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Wood, Richard (2024) Demonic Horror and its Reflection of Society. PhD thesis, University of Gloucestershire. doi:10.46289/RAIA7915
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Abstract
This thesis explores the use of demons in modern demonic horror literature to reflect the society in which the text is written. The analysis of several novels, and of psychoanalytical and philosophical approaches to horror, finds that the demons often represent feelings or beliefs that society represses, often as a reaction to unspoken feelings toward a societal movement, or as patriarchal beliefs. This theory is put into practise through three creative pieces that explore domestic abuse and toxic masculinity with different approaches to the style of writing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Demons; Demonic horror; Horror literature; Repression; Domestic abuse | ||||||
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR401 Modern |
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| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Anna Kerr | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2025 16:43 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2025 16:43 | ||||||
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14905 |
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