This is particularly relevant to horror, a genre centred greatly on death and the undead, where the corpse is ‘utterly abject’ as a ‘body without a soul’ (Creed, 2007, p. 10) at the boundary between life and death, and presenting a religious taboo (examples include vampires, zombies and robots, along with monsters such as werewolves that transgress the human/animal boundaries).

Hamilton J, Sullivan J (2015) Horror in therapy: working creatively with horror and science fiction films in trauma therapy. Createspace Asma ST (2009) On monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears. Oxford University Press, Oxford The Old Testament biblical events found in the poem Beowulf are very sparse. This could mean they were added later to a mostly pagan poem. In Biblical references connected to Grendel the poet of Beowulf has used the two examples from right at the beginning of the Bible to allude to the beginnings of good and evil, right, and wrong and the difference between the hero and the villain. Descendant of Cain Regardless of unionization status, a growing number of job seekers want to work for employers that take corporate accountability and social and environmental responsibility seriously. What Is a Closed Shop, Open Shop, and Right-to-Work State? Workplace psychopaths exist in a variety of workplaces. They are individuals who manipulate their way through life and leave an indelible mark on both their victims and society. They are destructive men and women - cunning, self-centered, ruthless and terrifying. They make working life a living hell for many of us. What motivates these individuals? How can you protect yourself from these 'monsters' who hide behind a veneer of respectability?Prouty G (2007) The ‘hallucination as the unconscious self’. In: Worsley R, Joseph S (eds) Person centred practice: case studies in positive psychology. PCCS Books, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, pp 169–183 The consumption of blood is an important theological issue in early medieval Christianity. The “blood” element in the Christian communion service is an important sacrament. The links between the monstrous and the divine are blurred in the context of Christian communion, with Christ’s blood being consumed but forgiving the drinker’s sins. This is interesting when compared to the condemnation the pagan Grendel is treated to. Tooby J, Cosmides L (1992) The psychological foundations of culture. In: Barkow J, Cosmides L, Tooby J (eds) The adapted mind: evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture. Basic Books, New York, pp 19–136 Jorstad, M., 2016. The Ground that opened its mouth: the ground’s response to human violence in genesis 4. JSL (4) 705-715. When a manager resolves a difference of opinion between two or more members of their team about a professional matter, accept their decision. Even if you think your boss has made a wrong call, it is their judgement and they will have to stand by it.

Larisey KC (2012) The wounded healer: a jungian perspective. Available via Jung Society of Atlanta. http://www.jungatlanta.com/articles/fall12-wounded-healer.pdf. Accessed 15 July 2020 Jung CG (1991) The archetypes and the collective unconscious. In: Read H, Fordham M, Adler G, Mcguire W (eds) The collected works of CG Jung, vol 9 Part 1, 2nd edn. Routledge, London Here he combines pseudo-science, relentless jargon and banal management conceptualising to bring you Working with Monsters. The book has an admirable purpose - intending to show readers how to identify and protect themselves from mentally unstable colleagues. But the writing is flavourless, repetitive and reading it is a lesson in drudgery. Some workplaces are more volatile than others, but just about every group of people who work together face getting to boiling point. Even the most patient and conscientious group of colleagues can get upset and frustrated with one another.

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