Online Talk · Monsterland: A Journey Around The World's Dark Imagination with Author Nicholas Jubber
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, July 28, 2025
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Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
Why do monsters thrill and terrify us? And how have they—and we —changed over the ages?
This talk will take us on a journey around the monsters of the world, from giants in Cornwall to Bavarian dragons, from the fearsome horned oni of Japan to the Louisiana werewolf. Beginning amongst monstrous ancient gods and travelling through the ages to the twenty-first century, we will see how monsters offer a shadow history to our own. From providing the foundational myths on which so many human societies have been built, to distilling collective historical traumas, monsters are far more than bug-eyed freakshows: the deeper we delve into this subject, the more we find a mirror to our own humanity. In this talk, author Nicholas Jubber takes us with him on a journey around the world’s monsters, drawing on many different sources and stories as he explores what makes monsters continue to tick - and how they evolve.
Nicholas Jubber is the author of six books of non-fiction, a winner and multiple nominee of the Stanford/Dolman Travel Book Award. His journeys have taken him across Africa, Asia and Europe, on the trail of a medieval physician, Persian poet and sixteenth century explorer, amongst many other adventures, as he explores the connections - and misconnections - that link the past to the present. His books have been end-of-year picks for the New York Times, NPR and Financial Times, amongst others, and he has spoken at many literary festivals, including Hay-on-Wye, Edinburgh and Rome, as well as writing for such publications as The Guardian, BBC Online, The Irish Times and the Globe and Mail.
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, July 28, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be sent out to ticket holders after its conclusion. It will also be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE.
Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
Why do monsters thrill and terrify us? And how have they—and we —changed over the ages?
This talk will take us on a journey around the monsters of the world, from giants in Cornwall to Bavarian dragons, from the fearsome horned oni of Japan to the Louisiana werewolf. Beginning amongst monstrous ancient gods and travelling through the ages to the twenty-first century, we will see how monsters offer a shadow history to our own. From providing the foundational myths on which so many human societies have been built, to distilling collective historical traumas, monsters are far more than bug-eyed freakshows: the deeper we delve into this subject, the more we find a mirror to our own humanity. In this talk, author Nicholas Jubber takes us with him on a journey around the world’s monsters, drawing on many different sources and stories as he explores what makes monsters continue to tick - and how they evolve.
Nicholas Jubber is the author of six books of non-fiction, a winner and multiple nominee of the Stanford/Dolman Travel Book Award. His journeys have taken him across Africa, Asia and Europe, on the trail of a medieval physician, Persian poet and sixteenth century explorer, amongst many other adventures, as he explores the connections - and misconnections - that link the past to the present. His books have been end-of-year picks for the New York Times, NPR and Financial Times, amongst others, and he has spoken at many literary festivals, including Hay-on-Wye, Edinburgh and Rome, as well as writing for such publications as The Guardian, BBC Online, The Irish Times and the Globe and Mail.
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, July 28, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be sent out to ticket holders after its conclusion. It will also be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE.
Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
Why do monsters thrill and terrify us? And how have they—and we —changed over the ages?
This talk will take us on a journey around the monsters of the world, from giants in Cornwall to Bavarian dragons, from the fearsome horned oni of Japan to the Louisiana werewolf. Beginning amongst monstrous ancient gods and travelling through the ages to the twenty-first century, we will see how monsters offer a shadow history to our own. From providing the foundational myths on which so many human societies have been built, to distilling collective historical traumas, monsters are far more than bug-eyed freakshows: the deeper we delve into this subject, the more we find a mirror to our own humanity. In this talk, author Nicholas Jubber takes us with him on a journey around the world’s monsters, drawing on many different sources and stories as he explores what makes monsters continue to tick - and how they evolve.
Nicholas Jubber is the author of six books of non-fiction, a winner and multiple nominee of the Stanford/Dolman Travel Book Award. His journeys have taken him across Africa, Asia and Europe, on the trail of a medieval physician, Persian poet and sixteenth century explorer, amongst many other adventures, as he explores the connections - and misconnections - that link the past to the present. His books have been end-of-year picks for the New York Times, NPR and Financial Times, amongst others, and he has spoken at many literary festivals, including Hay-on-Wye, Edinburgh and Rome, as well as writing for such publications as The Guardian, BBC Online, The Irish Times and the Globe and Mail.