Monsters and their Meanings

Venue: Ladbroke Hall, 79 Barlby Rd, London W10 6AZ

What good are monsters? According to author Natalie Lawrence, they can teach us valuable lessons about history, and even our own psyches. If we’re willing to face them head on, that is.

Beginning in the ancient world and finishing with future apocalypse fantasies, Natalie will delve deep into the history of some of our culture’s most potent monsters, to demonstrate their fascinating and sometimes unexpected meanings.

With reference to Greek myth, pagan folklore, Freudian psychoanalytic theory, and contemporary cinema, she will uncover what these creatures reveal about ourselves and the society’s in which they lurk.