Opinions
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Heavy Metal Lyricism and the Purest Gothic Behind
Since Black Sabbath, elements of the Gothic have pervaded the genre, whether in the lyrics, by the sound or by…
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The Origin and Nature of the Conflict with the Devil
Regarding the Christian’s conflict with the Devil, John Calvin is always careful to warn the believer that he must not…
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Gothic Tales on How to Murder a Beautiful Woman
All beauty must die, and in Edgar Allan Poe, the relationship between beauty and death echoes another duality: love and…
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The Nature of the Difficulties in Practical Occultism
The essential difference between theoretical and practical Occultism; or what is known as Theosophy on the one hand, and Occult…
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Gothic Tropes and Forms in Dark Literary Modernity
John-Paul Riquelme ensures that the insufficient critical attention to twentieth-century Gothic tropes and forms has indeed not vanished.
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Jack V. Haney’s Irreligious Russian Folktales
Professor Jack V. Haney’s series, ‘The Complete Russian Folktale,’ narratives may be less familiar to many readers and are more…
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Occult Kabbalism in the Poems of William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats’ fascination with the occult at the turn of the century was indicative of a larger cultural trend…
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Spiritualism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Fiction
Spiritualism’s resistance to established notions made it an appealing alternative to conventional religions, by recognising no formal hierarchy.
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The Historical Roots Of Contemporary Horror Fiction
A brief history of horror is followed by an examination of the trends and changes that have occurred in contemporary…
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The Faithful Artistic Monstrosities In New Gothic Art
New Gothic Art is powerful in producing and contributing towards recovering the lost sense of our human identities through the…
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Hauntology And The Problem Of Defining A Ghost
The relationship with a ghost is a relationship with the past; but it is certainly a relationship fraught with a…
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Origins Of The Witch Hunts And Christian Inquisition
The first true witch hunts began in western Europe in the early fifteenth-century, and the earliest series of trials took…
