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Types of Invisible Monsters

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In the Twentieth Century, monstrosity took on a different form: invisible monsters. These monsters are humans whose monstrosity is unrecognizable by the human eye. Their monstrosity lies within, hidden underneath an appearance and performance of normality. These monsters resist representation and recognizability, shifting monstrosity away from ontological beings or visual spectacles.

Invisible monsters therefore complicate monstrosity as they appear to be normal people, but engage in monstrous acts. These monstrous acts range from internal harm, such as mental illnesses, to external harm, such as murders. To some extent these monsters are more dangerous that ontological ones, as how does one protect themselves from a monster they do not know exists? Their monstrosity is not recognized until after the fact, in which sometimes a search for a cause of their monstrosity takes place. But this may prove to be difficult, as there may not always be one clear cause for a person's monstrosity. It could be a combination of external factors, or there could be no cause at all. The monstrosity could solely lie in a person's nature. 

The different types of invisible monsters can be explored below.

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