The Unnameable Monster in Literature and Film

Introduction 1. Monsters as We Know Them: A History of Named Monsters 2. Articulating the Abstract: Theories of the Unnameable 3. 'Things' not to be named nor understood: The Unnameable Monster in Nineteenth Century Literature 4. The 'Thing' Keeps Coming Back: Modern and Postmodern Nondescripts 5. The Spectacle of the Lack: Real-ising the Monster on Screen Conclusion