Why? Because monster stories are cool. They’re fun and exciting and sometimes cheesy. But they can be important, too. As Guillermo del Toro said during his 2018 Golden Globes acceptance speech for Best Director: Since childhood, I’ve been faithful to monsters. I have been saved and absolved by them, because monsters, I believe, are patron saints of our blissful imperfection, and they allow and embody the possibility of failing.
