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StoryTelling

Flawed Protagonist

G < E Central Antagonist

Heroic Protagonist

G < E

Additional Objectives

1.Obscure A. shadow

B. off stage

C. drape

2.Epic Proportion A. size or numbers

3.Fuse Opposite A. terminator, undead, the fly, etc.

4.Splitting/Doubling A. Viral zombies, werewolves, contagion, etc.

B. Jekyll & Hyde

5.Metamorphosis A. . ordinary things become other

(see step-down imagery)

6.Claustraphobia A. feeling of isolation/abandonment

B. corruption of the protector

7.Grossout A. overt gore

8.In Praise of the Monster A. reverse take

B. evidence of power

1.Fuses Reality and Fantasy

2.Right Brain / Left Brain A. step-down imagery

B. sexual imagery

C. destruction/corruption of the protector

Huge Cost A. Becoming what you hate

B. At Mercy of Monster

C. Loss of Sanity

Most Effective A. First person

B. Worm’s Eye

Art by: Jeremy Geddes

Art by: Jeremy Geddes

Art by: Nat Jones

Art by: Bernie Wrightson

Art by: Dave Palumbo

Art by: Nikolai Lockertsen

Art by: H. R. Giger

Art by: Mike Mignola

Art by: Phil Hale

Art by: Gene Colan

Art by: Frank Frazetta

Art by: Jon Foster

Art by: Brom

Art by: Frank Frazetta

Art by: Frank Frazetta