Word of the Day Challenge: CHANGE
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In most horror stories, people become monsters because they are forced to become monsters.
These individuals are cursed by Witches and Gypsies they are born into cursed blood lines. Upon occasion they are possessed by demons and evil spirits.
A question I like to address is, what if people these people are monsters, and is what holds them in check the true curse?
Who would curse someone or an entire blood line from revealing what they really are.
Would that make the person casting the curse to show the monster for who they are a hero or a villain?
Isn’t it better to know who the monsters are, what they look like and what they want?
Psychology of a monster is always an intriguing question to ponder upon, as well as the hero vs. villain problem. I believe it has appeared in literature many times; for instance, “The Modern Prometheus – Frankenstein” developed the “psychology of the monster” line.
I myself enjoy reading or telling the monster’s side of the story rather than writing about classic good vs. evil. I especially enjoy describing the process of temptation and moral fall of the protagonist, and recently came up with a story actually about the monster as a feeling, thinking being + killing the monster moral problem. And I’m thrilled about it.
Hope I answered your question 🙂
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