they are not dangerous, especially not with lower parties. Their tentacle Maw hides a terrible mouth designed for one purpose: it absorbs the brains of other intelligent creatures. Their tentacles burden the targets and pull the brain out, allowing them to absorb it, which means a terrible end to anyone who is their unfortunate prey. That would be an impressive way to introduce Flayer Mind Flayer and get players with fear of fear in the thought of meeting the same fate.

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Gibbering mouth

The eyes and mouths in excess

Dungeons and Dragons It has many miracle creatures such as pixies and dragons, but there are also a few absolutely terrible monstrosis, and the cracked mouth is the one that definitely stands out.

Its appearance resists all known laws of anatomy, which is slightly more than an amorphous mass of meat written in the mouth, insertion and eyes, causing a quite appearance of a cry. Its continuous mummakers can even cause enemies still they can cause it to be vulnerable to attacking one of many of its mouths, although its appearance itself could freeze even the most daring adventurer in their footsteps.