by J.M. Plumbley | Jan 21, 2019 | Monster Meet
This will by Monster Meet’s first post on a solidly Japanese monster, and I have to say: I have no idea how I haven’t written about one until now. I love old Japanese monster mythology for the same reason that I love old Fae mythology: it is both magical and...
by J.M. Plumbley | Mar 1, 2018 | Monster Meet
If you know anything about millennial stereotypes, you know we hate talking on the phone. Nothing spikes anxiety like the implication of someone’s choice to call rather than text. Fortunately, internet spawn Satoru-Kun has saved my generation face: thanks to him,...
by J.M. Plumbley | Oct 5, 2017 | Monster Meet
I’ve always loved marine biology. Aquatic creatures and plants are so distinct from what we experience normally that they often border on the fantastic. Deep water life is a special treat: it remains a poorly-known frontier, and so excites wonderful, terrible...
by J.M. Plumbley | Feb 10, 2017 | Monster Meet
Ivan Mackerle–Czech cryptozoologist extraordinaire–was well-known throughout the 1980’s for his work on the Loch Ness monster. But around 1990, his eye turned east, away from wet, green Scotland to the dry sands of the Gobi desert. There was a creature...
by J.M. Plumbley | Aug 18, 2016 | Monster Meet
This month, let’s talk about old fear. Ancient Mesopotamian religion kicked off as much as 6 thousand years ago, but the spirits of its deities can still be recognized today: Tammuz, god of food and vegetation; Dagon, god of fertility; Enlil, god of breath. All were...
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