Monsters evil beings, mythical beasts, and all manner of imaginary terrors /
Like so many other eternal adolescents, I am fascinated by imaginary monsters- especially the luscious ghouls and extraterrestrials in sci-fi literature and Hollywood films. They always inspired both dread and attraction in me, or perhaps empathy is a better word. So, given this morbid interest, the...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Why study monsters? -- How to approach monsters -- Monsters in the west, I: the ancient world -- Monsters in the west, II: the Christian era -- Windigo: monster of the north -- An American monstruary -- The ogres of Asia -- Japan and the Pacific islands -- Ritual monsters -- Our monsters, ourselves. | |
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