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The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey follows young orphan Will Henry, who is apprenticed to Dr. Warthorpe, a monstrumologist studying real-life gruesome monsters. The story begins when a grave robber delivers an Anthropophagi monster specimen to Warthorpe, leading Will and the doctor on a dangerous hunt to protect their town from a growing monster epidemic. The narrative unfolds through Will's diary entries discovered years later by an unnamed narrator. The book contains scenes depicting extreme violence, gore, and trauma.