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MPR News with Angela Davis
Jacob Aloi, Cari Dwyer, Alex Cipolle and Max Sparber

What is your favorite monster?

Universal monsters
Universal Pictures created some memorable monsters, including Dracula, Wolfman, The Phantom, Frankenstein's Monster and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Image from Universal Monster's Army Web site

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We dare you to listen to the MPR News Arts team’s second annual Halloween special about . . . monsters!

Otherworldly creatures like the Yōkai of Japan, the bigfoots of North American forests, and even Cookie Monster and Count Chocula span all cultures and periods. We explore how monsters reflect the societies and times they are created in. And how they can represent mischief, merriment and self-expression as well as fears, anxieties and historical traumas.

Guests:

  • Peter Harle teaches at the University of Minnesota and is an advisor in the art history department. He’s currently teaching “Witches, Ghosts and Evil Clowns: Figures of Fear in Art, Folklore and Popular Culture.” The course explores “figures of fear” across history, art, religion, popular culture and social media.

  • The Roe Family Singers is a Minnesota band that plays bluegrass, country and rock. They perform every Monday night at the 331 Club in Minneapolis.

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MPR News guest Host Jacob Aloi (left) talks with Alex V. Cipolle (center left), Senior Arts Reporter and Critic, Max Sparber (center right), Arts Editor and Dr. Peter Harle (right), a professor currently teaching “Witches, Ghosts and Evil Clowns: Figures of Fear in Art, Folklore and Popular Culture” at the University of Minnesota.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

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