[ SECRET POST #4634 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4634 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I will say, I think there are good reasons why werewolves and vampires are so predominant (with some ghosts and witches thrown in for good measure) - they're very straightforward and easy to use, and their thematic and emotional weight is really clear and easy to use.

There'd be a lot more practical difficulties about using a mummy or a black lagoon monster, for example. And if you're going to use a more obscure monster, that's going to bring with it a lot of explaining. It's just less simple.

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Oh yeah I absolutely get why they're the most common, it's a lot easier from a practical standpoint to use vampires and werewolves because all you have to do is get some human-actors and either make them look pale/put pointy teeth on them, or add some prosthetics/CGI a big wolf and you're done! Very little expense and you can still put your own spin on them to make them more unique.

I'd just like to see some other mythical creatures get the spotlight in a movie/show for a change.

[(Anonymous)]

they're very straightforward and easy to use, and their thematic and emotional weight is really clear and easy to use.

This is a really good point. There's such a significant aspect of, like, "what we talk about when we talk about [vampires/werewolves]" that automatically comes with these sorts of stories. I would love to see a story about a lesser known monster come along that was so narratively clear and scintillating that the themes and resonances of that story became a part of the underlying pop-cultural understanding of said monster. But it's a hell of a slam dunk to pull off for an author/writer.