Unused poster art for Curucu: Beast of the Amazon by Reynold Brown. Accessed at horrorpedia here
[Isn’t that art rad? Too bad the monster isn’t actually in the movie. Curucu: Beast of the Amazon is a nearly forgotten jungle adventure potboiler, and the titular beast is a guy in a costume trying to scare scientists out of the jungle. Still, I was inspired to make a monster based on what Curucu was claimed to be in the film.]
Curucu This colorful bestial humanoid has
feathered skin, massive talons and a tusked beak.
Curucus
are feral, avian creatures that view themselves as guardians of the pristine
tropical forests. Curucus disdain and distrust most humanoids, believing that
humanoid incursions into the wilds will eventually result in clear-cutting,
strip mining and other violent exploitation. Some curucus will tolerate
subsistence hunters and other low-impact cultures, becoming guardian spirits of
marginalized peoples against the forces of colonialism.
Curucus
are omnivores that feed mainly on fruit, nuts and insects, but they will take
larger game and herbaceous plants as a part of their diet. They are mostly
solitary creatures, as the jungles in which they live have a hard time sustaining
large populations. They will gather, however, to share information about
changes in their forests and successes and failures in conservation, They may
also cooperate occasionally in ousting civilizations from the wilderness,
striking in waves to hunt and kill agriculturalists and loggers.
A curucu
stands six feet tall and weighs 250 pounds. Different curucus have different
colored feathers, but they are always garish and brightly hued. Blues and
violets are the most common, but red, green and yellow feathered curucus are
not unheard of.
Curucuru are commonly associated with Bottna, though they claim no special allegiance to that god. They are quite rare on the mainland, due to many clashes with the expansionist Kingdom of Kown-Dam. Since the Kingdom’s fall, they have begun to recolonize much of their old range. They are quite common on Egdwen, where they are especially dedicated foes of logging operations.
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