larger than life vs monstrous

larger than life

adj
  • Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case. 

  • Usually of a person: very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. 

monstrous

adj
  • Enormously large. 

  • Hideous or frightful. 

  • Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters. 

  • Freakish or grotesque. 

How often have the words larger than life and monstrous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )