Who will be the next monster?
I've discussed the idea of monsters previously in my article, Loving the Monster , and the recent Hallowe'en season has got me thinking about it all over again. It seems to me that most of the fictional monsters and villains we meet through books, films and TV these days are generally created in a way that we can understand their crimes or brutal approach. For instance, in the novel, The Warm Bodies (and subsequent film) by Isaac Marion, we find a zombie who grows tired of his life of noshing human flesh and seeks something more, well, human. He wants to fall in love and have experiences beyond his condition. In Dexter , the character of the title is a serial killer who appears to take delight in his gruesome murders but only slaughters criminals who have escaped justice. Time and again, the actions of fictional monsters and villains can be explained away but what happened to having a baddie who was just bad? I miss that. We need more thoroughly evil characters like...


Wow, you don't get much more inspired than that! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics, Fi. I especially like the first one. It reminds me of something from my current WIP. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThe gate in the first photo is magnificent. Where is it? I started imagining a story right away. :)
ReplyDeleteThe gate and the bridge are on the estate of Castle Howard, near York.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I like the door in the empty room-
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the bridge one. I want to lay in that grass and write.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to Castle Howard yet, but I have seen an article on it in "Realm." Looks gorgeous. Thanks for the info.
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