Description
Monsters have become a staple of the fiction we consume. Turn to any book, movie, or video game, and you’ll find some sort of monster. Oftentimes, this monster is a “recycled” version of one we’ve encountered before: a fresh kind of vampire, werewolf, witch, etc. Yet no matter how much time goes by, and how many monsters we meet, we seem to never get tired of them. Why is that? This course will explore the history of some of the most beloved monsters, track how they’ve changed and evolved over the years, look at examples in a variety of media, and wrap-up with a writing activity to explore your own monster.
Instructor Bio:
Darian Bianco currently works as an adjunct professor teaching English at Eastern Kentucky University. She holds an MFA from the Bluegrass Writers Studio, and her short story, “Rider” was selected by author Gabriel Bump for the Emerging Writers Award in Fiction during the Bluegrass Writers Studio Summer Residency in 2020. She is also a graduate of the 2022-2023 season of the Author’s Academy at the Carnegie Center, having worked with Ashley Blooms. Her novel-in-progress, Chatter, was one of five winners for issue six of Novel Slices.
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