The Monstrous-Feminine

Abstract

In almost all critical writings on the horror film, woman is conceptualised only as victim. In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed challenges this patriarchal view by arguing that the prototype of all definitions of the monstrous is the female reproductive body.With close reference to a number of classic horror films including the Alien trilogy, T

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Barbara Creed (2015). The Monstrous-Feminine. Routledge eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429236143

@book{barbara2015the,
  title  = {The Monstrous-Feminine},
  author = {Creed, Barbara},
  year   = {2015},
  publisher = {Routledge eBooks},
  doi    = {10.4324/9780429236143}
}

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