Queerness, Orientalism, and the Gothic in ‘Penny Dreadful’
‘Penny Dreadful’ is an acclaimed series created for Showtime, involving plenty of mystery and gore
From the Entertainment Springs of Cinematic Horror Thrills
“Thriller” was a film that provoked the kinds of physical reactions that are usually associated with horror today, and a film would be described as a “thriller” on the grounds that it provided “thrills and chills”
A Life of Crime and the Thriller as Horror Film
Crimes and horror films were seen as a brilliant blending of established trends rather than as the creation of a new and distinctive trend
Psychological Horror, and Body Horror
Perhaps the most frightening of all horror films are those where there are no monsters and no demons other than the psychological states of the characters
Horror Cinema and the Mad Science of Nature
Horror films capitalise on our increasing sense of alienation from the natural environment, an alienation embodied in a growing ecological crisis, and symbolised on film by nature in revolt
Representation of Transgressive Female Desire in ‘Daughter of Darkness’
In this article, we will examine how ‘Daughter of Darkness’ combines elements drawn from both Gothic melodrama and Gothic horror modes to paint a picture of transgressive female sexuality
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