diff --git a/scripts/utilities/monsters-html-escaper.py b/scripts/utilities/monsters-html-escaper.py
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+import html
+
+def main():
+
+    # read in the file
+    with open("../data/yaml/monsters.yaml", 'r') as content_file:
+        content = content_file.read()
+    # print(html.unescape(content))
+    with open("../data/yaml/monsters-fixed.yaml", 'w') as outfile:
+        outfile.write(html.unescape(content))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()