A monster is a distortion of something that has a normal, non threatening form. The monstrous form is threatening and disturbing because it is beyond what we consider normality, it is a deformation of what we consider normal.
As an exercise we had a go at creating our own monsters we got given the charismatic maker; this made us think of mad scientists with crazy hair and glasses, he would be very intelligent, and would also create monsters for example, Frankenstein, The Fly and Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde.
Zombies - originally about voodoo where a which doctor would summon the dead to do their bidding. Now it is all about the fear that as we grow older we become something monstrous, no one can escape this.
Ghosts - Ghosts are spirits of the dead this has come about because we are afraid of our own mortalit, ghost are usually created if we have unfinished business.
Werwolves - Change during a full moon, there is a distinct focus on self and separation of mind and body (I think, therefore I am). Often an alien or lupine form that is threatening to the social collective.
Vampire - Started off as being rat like, but then over time becomes more human and good looking. Can come from the fear of capitalism, and also the spread of AIDS, and can be representative of human sexuality.
Contagion is one of the dominant horrors of the 21st century, marked by an era of war, terror and economic crisis.
For my monster Camilla she fits into the Vampire section, she is attractive and is described as cat like and is also concerned with the fear of human sexuality.
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