here there be monsters

a collection of thoughts for my honors thesis on the evolution of perceptions of monstrosity

[kostromas]

I N S P I R A T I O N: vampires

“I know what you meant. There was always the hunger, the death of small things, somewhere in your body.” (x)

[iguanamouth]

stay safe

[fieldbears]

be prepared

[tcnacious-deactivated20160213]

how to be a monster:    1. learn the taste of dirt and pain.       2. teach it to others till your knuckles b l e e d.          3. see if that makes it easier to breathe.

[tcnacious-deactivated20160213]

— Fenrir Greyback

[katsmoving]

all monsters were once full of light, but it was stolen from them by despair, then the darkness seeped into their veins, like a deadly disease without a cure, and once hope betrays you, you can’t help but let the devil inside.

this is how the devil was born // k.s. (via worthystevie)

[fuckrealityihaveablog]

I want a story about an Italian vampire.

No romance, no action.

Just 200 pages of “What do you mean, I can’t have garlic? Do you know where I’m from?”

[absinthenoir-deactivated2019090]

TBH I think the main issue would be the mirror thing

have you ever met an Italian man

the amount of time they spend looking in the mirror jfc

[wunderlass]

#the more you think about it the more all vampire rules are just anti-italian rules#can’t go out in sunlight?? IN ITALY???#Can’t go near crucifixes? IN ITALY???

[fuckitfireeverything]

it occurs to me that, despite all my promises, I never put my final English thesis up on tumblr so here it is!!

[sunrisesongs]

how to be a monster: 1. learn the taste of dirt and pain. 2. teach it to others till your knuckles bleed. 3. see if that makes it easier to breathe.

rinse and repeat, Amrita C. (via unwrittenarias)

[eugeniedanglars]

you know what i really want? a modern dudebro vampire. just a typical obnoxious straight boy in a neon tank top and cargo shorts who also happens to be a creature of the night.

“okay, dude, i’m only feeding on you ‘cause i’m starving and there aren’t any hot girls around. no homo.” “wait, you’re gonna suck my blood?” “no, i’m gonna drink your blood. i don’t suck, that’s gay. don’t make this weird, bro”

“ah, i see you’re staring pensively out the window, chad. ruminating on the curse of your newfound immortality?” “nah man, it’s just… i got, like, some flecks of blood on my adidas while i was feeding and they haven’t come out…”

“we do not drink… wine.” “okay but is beer cool? and can we still smoke weed?”

he joins a 24-hour gym because being undead and allergic to sunlight is no excuse for skipping leg day. tragic music swells as he looks over his “sun’s out guns out” tanks (he has seven of them). his coven is a fraternity. someone make this happen

[syqitten]

ask and ye shall recieve

[ruthyless-deactivated20140511]

when i was younger i had a really bad fear of richard nixon when i was going to sleep so my older brother gave me a watch that he set to like 8 hours ahead so that it was always daytime on the watch when i was asleep and he told me it would confuse richard nixon and he would think it was daytime and get scared of the sun and leave me alon

[tardis-mind-palace]

Your brother is the best

[elrondbaggins]

Who the fuck changed this from vampires to Richard nixon

[prokopetz]

One of the things I love about Eastern European folklore and folk magic is the completely blasé assumption that there are vampires everywhere. It’s not even “here’s how to get rid of vampires” - it’s more like “here’s how to exploit your vampire problem for personal gain”, or even “here’s how to live with the fact that your neighbour is probably a vampire”. Sure, everybody knows that old Vladislaus and his wife are blood-sucking abominations… but, well, come harvest time, you need every pair of hands you can get. So just smile and nod, hang fresh garlic in your windows every new moon, and try not to think too hard about what they’re using to fertilise those strangely vigorous crops.

[vital-dust]

[wewhowander]

Oh, monsters are scared. That’s why they’re monsters.

Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane  (via ponfarrisforlovers)

[ozu-teapot]

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | Ana Lily Amirpour | 2014

Sheila Vand

[darkwater-smidge]

So I learned from my friend that coconut water can be used as an emergency blood transfusion, and of course my first thought was “So, can a vampire drink coconut water?”

and of course we had this idea of these tropical vampires being horrified when these old world vampires come and are still drinking blood like some sort of monster.

[trashskeleton-deactivated201408]

guys oh my god VEGAN VAMPIRES

[iliacl]

you are something unholy inside of me.  something monstrous. something great.

[ bezalel ] aliya g.  (via mariuspontmercys)

[whydotheyalwaysfindme-deactivat]

Ignore every instinct to flee. Remember: you are a monster too.

Destiny; fieldplate gauntlets description (via copperwindchime)

[acitymadeofsong]

My favorite kind of villains are the ones that you can understand. Not agree with, not like, but understand. You’re frightened by their actions in a really visceral way because you realize that, in the wrong circumstances, you might become a monster too.

The scariest type of monsters are the ones that seem human and familiar.