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Martine Kropkowski, PhD Candidate, Literature and Culture; Professional & Creative Writing Teacher, The University of Queensland

Monsters reflect our darkest fears, from zombies to werewolves. But they also bring us together

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We need each other, people and monsters. Monsters rely on us to exist; they’re only alive because we create them. And people rely on monsters for a variety of reasons: a being to explain a particular cultural moment, or a flesh-and-bones body to represent the “other”, to name just two.

Understanding our fascination with monsters has long occupied the human psyche. And Nicholas Jubber’s Monsterland is the latest foray into this territory.

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