The only time I've ever seen an error like that is when I had a chunk error at the location of the creatures that were being spawned. I would while in game go to those locations and see if there is a chunk error there. ( you can see them in MCEdit, but it is harder to see. ) so log into your server and go to x=141.5 , y=43 , z=273.50 If you see a giant dark square then that is a chunk error. You can easily fix it using MCEdit by deleting the chunk and then recreating the chunk after it is gone. ( also note that if you have anything important there it will probably be messed up).