And Godzilla was the product of strange, modern, manmade radiation. Frankenstein’s hulking unhappy, taunted monster unnaturally to life in her 19th-century classic. The Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf, describes Grendel the “demon grim,” as “unnatural,” “bigger than any,” and “warped in the shape of a man.” Mary Shelley brought Dr. We humans are often to blame for the damage they do. Something basic has gone wrong with the natural way of things evil has broken loose. ![]() The word “monster” shares the same Latin root as “demonstrate.” And so, the examples of abnormal, hideous, imaginary creatures that haunt myths, ghost stories, and horror fiction and film mean to teach hearers, readers, and viewers a lesson.
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