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“A monster can look like whatever it wants”: On the Allure of Literary Monsters

“A monster can look like whatever it wants”: On the Allure of Literary Monsters

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By Adrian Van Young | October 31, 2023

Wandering Through the Uncanny Valley of Laura van den Berg's Fictions

Wandering Through the Uncanny Valley of Laura van den Berg's Fictions

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