Essay: “On Cocaine Bear and Other Human-Created Monsters”

I am grateful that Ginger Nuts of Horror published my creature feature essay on the ways humans negatively impact nature. I talk about the themes in Food of the Gods, The Host, Eight-Legged Freaks, Deep Blue Sea, Night of the Lepus, The Birds, and, of course, Cocaine Bear.

“Human malice is one reason horror films and books are cultural necessities. They hold up a mirror to the monsters inside us, our wicked ways that we often take for granted, our vile practices that sometimes go unnoticed. And human retribution tales, in particular, beg the question—does dominion mean violence?”

Read the full essay here.