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Abstract

The Siam reformation in the 1880s has turned horror, which traditionally subtle existed in the society, into a non-civilized nature that went opposite the reformation. The horror had later terrified people and turned them to feel disgusted when perceiving or being immediate proximity those with horrified and unpleasant natures. Therefore, the Siamese state and elite had reorganized all people’s inappropriate emotions through the “civilizing process”. In this process, four managers of horror were constituted to control and dispose all horrified nature: “Khun Kalewarak” (the undertaker) who took away the corpses; the hospital that eliminated all sickness and treated patients; the patrol division and the department of sanitation that kept clean and got rid of sewage in public areas; and “the Siamese realm of justice” (Sanarmsathidyuthitham Sayarm) that was responsible for judging cases and reducing the horrified severity of punishment. Apart from controlling of horror in surreptitious areas, or getting rid of horror from public sphere, the civilizing process also helps eliminate the negative emotion of society as well.