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(1) Edgar Allan Poe is a major figure of the gothic literature genre. He was one of the most influential American writers of the 19th century. Here are a few of Poe’s masterpieces that reveal his talent. The Fall of the House of Usher This short story has the gothic motif of ancestral curse because... Continue Reading →
https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Lambs-Hannibal-Lecter/dp/0312924585 Thomas Harris’ suspense novel The Silence of the Lambs is a must read. Here, I prepared a short quiz to test your understanding of the book, have fun! *Instructions: There are 8 questions to the quiz. Try to answer them on your own and then scroll down to get the answers. Who is Clarice... Continue Reading →
This is the trailer of I Am Legend, a 2007 American post-apocalyptic movie. Here, watch it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtKMEAXyPkg Now, let’s begin. Just by viewing the trailer, it is clear that this movie can be considered gothic. A terrible virus had killed all of New York City’s inhabitants except for Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist who has... Continue Reading →
(1) When I say, “The Day of the Dead”, you may think of the Mexican culture with their skulls and colourful costumes. The Day of the Dead is in fact very gothic since it recognizes death as human experience. They celebrate the death of the loved ones with joy and nostalgia. (2) 1. History Several... Continue Reading →
Cinderella is a folklore story that has been passed on for several decades. It embodies myth-elements of unjust oppression and triumphant rewards. As you might not know, there is an estimated number of three hundred and forty-five variants to the story. In 1950, Walt Disney produced a movie based on it which has known uncomparable... Continue Reading →
(1) Do you like Harry Potter? I mean, of course you do! If you’re like me, you could read the series over and over again. Next time you do, try to pay more attention to the monsters in the sorcerer’s world. Here are a few: 1. Dementors (2) These are definitely one of the creepiest... Continue Reading →
(1) Do you remember this smarty-pants with supernatural powers? Matilda was one of my favourite childhood movies, that’s for sure. You may wonder how the heck this children’s movie is related to gothic. It turns out that this movie contains many gothic motifs. Here are a just a few of them: 1. Ancestral curse (2)... Continue Reading →
You Are Never Safe is a homemade iMovie trailer featuring my favourite subject, my cat, in a gothic(ish) story. The gothic motifs used include the monster, the damsel in distress, terror and obscurity, and some kind of excess in the fact that the whole concept is ridiculous and not scary at all, which could also... Continue Reading →
Gothic fiction began around the Enlightenment period, when the truth claimed about religion was severely questioned. To test the limits of reason itself, encounters with ghostly figures were taken as Kantian attempts. Back in the 19th century, attention has derived towards the horror that lurks into our own psyche. Stories such as the celebrated Strange... Continue Reading →
With a week to go before the much-anticipated return of Game of Thrones on HBO after almost 2 years of absence, now seemed a good time to make a gothic appreciation post on this TV show—and book series. One of the most striking characteristics of the gothic genre rests in the use of terror, the... Continue Reading →
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