They are both feared and respected, admired and despised. Monsters.... ...
Whether Special Cases of Evolution or a random fluctuation of the gene pool through the intervention of pollutants, as in the case of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, or a manufactured monstrosity from some lab, the classic nicknamed 'Frankie Baby'...
Whether something from the Undead Troupe or the carrier of a rare disease, Lycanthropy as in the case of our hairy drooling friends...
Whether through a curse or a caste or even an industrial accident...
Whether through legend or movie magic or tall tales...
... MONSTERS are part of the folklore of society.
There may not be a New Jersey Devil, or at least there may not be one anymore, the beastie having died of old age after two centuries of thrashing about the Pinelands scaring the daylights out of people. BUT! There is a chance that once upon a time, something inexplicable did happen.
If were not for a certain other critter nobody would have ever heard of a geologically interesting but otherwise unremarkable lake near Inverness in Scotland. But because of Nessie, Loch Ness is recognized world wide.
Vampire Bats have gotten a bad rap that they only partially deserve primarily because the good Count's press agent had them written into his contract. Yes, vampire bats do bite cattle and feed on the blood so produced, but none of them have ever transmuted into a rather dapper gentleman with greasy kid stuff in his hair and a really cool medallion around his neck.
So anyway, with all that said. Let's take a look around and identify them as best we can and maybe attach a little meaning to exactly what they represent to 'us' as a society.
Randy
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