As such, you can't really say that either is the true monster.

Christian Raffalli had been a true monster long before he stumbled across absolute power.

Only the demented, true monsters could carry out their plans.

I am in bed with a true monster, Daniella thought.

The true monsters were far less apparent, and far more powerful.

Instead, the true monster is himself, the creator of the beast Misako has become.

And after another silence: 'Though the true monsters are those of us who made them.'

The single word served as a reminder of the true monster he was.

But, he concludes, not all combinations have the necessary emotional resonance to form true monsters.

That you are not a true monster but a proper creature, and you can save me.