The Real Mythology Behind Monsters of ‘The Witcher’
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#53E0N)
An evocative Netflix video essay focuses on the creepy monsters found within the series The Witcher (previously) and their mythological counterparts. Each of these human-eating monsters has a real place in legends that have existed through legend around the world for hundreds of years.
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