Most Halloween costumes and movie monsters are made by taking something ordinary and turning it wicked. Zombies are brain-eating, dead people! Cleopatra is the sexy, poisonous noble. Werewolves are intimidating, fang-bearing oversized dogs.
In this prompt, we’re flipping that trope on its head. Your goal is to take something that’s normally scary, terrifying, or monstrous and make the wholesome, family-friendly version of it.
As an example, think of Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web. Arachnophobia is a big deal for many people, but here we have a delightful children’s story!
Based on a photo by Philipp Böck on Unsplash
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Need ideas? Check out this list of phobias or this list of monster movies. Because who says you can’t draw a cuddly ghoul or show just how helpful a killer bee can be.
