The industry is still a 'creature of' the 1930s. [=it began in the 1930s and has not changed]
They say that these forests are filled with wild 'creatures'. [='beasts']
I'm a 'creature of habit'. [=I always do the same things in the same way]
(..) - You can't reason with him. - He's a monster. I'll do it. I'll talk to him. See if I can get him to go. That creature could crush you without trying. Oh, trust me, he'll have to try. Hello? My name is Edward Bloom, and I wanna talk to you! (..)2003 Big Fish