Indeed, they represent the struggle to vanquish empty desire, monsters that aid us in the war against the self.
Myriad militaristic SF books and films suggest the most interesting thing to do with the alien is style it as an invading monster and empty thousands of rounds of ammunition into it.
In a horror VR film or game, that might mean a scene starting with a view of an empty room, with a monster lurking, ready to scare the willies out of you when you turn around.
We get down on our actual knees, bowing and scraping in front of the empty space where we insist our Spaghetti Monster can be found.
So they decided to go, and when they arrived, they found an empty field normally used to race ATVs and monster trucks through mud-filled ravines.
If I introduce the name 'Herman' stipulating that it refers to the one and only monster under my bed, I introduce an empty name; and sentences containing 'Herman' should not thereby be ontologically committed to monsters.
You might find yourself in an empty front room, gripping tightly to a can of Monster while someone asks you turn "Murkle Man down because #ProjectArk are outside.
Furthermore in September, state broadcaster China Central Television also reported on public-welfare screenings of Monster Hunt at three separate theatres that were totally empty.
Instead of an empty conversation list with a prompt to start chats, we added a draw monster pointing to the "New Chat" button.
The two friends, six and eight, are clearly delighted to be in each other's company as they empty their stuff on to the floor - dozens of Hello Kitty cuddly toys and Monster High mannequins.
