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(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 →
In 2011, Rob Cantor, inspired by his friend who kept dramatically whispering “Shia LaBoeuf”, wrote a comedy song about the actor Shia LaBoeuf being an actual cannibal who enjoys killing people. The song was released in 2012, along with an intense music video featuring a cameo from Shia LaBoeuf himself. Watch it here for a... Continue Reading →
Great Gothic Giggle 