Elden Ring has a long list of monsters, from giant bears to ulcerated tree spirits. The Lands Between is host to all kinds of hostile creatures, be they animal, human, or undead. However, what fans tend to remember most are the monsters that are disturbing, and there are plenty of those.
The disturbing monsters of Elden Ring are found everywhere, not just in the dark and gloomy places. While many are disturbing based on design, from visual aspects to the sounds they make, there's also the heavy lore behind some of them. Many are commonly found, while others have the distinction of a boss health bar.
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Wormface is a boss that can be found near a Minor Erdtree in the Altus Plateau. It is humanoid and cloaked, and its disturbing trait is its namesake: Its head is made of worms. It is not the only one of its kind, there are lesser wormfaces that can be found both in the Altus Plateau and the Crumbling Farum Azula. Lore about them is still unknown.
Finger creepers are very common enemies in the Lands Between, found at Caria Manor, Mt. Glemir, the sewers of the Leyndell Royal Capital, the Mountaintops of the Giants, and around Liurnia of the Lakes. They are disturbing not only because they are disembodied hands, but they are malformed and move as though they are spiders. They also hunt prey by jumping down from above or by luring someone into their palm while under the dirt.
Burial Watchdogs are found in many of the catacombs around the Lands Between, and they possess faces that look like something out of a nightmare with sunken eyes, bat ears, and crooked teeth. The way they move is no comfort either, with their attacks being fast and jerky while they can either float or walk on two
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