8. Hidden Monsters: Conspiracy Aesthetics in Video Games

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. Part I Monstrous Representations
5. 1. “Honor Died on the Beach” : Constructing Japaneseness through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima 25
6. 2. For the Love of Monsters : Yōkai and Colonialism in Japanese Games 45
7. 3. Translating Horrific History : Filipino Mythological and Folk Creatures, the Trauma of Colonial History, and the Limits of Nationalism in the Design and Narrative of Nightfall: Escape 65
8. 4. Monster-Order Brides : Framing the Bride of Frankenstein Trope in The Wanderer, Fable II, and Dragon Age II 81
9. 5. Beyond Women Monsters and Psychoanalytic Terrors : The Monstrous-Feminine and Horror Cinematic Tropes in The Evil Within 2 103
10. 6. The Monstrosity of Stigma: Mental Health Representation in Video Games 121
11. 7. Monstrosity as Neurodiversity and The Procedural Rhetoric of Psychosis in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice 141
12. Part II Monstrous Interpretations
13. 8. Hidden Monsters: Conspiracy Aesthetics in Video Games 163
14. 9. Performing Monstrosity in Twitch Chat 183
15. 10. Games of Personal Horror: Shadow Work and Role-playing Experiences 201
16. 11. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Virtual Murder : Commodified Monstrosity in Diablo III 223
17. 12. Monstrous Academics 241
18. Complete References 261
19. Index 291