of course, but the horror musical is a large and widely unnoticed corner of the genre and De Palma’sPhantom of the Paradiseis one of the foundations of it. It’s an update onThe Phantom of the Opera,albeit
The paper has a particular focus on science fiction, although it also discusses fantasy and supernatural horror specific irrealia. The article then illustrates the concept of genre-specific irrealia and discusses its implications for translation on examples drawn from the novel Fahrenheit ...
Like many movies of its genre, Do Revenge was released directly to streaming on Netflix, but this hasn't hindered its popularity. Since social media is such a large part of Gen-Z life and culture, every aspect of life is curated to a certain extent, and Do Revenge captures this well....
1817:Frankensteinby Mary Shelley. A cautionary tale about an attempt to create life,Frankensteinis a classic of the Gothic horror genre and is often argued to be one of the first science fiction novels. 1870:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seaby Jules Verne. Verne imagined a story about the...
We’ve tried to get as big a range as possible, though, from classic chart-toppers to genre notables from hip-hop, punk, house, and so on—and we’ve also gotten some wonderful musicians to reflect on their personal soundtracks, too. Pride month itself has a number of meanings and...
These movies told exclusively through a screen elevate the found footage genre and show us more modern takes on our digital existence.
Having left his own inimitable mark on the vampire genre in 2013’sOnly Lovers Left Alive, American indie godhead Jim Jarmusch has turned his attention to another of horror’s most enduring monsters for his 13th narrative feature. Featuring a stacked cast of Jarmusch regulars, including Adam Driv...
“People think they’re never going to be able to get one back on the system that is doing it to them.” Perhaps, by way of the horror genre, Charlie Shaw is being empowered. Or maybe, the novel suggests, the violence put into play by those who...
What is meant by the term‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of un...
The centrality of music to the horror genre raises the question of horror's authenticity. To the critical ear, horror films may rely on soundtracks as a crutch, choosing to tell the audience what to feel instead of allowing the actions on screen to organically speak for themselves. However, ...