چکیده (انگلیسی):

Dark Demon Rising (1997) is the debut novel written by an established Malaysian horror stories author, Tunku Halim.
Dark Demon Rising narrates the journey of the protagonist, Shazral Abbas, and his encounter with his dark childhood
and dangerous future. This paper aims to examine the relationship between Shazral and Minah, specifically the
representation of the grotesque through deviant sexuality. To illustrate and depict grotesque romance, a textual analysis
is carried out and close reference to the definition of grotesque is applied as the framework of the study. The term
‘grotesque romance’ is coined throughout this study to show the type of relationship entered into by the protagonist and
his lover. There are three components of grotesque that are embodied in the notion of grotesque romance in the novel;
‘demonic fantasy’, ‘theexcessive and the unreal’ and ‘the horrifyingand the attractive’. Our findings illustrate that these
three components of grotesque are manifested through the action of deviant sexuality and represented in two ways; 1)
pre-marital sex prohibited by religion and culture, and 2) the relationship between two different entities – human and
demon.