From Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of "Rebecca" (1941), to Max Ophül’s "Caught" (1948), and Fritz Lang’s homage to Bluebeard in "The Secret Behind the Door "(1947), there is no shortage of tyrannical husbands and persecuted wives in the cinema of the Second World War and post-war period. What critics have dubbed the ‘paranoid woman’s film’ does … Continue reading "Gaslight": Performance and Power
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Foreshadowings: “Give revenge her due,” or Romancing death in ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’
"...This very skull, / Whose mistress the Duke poisoned, with this drug, / The mortal curse of the earth, shall be revenged / In the like strain, and kiss his lips to death." (The Revenger's Tragedy, Act III, Scene i, Line 102-105)We were told there would be cake...?!('Revenger's Tragedy,' 2003)Thomas Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy was … Continue reading Foreshadowings: “Give revenge her due,” or Romancing death in ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’
Are you Afraid of the Dark-Hearted Man? The Fifty Year Sword.
Last Wednesday, Sheffield Gothic met to talk stitching, orphans, and vengeance, as we discussed Mark Z. Danielewski's The Fifty Year Sword (2005), a novel which attempts to novelise the ghost story.Within the glossy pages, we are introduced to Chintana, a heartbroken seamstress who dreams of vengeance against her husband’s seductress, Belinda Kite. Chintana soon decides to attend … Continue reading Are you Afraid of the Dark-Hearted Man? The Fifty Year Sword.
Reflections on a Craven classic: Last House on the Left
Trigger Warning: The film discussed in this blog contains scenes of graphic violence.As many in the Gothic community know, horror director Wes Craven died a few days ago of brain cancer. A film legend, Craven established a number of iconic franchises and redefined not only the ‘slasher’ sub-genre but also the horror genre as a … Continue reading Reflections on a Craven classic: Last House on the Left
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