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Category Archives: Critical thoughts
Dead Letter: The Aesthetics of Horror
Dead Letter: The Aesthetics of Horror ‘An investigative essay into the value of artistic representations of gore.’ A very thoughtful essay on the ethics and aesthetics of representing the horrific and the profoundly unpleasant in art by Jude D. Russo.
Sartrean Themes in Joss Whedon’s Angel: A Marxist Interpretation
A provocative article by Doug Enaa Green, interpreting Angel in terms of Jean-Paul Sartre’s later, Marxist philosophy.
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Tagged Angel, existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Joss Whedon, Marxism, Vampires
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The Guardian’s Top Ten vampire books
Quite an interesting list from The Guardian re: their top-10-vampire-books. Some unusual choices (Ann Radcliffe as vampire slayer and a vampire parrot) but many blood sucking basics too. I am lucky to have a nice reprint of Florence Marryat’s Blood … Continue reading
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In defence of horror
A stimulating essay by Darryl Jones on the literary tradition of horror, which is not confined to the Gothic mode but appears in Greek tragedy. Shakespeare, and even James Joyce.
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Tagged Gothic, horror, James Joyce, Shakespeare, tragedy
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What the historical inaccuracies in “Dracula Untold” tell us about the rise of Islamophobia
A thought-provoking article about anti-Islamic sentiments in the latest retelling of the Dracula tale, the film Dracula Untold.
The New Fairy Tale Is Trying to Escape Its Past
. . . and more on the fairy tale, referencing Marina Warner’s book. This essay by Becca Rothfeld looks at the current popularity of reworking classic fairy tales in film and TV. I am currently researching this fascinating mode of … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Fairy tales, Gérard Genette, Intertextuality, SF, Vampires, YA Fiction
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A Scientific Guide to Seeing Fairies. A fragment.
A fascinating blog essay by Franziska Kohlt on Lewis Carroll, Victorian science, and the perception of fairies. Franziska Kohlt is a DPhil Candidate at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford, and a graduate tutor in English literature at St … Continue reading
My hero: Mary Shelley by Neil Gaiman
The fantasy writer Neil Gaiman discusses the wonder of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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Tagged Byron, Frankenstein, Gothic, Gothic novel, John Polidori, Mary Shelley, Monsters, Percy Shelley, SF
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Let me grab your soul away – Kate Bush and gothic
A fascinating article tracing Gothic themes in Kate Bush’s songs and the allusions to Gothic cinema therein.
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Tagged Emily Brontë, Film, Gothic, Hanry James, Horror Film, Intertextuality, Kate Bush, music, Stephen King, Wuthering Heights
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The Evolution of the Female Vampire
Jamie Spears, who is completing her PhD at the University of Sunderland, has written a fascinating account of the origins of female vampire here.
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Tagged Female Gothic, Gothic, Gothic novel, lamia, mythology, succubi, Vampires, Victorian Gothic
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