The conflation of death and intense pleasure is a theme that’s been obsessed over by novelists and philosophers for centuries. Giving up emotional and physical control to another person can be terrifying, and the dangers of sexual relationships are an underlying threat in multiple monster mythologies, most notably in vampire stories. The fascination was also prevalent in Universal’s original cycle of monster movies, not to mention in Gothic fiction, whose popularity dates back to the eighteenth century. Those authors are all dusty bones now, but their passionate longings echo through the centuries, much like the eternal devotion of the misunderstood monsters who populate our romantic horror starter pack below. Read the full list breakdown over on Journal. The Mummy The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Creature from the Black Lagoon Night Tide Ganja & Hess The Iron Rose The Hunger The Fly Bram Stoker's Dracula Cemetery Man ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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