Monsters are horrifying creatures, yet they also
fascinate and attract heroes and readers. How can
these contradictory emotions and responses be
explained and why do we like monsters although they
scare us? In this book, the author Susanne Zhanial
uses Julia Kristevas theory of the abject to answer
these questions. The first part of the book
introduces the reader to Kristevas theory of the
abject. After defining the terms abject and monster,
it will be shown that these two concepts can be
successfully linked. In the second part of the book,
the theoretical insights will be used for...