Title: Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters
Description: "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.""--
Subjects: Horror films, Film criticism, Children in motion pictures, History and criticism