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This was brought about by a discussion at my local PFS last Sunday....
I think there is a need for an Advanced Beastiary. A book which has more epic and much more difficult stat blocks for some of the "big bad guys" or even mid level challenges. In general there are builders and min/maxers, and while I do not consider myself to be one I know a great many of them. Many of the GMs rework and rebuild creatures to be more challenging for their party, while many of the players wish for something more challenging.
I realize that this doesn't fit everyone's idea of what is fun but there are a large number of players who are solid "make my character an engine of unstoppable destruction". I think that amping up some of the creatures (especially demon lords, archdevils, empyreal lords, great old ones, and actually outsiders in general) may be a fun option for a lot of these types of players.
On the flip I think that your average player finds higher level play a bit of a letdown and somewhat of a cake walk. I think that presenting more advanced monsters for people to throw into the mix here and there could be a really fun challenge for a great many people.
Also I would love for there to be a release that is a compilation of all of the monsters that have been listed at the end of AP books.