The Spooky Scholars Podcast

Monster Mentors: What Your Favorite Monster Says About You - Part Two

June 23, 2026·25 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

What if we thought of monsters as the self-help gurus of the goths?!In this part 2 on this premise, we explore what our favorite monsters can teach us about our shadows and how we can be better humans. I know, ewww. We get into how mummys remind us we need to stop tending to old wounds, how demons show up when we're greedy, and how the invisible man reveals the walls we build to keep people at arm's length.This is Part Two of looking closely at the shadow sides of monster lore and the very human flaws they reflect back at us.*This episode may contain spoilers for:The Invisible Man (1933)The Mummy (1999)Dawn of the Dead (1978)Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (2013)💀💀Follow us on Instagram ⁠@spooky.scholars⁠ and ⁠@sass.ashe⁠💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at ⁠spookyscholars.com⁠🖤Full show notes at ⁠patreon.com/spookyscholars⁠

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