A unique blend of humor, quirky history, and self-improvement disguised as monster lore.

Want to improve your life but instead just rewatch Twilight? Or curl up with a ghost story? Or binge on Bigfoot-hunting reality TV shows? Then Motivational Monsters® is for you!

Dive deep into your favorite monsters to learn critical life skills not taught in school.

• How the Great Vampire Epidemic humbled the Vatican and transformed the Holy Roman Empire shows us how to identify an agenda.

• Why Bram Stoker ditched his entire plan for Dracula to avoid the sunk cost fallacy.

• How Catherine Crowe, who introduced us to poltergeists, let her preference for the unconventional lead her unable to see the truth—and into an asylum.

• How Eleanor Sidgwick challenged her colleagues ignoring evidence in favor of belief, even at risk of destroying the world’s greatest ghost hunting organization.

Find drama in how the first vampire novel was written by the world’s greatest lover in a year without a summer—then stolen by his doctor, then stolen by his publisher. Find out how fear functions and how vampire movies can make us better able to overcome it—not emotionally, but physically!

Is a ghost a spirit, an energy, or a banana? Yes. Explaining ghosts means listening to a variety of perspectives. Not only does exploring ghosts teach us empathy, along the way we learn philosophical razors to cut through the confusion hampering our lives.

Learn why the world is this way and how to win at life with practical advice—all while learning fascinating monster lore! Even hardcore fans will learn something new. Guaranteed.