Monster Story Research Paper
Why do people enjoy monster stories? Afterall they are really just shows and movies about horrible events and sick people’s disturbing lives spunoff to catch your attention and seem less threatening. Why are we attracted to this type of entertainment? Could it be the fact that we know it’s all somewhat true and real which makes it interesting or that people forget that these types of entertainment were based off of real crimes and monsters which makes them seem more innocent and fictional? Although not all monster stories revolve around the same monster or even a specific monster they all contain the same aspects that capture our attention and intrigue us by showing us parts of the reality in a not so scary and realistic way. This method of showing us the truth captures audiences’ of all ages. All good monsters stories contain the elements of fear, power, obsession, violence, mystery, contrast, and disbelief.
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We know for fact that serial killers and sociopaths have traits that define them, not only that they don’t feel sympathy and that they have an urge or a feeling that they need to fulfill but they have an obsession. Most killers have a ‘type’, they could target their victims by age, gender, religion, race which could make some people feel safer, if they are in your area but you don’t fit their previous victims, but it could also make you feel very, very unsafe, if you fit that type and you are near them. When watching movies or reading about monsters you could probably figure out what their type is pretty quickly and even if you fit the profile you’re intrigued because although you know it’s based on a true story you know that this person isn’t still roaming
We know for fact that serial killers and sociopaths have traits that define them, not only that they don’t feel sympathy and that they have an urge or a feeling that they need to fulfill but they have an obsession. Most killers have a ‘type’, they could target their victims by age, gender, religion, race which could make some people feel safer, if they are in your area but you don’t fit their previous victims, but it could also make you feel very, very unsafe, if you fit that type and you are near them. When watching movies or reading about monsters you could probably figure out what their type is pretty quickly and even if you fit the profile you’re intrigued because although you know it’s based on a true story you know that this person isn’t still roaming