MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS - A Beautiful Descent into Darkness

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An analysis of Emil Ferris' 2017 graphic novel, "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters," looking at the legacy of monsters in horror, the notebook artwork of Ferris, and its themes of coping with the monstrousness of humanity.

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"You Mother's Daughter" by Chris Zabriskie
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"I Wish It Would Never Stop Snowing"
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"Bride of Frankenstein" OST by Franz Waxman

"Birds" by Harris Cole
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"pretty af" by Aves
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"Leaves Covered By Snow" by No Spirit
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"Atrium" by Hello Meteor
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"Dust" by M.O.O.N.
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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Pvk1l-_Lo

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/20/emil-ferris-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-graphic-novel

http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/interview-emil-ferris/

http://www.tcj.com/the-emil-ferris-interview-monsters-stories-and-art-part-1/

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-new-objectivity-artists-exposed-decadence-hypocrisy-german-society

https://www.moma.org/s/ge/curated_ge/styles/new_objectivity.html#:~:text=The%20New%20Objectivity%20(Neue%20Sachlichkeit,or%20idealistic%20tendencies%20of%20Expressionism.

https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/oncomics/ferrismonsters



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