Tiny Terrors: Essays on Monstrous Children in the Movies: Essays on Cinema's Holy Terrors

by Sean Moreland (Editor), Markus P.J. Bohlmann (Editor)

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  Illustrated
  2015

  $23.79

  Depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope. This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and childness. --