![]() Over time, these creatures or, more specifically, the dangers they represent, have found their way into our consciousness and taken up permanent residence there. In this capacity, the seemingly inexhaustible power of predators to fascinate us-to "capture attention"-fulfills a need far beyond morbid titillation. This, in fact, is our expectation of them it's a kind of contract we have. ![]() What unites these creatures-ancient or modern, real or imagined, beautiful or repulsive, animal, human, or god-is their superhuman strength, malevolent cunning, and, above all, their capricious, often vengeful appetite-for us. Whether it is Tyrannosaurus rex, saber toothed tiger, grizzly bear, werewolf, bogeyman, vampire, Wendigo, Rangda, Grendel, Moby-Dick, Joseph Stalin, the Devil, or any other manifestation of the Beast, all are objects of dark fascination, in large part because of their capacity to consciously, willfully destroy us. “As long as they are carnivorous and/or humanoid, the monster's form matters little. ![]()
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