2018-03-02

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Lindsay Ellis

Some have called The Shape of Water ... gimmicky, shall we say, but the desire to get down and dirty with monsters is (wait for it) a tale as old as time.

Featuring special guest La'Ron Readus: https://www.youtube.com/user/Readus101

Twitter: @thelindsayellis

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Sources and further reading:

Davis, Lauren. "Why Is Monster Erotica So Popular Anyway?" Io9. N.p., 31 Mar. 2014. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-is-monster-erotica-so-popular-anyway-1555486278

Dee. "Review: The Ancient Magus' Bride – Episode 1." Anime Feminist. N.p., 08 Oct. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. http://www.animefeminist.com/review-ancient-magus-bride-episode-1/

Lipstein, Andrew. "'Cum For Bigfoot': The Rise, Fall, and Future of Monster Erotica." Vice. N.p., 15 Mar. 2015. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yvqady/cum-for-bigfoot-the-rise-fall-and-future-of-monster-erotica-234

Stampler, Laura. "Amazon Is at War with Monster Erotica." Time. Time, 23 Dec. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/23/amazon-is-at-war-with-monster-erotica/

Valentine, Genevieve. "Tale As Old As Time: The Dark Appeal of 'Beauty And The Beast'."NPR. NPR, 26 Mar. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. https://www.npr.org/2017/03/26/515434292/tale-as-old-as-time-the-dark-appeal-of-beauty-and-the-beast

Faircloth, Kelly. "'Beauty and the Beast' Comes From a Long Line of Stories About Women Hooking Up With Animals." Pictorial. Pictorial.jezebel.com, 28 Mar. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. https://pictorial.jezebel.com/beauty-and-the-beast-comes-from-a-long-line-of-stories-1793675825

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Donaldson, Kayleigh. "Stupid Sexy Monsters: Why We like Beastly Romances." Syfy. SYFY WIRE, 25 Oct. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/stupid-sexy-monsters-why-we-like-beastly-romances

Painter, Ryan. "Empathy for the Other: Guillermo Del Toro Talks 'The Shape of Water'." KUTV. 10 Dec. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. http://kutv.com/news/entertainment/empathy-for-the-other-guillermo-del-toro-talks-the-shape-of-water

Lambie, Ryan. "Guillermo Del Toro Interview: The Shape Of Water, Shame and Perversity." Den of Geek. 13 Feb. 2018. Web. 28 Feb. 2018. http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/guillermo-del-toro/55247/guillermo-del-toro-interview-the-shape-of-water-shame-and-perversity

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