Monster fonts came during a time when new ideas were being explored.  Around the 19th century industrialization took on a major role.  Mass advertising became a new form of communication, which called for new designs and new typefaces.  Instead of the classical typefaces, designers began to change the shapes and sizes to form more noticeable fonts.

Some ways that they did this were to expand, heighten, enlarge, shadow and flatten these typefaces.  In order to print these enlarged typefaces the people had to resort to wood, which helped to create the decorations and textures to typography.  Monster fonts created a way to form fonts in any way you wanted by just adjusting a serif to your liking or combining it with abstract art.