Fact Monster's Menacing Monster Guide News Weather Horoscopes E-mail Visit our sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goblins From their birthplace in France , these nasty, hideous cousins of gnomes have spread all over Europe.
Goblins have no permanent home, living temporarily in old trees and under moss-covered rocks.
Reported to be playful on occasion, goblins are nonetheless to be avoided. A goblin's smile can curdle blood, and its laugh can make milk turn sour. Goblins amuse themselves by hiding things, spilling food, and confusing travelers by changing signposts. The youngest of all the creatures in the monster pantheon, gremlins were born in the United States. Highly mechanical, they have been responsible for much technological progress.