Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even some geographical areas have monsters and mythology that is their own. ↗
Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen. ↗
I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up; those things are all things I've done so many times that they lose their allure after a while. ↗