17. Monsters Like “Pod, Sweet Pod”

“Home is where the heart is.” Humans think of the homes of their youth as filled with love, warmth, understanding, and comfort. But monsters get sentimental too. The homes, or pods, of a monster’s youth are remembered as filled with sticky, glowing, mucous for nourishment, connected to a temporary, mechanical…

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14. Monsters Like Rookies

Imagine you are encircling the distant planet of Gorgulon 7 in your futuristic space ship. It’s time to gather the away team to beam down and explore the exotic surface and fauna. Of course, you need your best crew members. The choices are almost obvious. The ship’s science officer, the…

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13. Monsters Like November First

It gets cold outside in November. The leaves fall. Turkey dressing flows like red wine. And monsters get excited. First of all, it’s the beginning of the off-season for part-time ghouls. Terrorizing people on October 31st takes a lot out of a  disembodied flaming horn-headed demon. But November First also…

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10. Monsters Like Hardware Stores

Wherever you find a psychopathic, deranged murderer, you can likely locate an old-fashioned hardware store nearby. These tool emporiums are good for all your knife-sharpening, drill bit, machete, hatchet, and chainsaw needs. After all, blades get really dull following a dozen slayings or so. Psycho killers could never be convinced…

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9. Monsters Like Vintage Bed Sheets

Every disembodied spirit has needs. Children to scare. Places to haunt. Clean, white bed sheets for attire. But in the last several decades, finding the proper, plain linens has become difficult. Would you be frightened of an invisible spirit wearing a bed sheet decorated with Luke Skywalker? What about the…

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6. Monsters Like Radiation

There are several reasons why monsters are fans of radiation. For one, radiation is responsible for creating some monsters. Without exposure to radiation, the world would never have seen the Hulk, or Swamp Thing. And to take that logic train to the next stop, radiation could very well create new…

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