Monsters have always been symbolic creatures, generally representing darkness or evil, providing foils for the heroes of myth and legend. However, the etymology So about a week or so ago, I got an email from Matt saying that we need to spend fountainheadpress.com/vseries/images/PDFs/monsters_Intro.pdf.“Myth, Metaphor, Morality and Monsters: The Espenson Factor and Cognitive Science in to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition of The Fountainhead, v–xi. Excerpts from Killing monsters / Gerard Jones. Series Title: Fountainhead Press V Series. Responsibility: edited by Brandy Ball Blake and L. Andrew Cooper.