Few monsters terrify children (or adults, for that matter) more than the Boogeyman: that shapeless shade of shifty scares. But what exactly does he look like? Is he tall and scrawny, or short and round and covered in scales? The Boogeyman, like many monsters is an individual monster: he looks like whatever [...]
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There is something terribly fascinating about werewolves, something which makes us tremble at the thought of them even while knowing, somewhere deep down inside us, exactly how the beast must feel as it roams the night seeking throats to rip out and hearts to devour. Werewolves are not like the other monsters of legend – [...]
Read MoreAs my colleague Kyle M. commented earlier, real vampires—first and foremost—are monsters.
None of this glittery skin nonsense!
Look beyond to Dracula and other monsters in his pantheon. Wolfman. The creature from the Black Lagoon. The Mummy. Zombies. These are the quintessential founders of our current horror genre. No Team Edward. [...]
Fear of the dead rising isn’t a new phenomenon. It wasn’t born out of George Romero movies or even Bram Stoker’s novel; it’s been around much, much longer than that. Vampires have traditionally commanded much of that attention and, for quite some time, were the subject of academic study and discussion.
That’s no joke, either. In [...]
Read MoreWe’re seeing the word “vampire” being given new meaning, to the point that they’re really not vampires anymore. The ones we see so often portrayed in our stories today are meta-humans, another class of person with superpowers and, occasionally but not always, just a few weaknesses. And that’s fine, really. I’m not going to tell you you can’t enjoy these stories. That’d be insane, as so many people do and because some of these stories are well crafted. But let’s be clear: they don’t feature vampires.
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Just preordered on Amazon and can't wait to read !!!