In this episode, Dr. Pierce walks us through the basics of monster theory and how to "read" monsters in sacred and popular texts.

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Works Mentioned

The Hobbit (TV Movie 1977)

The Hobbit narrated by Nicol Wilianson (1974 Vinyl)

“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” by Leonard Nimoy

Monster Theory: Reading Culture by Jeffrey Cohen

Brahm Stroker’s Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Dracula (2020)

Prey (2022)

Predator (1987) 

Jaws (1975)

Jaws 2 (1978) 

Jaws 3-D (1983)

Hereford Mappa Mundi

Jurassic Park (1993)

Alien (1979)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley