Monster Hunters

The 2004 movie Van Helsing had all the Universal monsters together being pursued by a monster hunter played by Hugh Jackman. The movie was a moderate success, panned by critics, but was a big influence on young Emily Zarka, who grew up to be an expert on monsters. She tells us about the real monster hunters from history that date back to the beginnings of civilization. They were everywhere in the Middle Ages, or maybe they were just better documented then. The fictional monster hunters we see in the movies are based on these real professional monster hunters. Dr. Zarka explains how these real monster hunters inspired fictional heroes like Van Helsing.