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From: guest (SirgeTheStar) , 104 months, post #1
Sup all! Sirge here, the ever-silly simian who is also a writer! I'm planning on making a story coming up this Halloween and was having problems really deciding on what to do for it. It's going to be a head-swap featuring some sort of monster or creature, but I couldn't really decide on one. My main idea was going to be a head-swap of a human with a skeletal horse or a Cerberus of some sort.

However, it got me thinking about something: Are there any monsters or creatures that focus on swapping heads with other beings? I'm talking about monsters of creatures from mythology or horror films. I was considering making the story about a human meeting such a monster. Of course, the problem with Google search is that you put in something like "Creature Head-Swap" or "Monster Head-Swap" and you usually just get a bunch of photo manips and Monster's Inc related stuff.

So, since this message board is the master of finding awesome obscure monsters or creatures that I've never heard of, I thought I'd come here. Do any of you fine gentlemen/women/horses/etc, know of any creatures or monsters that swap heads? It can be from mythology, fairy horror films, or horror stories. Please no online fiction or web stories, this is mainly just published media or myth. Thanks for taking the time to read through this rather long diatribe, I look forward to hearing what the message board has to add.

From: cj , 104 months, post #2
"Are there any monsters or creatures that focus on swapping heads with other beings?"

The closest match that I can think of off the top of my head (almost-pun intended) is The Headless Horseman from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow But it's been a VERY long time since I've read it (or a condensed and kid-friendly/friendlier version). If I recall, the HHm was after Ichabod Crane's head... or someone's head... or everyone's head.

You also have Frankenstein's Monster which was crafted from various body parts. Of course, that spawned other such stories and movies with other similar themes.

There were the Martian experiments in "Mars Attacks!" , but I don't think that that would quite qualify for your list.

From: O2MO , 104 months, post #3
I don't have anything to add, but I'm interested in your upcoming story; I'm looking forward to it.

From: guest (JosieChung) , 104 months, post #4
There was a couple brief scenes in Mars Attacks where the aliens swap a woman's and dog's heads.

There was the movie, The Borrower , about an alien serial killer who wears the heads of its victims, but it's from 1991 and very low-budget. (trailer )

From: guest (SirgeTheStar) , 104 months, post #5
Thanks everyone for your responses!

@CJ

Sleepy Hollow was not what I was looking for in particular, sorry. Thanks for the input though. Mars Attacks! is more what I was looking for.

@O2MO Thanks! I hope it lives up to your expectations, whatever it ends up being. If you want a link to it once it's finish, just ask and I'll be happy to supply it.

@JosieChung

I've heard of Borrower but never seen it. An alien head-swap does sound appealing though, so that does give me a good idea of where I may take the story.

But right now I think my biggest consideration is just a head-swap with a skeletal horse. Still, if you guys know of more monsters or creatures that swap heads with victims I'd like to hear it. Perhaps some mythology bits if you can find them or maybe some old horror stories or magazine articles. Once again, thanks for all your feedback everyone.

From: guest , 103 months, post #6
There's Mombi from the Wizard of Oz.

In the last X-Files movie there was almost a TG head transplant but they prevented it.

A regenerater getting experimented on. A curious scientist might try to see if they can graft parts of a regenerater onto other bodies or clones. This could result in a headswap.

There was that one story where an alien machine race just saw humans as another type of machine. When one of the guys they saved from an accident needed replacement parts they just took the parts laying around the accident to do so.

From: guest (Syberia) , 103 months, post #7
I've heard of monsters that can detach their heads (Penanggalan, nukekubi, dullahan), but these probably aren't what you want. I think there's a strong possibility that you'll either have to make up your own, or modify an existing myth. Is there a reason why this monster might do this? The simplest reason I could think of would be if this monster were some sort of trickster spirit or fey.

From: cj , 103 months, post #8
"Is there a reason why this monster might do this?"

Bad hair day. :-)

From: guest (SirgeTheStar) , 103 months, post #9
@Syberia

Yeah, it's a trickster. I mainly like having creatures / animals / beings of opposite genders, etc. stealing the bodies of their prey usually temporarily just for kicks. I'll probably just make up my own creature, like you suggested.

@cj

So the monster cares about his hair? I wasn't aware monsters were so concerned about their appearance. Does explain why Medusa turns people to stone though. :D

From: cj , 103 months, post #10
"So the monster cares about his hair?"

I dunno... I was just tossing the suggestion out there as a possibility. "Bad hair day" is a reason why a monster might swap heads.

Although... I could imagine Sully from Monsters, inc. being a bit of a Diva... that fur looks so soft and fluffy. :-)

From: guest (leon) , 103 months, post #11
Maybe you've seen this, but it might spark something if you haven't. It's a 3 page short.
http://regulos.deviantart.com/art/Cursed-Carving-Page-1-492209062

Also, love your stories. Especially the ones where some other entity is in control of the protagonist. Normally, I don't really enjoy reading stories where the protagonist is completely helpless and powerless to do anything, that it all actually ends up depressing, but some of your work is mild enough for me to actually enjoy. It might just be me though. I simply haven't come across many other works from other writers that would hit that balance. Thank you for all your work!


From: guest (SirgeTheStar) , 103 months, post #12
@Leon

Wow, that was a dark yet funny and awesome little sequence there. :) And I'm glad you enjoy my stuff.

I've decided that I'm most likely going to do a Cerberus head-swap, an alien one, or a hydra. It will most likely be between those three. Thanks for the input everyone, I was sure there would be more monsters or mythological creatures that would swap heads but I guess that isn't super common. Anyway, keep it real everyone and keep those heads on your shoulders... Or on someone else's shoulders! *Maniacal laughter*

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