monster attack

Beast strikes victims

A monster attack is an assault by a monstrous creature, whether in fiction, gaming, or folklore.

The phrase appears constantly in horror films, video games, and fantasy narratives: The village was devastated by a monster attack.

It can describe anything from a giant creature destroying a city to a zombie lunging at survivors.

Occasionally used figuratively for any sudden, overwhelming onslaught: Monday morning hit like a monster attack.

Related

horror · claws · fangs · roar · terror · victim · chaos · giant · stomp · devour · flee · screaming · blood curdling scream · havoc · lair · final showdown · tentacles · city

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Opposites
threat source

monster attacknatural disaster

Catastrophic environmental event

earthquake · flood · hurricane · wildfire · disease outbreak

agency and intent

monster attackpeaceful coexistence

Non-hostile international relations

sanctuary · truce

narrative role

monster attacksalvation

Deliverance from harm

deliverance · divine protection · safe haven · happily ever after

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG