Monster literature is a genre that stages a contest between good and evil in order to evoke a sensation of horror and terror in its readers, presenting the evil side of that contest in the form of a monster.
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Notable Example Defining TraitUses the figure of the monster to create horror or terror 1 Sources
1. Monster literature - Wikipedia
19th century
cited as one of the most influential literary monsters
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uses the figure of the monster to create an atmosphere of horror or terror
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