Tania was just twelve years old when she was gay-exorcised. Convinced that her boyish style and demeanor were a sign of something wicked, two of her mother’s church friends tried to “banish the evil” from her. That day, the young girl realized that monsters weren’t just found in horror tales. They could lurk anywhere—and look just like you. This book comprises slices of Tania’s life and childhood in Singapore—where she discovered how difference is often perceived as deviant, damaged, disobedient, and sometimes, demonic. As she pulls back the veil on life on the small island, she reveals the sometimes kind, sometimes monstrous side of all of us. Intertwined with her experiences is an analysis of the role of women in horror. Tania looks at films and popular culture to illuminate the ways in which women are often portrayed as monsters, and how in real life, monsters are not what we think.