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We gather in the shadows, trying our best to live our lives in a world that, when it doesn’t exactly fear or hate us, doesn't even believe in our existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlas, there are people out there who can’t stand this. They work from behind the scenes to protect ‘\u003cstrong\u003enormality\u003c\/strong\u003e’ at all costs. This means getting rid of us, \u003cem\u003eby any means necessary\u003c\/em\u003e. They are often successful, but not as much as they’d like. 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And \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ewe fight back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere, there, be monsters!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cem\u003erules-lite\u003c\/em\u003e response to monster-hunting media from the \u003cem\u003emonsters'\u003c\/em\u003e point of view. It's both a love letter and a middle finger to stuff like \u003cem\u003eHellboy \u003c\/em\u003e(and the BPRD), the \u003cem\u003eSCP Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMen in Black\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWorld of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e games and the \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Fantasy\u003c\/strong\u003e genre in general. 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