Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Classic Films in Focus: HUSH... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964)

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Southern Gothic is all about collapse, moral, physical, and psychological, but it clings to its faded charms. It's a painted blush on ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Classic Horror for Halloween

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Halloween is the perfect time to enjoy classic horror from cinema's early days. These movies make great ambience enhancers during your...

The Gothic Influences of Disney's Haunted Mansion

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My good friend, James Graham, presented this paper at the Popular Culture Association in the South conference in September, and I thought it...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Classic Films in Focus: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1941)

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Like Dracula and Frankenstein , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde serves as a touchstone for literary and cinematic horror. Directed by Victor Fle...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Classic Films in Focus: MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935)

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Like Dracula's Daughter (1936), Mark of the Vampire (1935) plays out as a kind of semi-sequel to Dracula (1931), even though this T...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Classic Films in Focus: THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)

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Although Mary Shelley's novel has been filmed many times, every adaptation of Frankenstein is unique, a point that The Curse of Frank...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Reflections on Classic Horror

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Years ago, I attempted to teach a unit on horror to a class of college freshmen. It was an unmitigated disaster. We watched the 1941 Unive...