What do Lady Tottington from Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit, Jenny Bennett from Monster House, and Elsa Van Helsing from Frankenweenie have in common?
At first glance, not much, except that they are not the leads of their movies. But closer inspection shows us that they are each in a story that halts and stammers and explodes due to mob mentality. Groupthink. Mass delusion. When angry and scared people come together, terrible things can happen. Join us as we give these women their due while exploring what mob mentality is, and how it affects humans. Spoiler alert: It affects us really, really easily. Add in an exploration of Mary Shelley and the creation of Frankenstein, the history of werewolves and wererabbits (yes, there is actual history for the latter,) and a peek into the original Frankenweenie short film, and you've got episode 4 of The Damsel Dialogues Season 2: DAMSELS OF DEATH!
Music and SFX by Zapsplat.com
Links
https://www.wattpad.com/729772698-supernatural-myths-explained
https://theconversation.com/the-ancient-origins-of-werewolves-104775
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/killer-rabbits-in-medieval-manuscripts/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/facing-trauma-together/202101/the-psychology-mob-mentality
https://news.miami.edu/stories/2021/01/scholars-examine-the-mob-mentality.html
https://drwendyjames.com/the-psychology-of-mob-mentality-and-violence/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html
https://arraybc.com/what-is-mob-mentality
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-know-whether-your-house-is-occupied-by-demonic-f-791412055
https://www.newportri.com/article/20161025/entertainment/310259989
