![]() He tricks Jesus into believing he is the messiah by guiding him to perform the “miracles” for which he is known (and which are actually orchestrated by the Rauschmonstrum). In the second story, presented as a series of interviews with real-life personalities ranging from Norman Mailer to Oprah, Ol’ Rausch (as he is called by his friends) explains his reasoning for having, essentially, invented Christianity, and expounds on hard-hitting topics like American politics, poverty in Africa (which the Rauschmonstrum has eradicated, earning himself a Nobel Peace Prize), and existential despair. In the first, this shapeshifting monster with a “Cheshire Cat grin” who appears most frequently as a cloud of smoke is in Galilee at the time of Jesus’ ascension and crucifixion. ![]() Author Nick LaTorre creates a clever mythology for his imagined supernatural being, the Rauschmonstrum, through three interlinked short stories. ![]()
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