The Monstrous-Feminine

Barbara Creed

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Gothic Literature and Media Analysis Cinema History and Criticism Gender and Feminist Studies

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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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