Women and Other Monsters (edit title/settings)

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• Vampire: Blake the Vampire is a bloodsucking bastard, the kind you would find normally as the protagonist in stories these days. For "Room Service" he is cast as the villain. Robbie, the boyfriend of one of Blake's victims, is out for some undead blood.
• Virgin Mary: Mary features in the story about an alien experiment in "Nazareth."
• Joseph: Joseph features in the story about an alien experiment in "Nazareth."

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• ““We will land well before dark.” I point down at the white flowers that float past us on the black river like stars in the night sky. “These mean we are close. When the Christians came, I showed them these flowers. ‘This flower does not grow here. It cannot,’ they said. This bothers them worse than anything else, I think. Still, I tell them, do not pluck one from the water. It is certain death.” There is movement in the water behind me that sends me spinning with my oar held high, ready to crack it over the head of any animal attempting to invade my boat. Instead I see my passenger holding one of the forbidden flowers. Her sleeve drips as she twirls it between her fingertips. “I told you it was certain death,” I say. “Why did you do that?” She sniffs the flower and tosses it over her shoulder back into the water.”

  From "The Reluctant Death"

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Nazareth: For the story "Nazareth."
• Washington, DC: For "Codename: Omega"
• Berlin: For "Codename: Omega"
• Horsham: For the final essay, "Digestif."

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Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Death: Describe this theme.
• Resurrection
• Good versus Evil
• Revenge
• Necrophilia

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Bernard J. Schaffer (Author)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Not intended for children due to content and language.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Anthologies
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• The Books of Bernard Schaffer: Women and Other Monsters Page: Official webpage for WOMEN AND OTHER MONSTERS, containing links, interviews, and more.

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