Introduction by Sarah Stang, Mikko Merilainen, Joleen Blom, and Lobna Hassan Part I: Monstrous Representations 1. "Honor Died on the Beach": Constructing Japaneseness Through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima by Dom Ford and Joleen Blom 2. For the Love of Monsters: Yokai and Colonialism in Japanese Games by Rachael Hutchinson 3. Translating Horrific History: Philippine Mythological and Folk Creatures, the Trauma of Colonial History, and the Limits of Nationalism in the Design and Narrative of Nightfall: Escape by Christoffer Mitch C. Cerda 4. Monster-Order Brides: Framing the Bride of Frankenstein Trope in The Wanderer, Fable II, and Dragon Age II by Caighlan Smith 5. Beyond Women Monsters and Psychoanalytic Terrors: The Monstrous-Feminine and Horror Cinematic Tropes in The Evil Within 2 by Nazely Hartoonian 6. The Monstrosity of Stigma: Mental Health Representation in Video Games by Kelli Dunlap and Rachel Kowert 7.

Monstrosity as Neurodiversity and The Procedural Rhetoric of Psychosis in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) by Lisanne Meinen Part II: Monstrous Interpretations 8. Hidden Monsters: Conspiracy Aesthetics in Video Games by Lars de Wildt 9. Performing Monstrosity in Twitch Chat by Rachel Linn 10. Games of Personal Horror: Shadow Work and Role-playing Experiences by Sarah Lynne Bowman 11. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Virtual Murder: Commodified Monstrosity in Diablo III by J. Tuomas Harviainen, Johanna Granvik, and Henry Korkeila 12. Monstrous Academics by Diane Carr, Shakuntala Banaji, and Hakan Ergül Complete References Index.