This book argues that the use of the monster metaphor through media coverage and discourse surrounding Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign suggests characteristics of the monstrous in the public discourse, warranting concerns for the future of national discourse.

Debbie Jay Williams is professor of language and literature at Abilene Christian University.
Kalyn L. Prince is graduate student in the English PhD program at the University of Oklahoma.

Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Our Metaphors, Our Selves
Chapter Two: The Monster Narrative
Chapter Three: The Media and the Monster
Chapter Four: The Buried Metaphor: Donald Trump's Construction of Monsters
Chapter Five: Monster (Metaphor) Mash
Chapter Six: When the Abyss Gazes Back
Bibliography
Appendices
About the Authors