Historical clue formulations

• Beast — 2019-05-15
• Word with comfort or feature — 2018-12-18
• Kind of comfort — 2014-07-09
• Loch Ness monster, e.g. — 2008-02-05
• Sci-fi villain — 2000-01-09
• Word in many horror film titles — 1999-05-07
• ___ of habit — 1997-06-01