Download or read book The Monstrous-feminine written by Barbara Creed and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most critical writings on horror films conceptualise woman as victim. Creed challenges this view with a feminist psychoanalytic critique, discussing films such as Alien, I Spit on Your Grave and Psycho.