Director Alex Scharfman tells IndieWire about some of the (real) references for the horned monsters in his A24 film.

Illustrations of animals feature frequently on the pages of medieval manuscripts ... The concept of a bestiary originated when writers like Pliny the Elder began creating works about natural ...

"Histoires Prodigieuses; the Monster of Cracow," 1559, London, Wellcome Collection. Public domain. Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity is dedicated to ...

She describes how carnival season, preceding lent, was a time when people would briefly reverse traditional roles, dress like monsters ... of medieval books. Create your own bestiary, duel ...