The Definition of a Monster
Monster literature is a genre of literature that combines good and evil and intends to evoke a sensation of horror and terror in its readers by presenting the evil side in the form of a monster.
The clips below represent this facute of the horror genre, the villains are purely evil with no redeeming qualities, and it takes a hero to stop them.
The clips below represent this facute of the horror genre, the villains are purely evil with no redeeming qualities, and it takes a hero to stop them.
In the 19th century there is a significant shift, which is exemplified in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Frankenstein from having a clear line between good and evil, into a moral gray area, where the characters who might appear to be a monster have good intentions, and the beautiful are cruel.
These clips depict characters who are generally labeled as monsters by those around them, yet the audience is aware that they are more complicated than they may seem, and they exist in a gray area between good and evil, while evoking sympathy despite some of their negative qualities.
These clips depict characters who are generally labeled as monsters by those around them, yet the audience is aware that they are more complicated than they may seem, and they exist in a gray area between good and evil, while evoking sympathy despite some of their negative qualities.