How critical are "monsters" to the Star Wars fiction?
ANH
Krayt Dragon (call and skeleton)
Dewbacks
Banthas
Dianoga
ESB
Wampa
Tauntaun
Space slug
Whatever eats R2
RotJ
Rancor
Sarlaac
It seems like something I don't strictly care about, but has always been a focus of the OT. I don't think a lot of the EU concerns itself with monster scenes. Unless it's reusing stuff from the OT.