The lure of the deep sea: anglerfish as movie monsters

Prema Arasu; Alan Jamieson

The lure of the deep sea: anglerfish as movie monsters

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Abstract

While many films draw upon the anglerfish to evoke deep-sea alterity and therefore the danger presented to the protagonists, however, scientific accuracy tends to take a backseat in comparison to creating spectacle, with many anglerfish-inspired monsters being Frankensteinian assemblages of parts taken from multiple different animals.

Original language	English
Pages	19-28
Number of pages	10
Volume	10
No.	1
Specialist publication	Journal of Geek Studies
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2023

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