Why Monsters Follow the Rules via Tale Foundry
My book series actually looks into this theme of monsters. The main character is a werewolf, but he’s a superhero. Many of the heroes are also “monsters” like vampires, zombies, and witches. Here and there, you can see them struggling with the idea of being a monster, especially with Brood who is a repentant vampire. Now and then, he’ll mention that he can’t drink blood even once.
As for the main character, Joe, he calls himself a weredog instead of a werewolf. He even calls his “darker side” Wolf or the Wolf. People will also call him the Big, Bad Wolf. It isn’t a big focus, but you can see times where he wants to “fit in.” At times, you can see him behave “super-good” so that he can prove that he is “human.” He’ll try hard to follow the rules so that he can be seen as a hero, or at least normal.
The stories also include a villainous organization called JAWS, which are monster hunters. These monster hunters don’t hunt just your usual monsters, like zombies and werewolves, but anyone they deem “monster.” It can be anyone from a swamp monster to someone who puts pineapple on their pizza. If they see you as an “abomination,” they’ll hunt you.
Tale Foundry’s discussion on what makes a monster, or who is a monster, is pretty good. It really makes you think about how easily people can be called “monster,” and they don’t even have to look or act monstrous. It can be someone who doesn’t wear designer clothes or doesn’t shake hands in the “right way.” It’s kinda spooky.
Until the next wormhole…thanks for reading!
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