Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. Margaret Atwood
I think the fascination with zombies is that they don't obey the rules of monsters. The first rule of monsters is that you have to go find them. You have to make a conscious choice to go to the swamp or the desert or the abandoned summer camp. Max Brooks
My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but it wasn't a good childhood. Paula Danziger
Vampires have always been hot. They are one of our most durable monsters. It's one of those stories that galvanizes us early and it's always going on. Justin Cronin