Creatures and Demons (reference book)

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Creatures and Demons
Written by:	Justin Richards
Release date:	10 May 2007
Publisher:	BBC Books
Format:	Large Paperback, 96 pages
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84607-229-1
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Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons (reference book) was the third in a series of illustrated guides, written by Justin Richards and was published in May 2007.

It covers the period up to the midway point of Series Three, TV: Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks.

Publisher's summary

Throughout his many adventures in time and space the Doctor has encountered aliens, monsters, creatures and demons from right across the universe. In this third volume of alien monstrosities and dastardly villains, acclaimed Doctor Who expert and author Justin Richards describes some of the evils the Doctor has fought in over forty years of time travel.

From the grotesque Abzorbaloff to the mighty Empress of the Racnoss, from giant maggots to the Daleks of the secret Cult of Skaro, from the Destroyer of Worlds to the ancient beast itself. This book brings together more of the terrifying enemies the Doctor has battled against.

Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs and design drawings from the current series of Doctor Who and his previous "classic" incarnations, this book is a treat for friends of the Doctor whatever their age, and whatever planet they come from...

Contents

Alphabetically arranged topics, with featured episode details, glossaries and for the newer stories behind the scenes insights.

• Creatures and Demons
• The Abzorbaloff
  • Creating the Abzorbaloff
• The Alien Ambassadors
• The Army of Ghosts - Cybermen
  • Scripting 'Army of Ghosts'
  • Cyber Invasion
• The Carrionites
  • A Muse of Fire
  • All the World's a Stage
• The Celestial Toymaker
• The Cult of Skaro - Daleks
  • Doomsday Dawns
  • The Final End
  • Pig Men
  • Dalek Sec Hybrid
  • Dalek Military Computer
  • Epic Elements
  • Bringing the Daleks to Life
  • Humanising a Dalek
• The Destroyer
  • Creating the Destroyer
• The Empress of the Racnoss
  • The Pilot Fish Roboforms
  • Deadly Christmas Trees
  • Creating the Empress
  • Follow that Cab!
• The Giant Maggots
• The Impossible Planet
  • The Ood
  • The Beast
  • Bringing the Ood to Life
  • Creating the Beast
• The Isolus
  • Word Pictures
  • Creating the Isolus Child
• The Judoon and their Prey
  • The Judoon
  • The Plasmavore
  • Martha Jones
  • Making Monsters
• The Krynoid
• The Land of Fiction
  • Fictional Characters
• The Macra
  • Effects Evolution
• The Ogri
  • Going in Circles
• The Ogrons and Draconians
  • The Ogrons
  • The Draconians
• The Quarks
• Sharaz Jek
• The Vervoids
• The War Machines and WOTAN
• The Wire
  • The Big Fight
• The Wirrn
• Index

Fictional material

Much like REF: Monsters and Villains, the book included several short stories written by Gareth Roberts & Mark Gatiss which fleshed out their episodes' foes.

• A Muse of Fire
• A Previously Undiscovered Shakespeare Manuscript
• Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Additional notes

• Published in 2007 the RRP was £7.99 (UK)

External links

• Official Creatures and Demons page at Penguin Books