“Using as a lens the concepts of rape myths and patriarchal terrorism, the chapter reveals the ways in which the mistreatment of human females by their male vampire intimate partners is rationalised and presented as forgivable and or beneficial to both the victims and broader society. As the narrative frequently disguises transgressive and evil acts of abuse as desire and romantic love, and places male protagonists in positions of power, the urgent problem of female consent becomes trivialised.”
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