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December | 2014 | beyond horror
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Archive for December, 2014. Terror at Christmas: Commemorating The Castle of Otranto’s 250th Anniversary. Christmas – a time for one to celebrate with loved ones and friends, to celebrate the warmth of the ‘Christmas Spirit’. For those who work in the field of Gothic studies, Christmas Day is a special occasion. December 25th, 2014 marks the 250th year that Horace Walpole’s. The Castle of Otranto. The Castle Of Otranto. Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill. An 18th Century impression of Strawberry Hill.
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Fun Stuff | beyond horror
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A collection of interesting, non-academic stuff that tickles(ed) my fancy. Even if initially they treat him like an idiot, when people see someone who tries harder than someone else, they eventually want to lend him a hand. That’s because people eventually realise that they can fill the holes in each others hearts. 8211; Kishimoto’s. Love is a pleasant fire kindled by true desire. 8211; Thomas Wyatt, A Reproof. You are my fire, the one desire. 8211; Song by a 90’s boyband. 8211; The Eagles, Get Over It.
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Books made from human skin | beyond horror
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Books made from human skin. Based on the short story by Clive Barker, the film Hellraiser contains a simple enough premise that has spawned countless, albeit tiresome sequels. What if one could open a gateway to Hell itself by solving a puzzle? The graphic novels establish a different, and more horrific premise. in the graphic novels, the boxes made by Lemarchand are made with human body parts – fat and bone. But is the premise of boxes made from the parts of human bodies that horrifying? Responses to &#...
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How to tell you are reading a Gothic Novel, in Pictures! | beyond horror
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How to tell you are reading a Gothic Novel, in Pictures! No, this blog is not dead. Yes, it is very much still alive! Last year I co-coordinated a Digital Humanities reading group, and got to know more about visualisations and infographics. These are great ways to present information in a concise manner, often allowing one to notice patterns and trends. Here’s an interesting one that charts the plots of three movies – Nolan’s. The W Brothers’. Http:/ www.visualizing.org/galleries/world-cup-2014. Response...
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Conversation Article: Is it a Birdman? Is it a play? It’s super meta-textuality! | beyond horror
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Conversation Article: Is it a Birdman? Is it a play? In addition to my interest in early modern English stuff, I also dabble in film criticism. I recently went to a screening of Iñárritu’s ‘Birdman’ and loved it. I wrote a piece on metatextuality that has just been published by The Conversation! Check it out here. Responses to “Conversation Article: Is it a Birdman? Is it a play? Feed for this Entry. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Join 25 other followers.
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Academic Stuff | beyond horror
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Repulsions, Convulsions and Compulsions: Horror, Humor and Repetition in American Psycho and Fight Club. Sidesplitting: sLaughter in Popular Cinema. 8217;Doesn’t Everyone Want Their Parents Dead’: Monstrous Children in the Films of Ridley Scott. Holy Terrors: Essays on Monstrous Children in Cinema. Night Of the Living Dead: Three Ghost Scenes and the Character of Hamlet. The Shakespeare Institute Review: Shakespeare, Death and Mortality, Vol.1. Article PDF can be downloaded here. What’s in a name? Magic ...
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March | 2015 | beyond horror
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Archive for March, 2015. Book Chapter: “Doesn’t everyone want their parents dead? 8221; Monstrous Children in the Films of Ridley Scott. A side project that I have been working on for the past year or two has finally come to fruition! This book chapter is a study of monstrous children in the science fiction films of Ridley Scott, published in ‘ Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters. 8216; by McFarland. And edited by Markus P.J. Bohlmann and. I had to build all this for my research. Is it a play? Annou...
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Terror at Christmas: Commemorating The Castle of Otranto’s 250th Anniversary | beyond horror
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Terror at Christmas: Commemorating The Castle of Otranto’s 250th Anniversary. Christmas – a time for one to celebrate with loved ones and friends, to celebrate the warmth of the ‘Christmas Spirit’. For those who work in the field of Gothic studies, Christmas Day is a special occasion. December 25th, 2014 marks the 250th year that Horace Walpole’s. The Castle of Otranto. The Castle Of Otranto. Is in this regard noteworthy for bringing into fashion a literary mode that exists in some form even today. The H...
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Announcement: Centre for the History of Emotions Workshop | beyond horror
https://beyondhorror.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/announcement-centre-for-the-history-of-emotions-workshop
Announcement: Centre for the History of Emotions Workshop. My work on emotions in early modern poetry brings me under the aegis of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence. The CHE, as it is colloquially called, will be holding a prospective student event in December at the University of Melbourne. If you are a prospective postgraduate student, check it out to see what opportunities the Centre can provide! Http:/ www.historyofemotions.org.au/get-involved/future-students.aspx. Is it a play?
