"Monsters and the Monstrous" is a biannual peer reviewed global journal that serves to explore the broad concept of "The Monster" and "The Monstrous" from a multifaceted inter-disciplinary perspective. The journal publishes work that seeks to investigate and assess the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human culture throughout history. In particular, the journal will have a dual focus with the intention of examining specific ‘monsters’ as well as evaluating the role, function and consequences of persons, actions or events identified as ‘monstrous’. The history and contemporary cultural influences of monsters and monstrous metaphors will also be examined.
Contributions
Cameron Ellis: Freeing Woman from Truth and the Unknown. Using Kahlo and Irigaray to Liberate Woman from Haggard's 'She', 1-15
Peter Mario Kreuter: The Monstrification of the Monster. How Ceaușescu became the 'Red Vampire', 17-27
Sarah Malik Bell: Monster as Victim, Victim as Monster. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, redemptive Suffering and the 'Undead', 29-37
Callie Clare: Digging Our Own Grave. Monster Trucks and America, 39-51
Hannah Priest: Monstrous Literature. The Case of Dacre Stoker's 'Dracula the Undead', 53-67
Film Reviews
The Dreamers of Dreams: 'Inception' (Sarah Juliet Lauro), 69-71
The Status is Not Quo. Reflections on Villains as Heroes in 'Despicable Me' (2010), 'Megamind' (2010) and 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Book' (2008) (Harvey O'Brien), 71-76
'Thirst' (Colette Balmain), 77-78
Book Reviews
Jay M. Smith: Monsters of the Gevaudon. The Making of a Beast (Lance Eaton), 79-80
James W. Jones: Monsters or Martyrs? A Review of 'Blood That Cries out from the Earth: The Psychology of Religious Terrorism' (John Donovan), 80-82
Otta Wenskus: Umwege in die Vergangenheit. Star Trek und die griechisch-römische Antike (Peter Mario Kreuter), 82-84
Karen Chase: The Victorians & Old Age (C. Riley Augé), 84-85
Sheridan Le Fanu: In a Glass Darkley (Lee Baxter), 86-87
L. Frank Baum: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Lee Baxter), 87-89
Barry Curtis: Dark Places. The Haunted House in Film (Colette Balmain), 89-90