Uses of the Undead: Part 5

Last week we considered the importance of narrative in monster-wrangling, and looked at the ultimate weapon of the Powers, the narrative opiate of the people: the Myth of Redemptive Violence. This week we unveil the people’s ultimate weapon, subversive agape, and wrap up the series.

An agape feast, monsters welcome.

Who Will Be Othered First?

If the proper battlefield for wresting control of our monsters from the Powers is Story, the People would seem to be outgunned from the beginning. This is...