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The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe	[Oct. 31st, 2011\|11:28 am]Gothic Literature
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(no subject)	[Oct. 2nd, 2010\|09:17 pm]Gothic Literature
[music \|"Yes Man" - Munchausen by Proxy]Hi, I'm new and wanted to know if anyone has any suggestions for southern gothic lit?
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Does anyone know this story?	[Jun. 12th, 2010\|07:49 pm]Gothic Literature
Hello everyone. I was wondering if y'all could help me out.I once read a short story that I liked, but now I've forgotten both its name and author, and most likely quite a few plot points too. Can anyone tell me if this sounds familiar in any way:The story mostly follows a man who is seeing a strange hallucination: a living fur boa, which appears to follow him everywhere, but can't be seen by anyone else. Over the course of the story it's revealed that the man had some sort of an occult experience somewhere on mainland Europe, which seems to be the reason he's gained this 'familiar'. At first he tries to destroy the creature by burning it in the fireplace and other means, then give it away, but nothing works.Desperate, he finally lures a naive friend to go and see the same occultist, hoping he can pass the curse on. It seems to do the trick, but then he starts to receive letters from his friend. The letters tell that the other is plagued by visions of the room where he met the occultist, to the point where he gets into accidents because he can't perceive the real world anymore. Later, the main character learns the the friend has simply walked into a lake and drowned. Relieved, he thinks he's finally free of the creature, but right then it appears at the door, bigger than ever, sopping wet, and now sporting a pair of menacing red eyes where it never had any distinguishable features before.Any help is greatly appreciated.EDIT 6/13/2010: And, as these things often go, I found the story I had been looking for only two hours after posting this. The title is 'Couching at the Door' by D. K. Broster, published around 1943, I believe. Those who would like to read it can find it at books.google.com/
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Does anyone know this story?

[Jun. 12th, 2010|07:49 pm]Gothic Literature

Hello everyone. I was wondering if y'all could help me out.I once read a short story that I liked, but now I've forgotten both its name and author, and most likely quite a few plot points too. Can anyone tell me if this sounds familiar in any way:The story mostly follows a man who is seeing a strange hallucination: a living fur boa, which appears to follow him everywhere, but can't be seen by anyone else. Over the course of the story it's revealed that the man had some sort of an occult experience somewhere on mainland Europe, which seems to be the reason he's gained this 'familiar'. At first he tries to destroy the creature by burning it in the fireplace and other means, then give it away, but nothing works.Desperate, he finally lures a naive friend to go and see the same occultist, hoping he can pass the curse on. It seems to do the trick, but then he starts to receive letters from his friend. The letters tell that the other is plagued by visions of the room where he met the occultist, to the point where he gets into accidents because he can't perceive the real world anymore. Later, the main character learns the the friend has simply walked into a lake and drowned. Relieved, he thinks he's finally free of the creature, but right then it appears at the door, bigger than ever, sopping wet, and now sporting a pair of menacing red eyes where it never had any distinguishable features before.Any help is greatly appreciated.EDIT 6/13/2010: And, as these things often go, I found the story I had been looking for only two hours after posting this. The title is 'Couching at the Door' by D. K. Broster, published around 1943, I believe. Those who would like to read it can find it at books.google.com/

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New community	[May. 5th, 2010\|09:22 pm]Gothic Literature
Hello everyone, long time no see! crip_crit is now in existence, for the purpose of discussing the portrayal of disability in literature, TV and film. Since gothic literature is full of this particular subject (you could do a PhD on disability in Wilkie Collins alone - actually, a friend of mine is about to do exactly that), I'm inviting you all over. You don't have to be disabled to join, just friendly.
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[May. 5th, 2010|09:22 pm]Gothic Literature

Hello everyone, long time no see!

crip_crit is now in existence, for the purpose of discussing the portrayal of disability in literature, TV and film. Since gothic literature is full of this particular subject (you could do a PhD on disability in Wilkie Collins alone - actually, a friend of mine is about to do exactly that), I'm inviting you all over. You don't have to be disabled to join, just friendly.

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Wagner the Werewolf	[Nov. 18th, 2009\|03:39 am]Gothic Literature
Wagner the Werewolf is my second foray into the weird and wonderful world of the Victorian penny dreadfuls, the mid-19th century equivalent of 20th century pulp fiction. ( more behind cut Collapse )x-posted to darkling_tales
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Edgar Allan Poe and The Living Dead Girl	[Oct. 18th, 2009\|10:24 am]Gothic Literature
Some of Poe's most Gothic tales concerns the death and resurrection of lady loves. For our American master of the macabre's bicentennial, I explore his feminine stories deeper meaning in a series over at Tor.com called Living Dead Girl. The series explores alchemy, metaphysics, and of course love with links to stories and awesome Poe illustrations. I hope readers in this community enjoy.
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Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars	[Oct. 7th, 2009\|05:34 am]Gothic Literature
The Jewel of Seven Stars is one of several novels written by Bram Stoker in addition to Dracula. ( more behind cut Collapse )x-posted to darkling_tales
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sequels to other people's books in general	[Sep. 8th, 2009\|04:24 am]Gothic Literature
So how do you feel about the more general issue of people doing sequels to books written by other writers, writers now dead? Are there any examples you can think of where the results were truly worthwhile?Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys was a prequel to Jane Eyre (and therefore on-topic since Jane Eyre is certainly gothic). I haven't read it, but it appears to be reasonably highly thought of. Is it one of the successful examples of this sort of exercise?
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sequels to other people's books in general

[Sep. 8th, 2009|04:24 am]Gothic Literature

So how do you feel about the more general issue of people doing sequels to books written by other writers, writers now dead? Are there any examples you can think of where the results were truly worthwhile?Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys was a prequel to Jane Eyre (and therefore on-topic since Jane Eyre is certainly gothic). I haven't read it, but it appears to be reasonably highly thought of. Is it one of the successful examples of this sort of exercise?

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(no subject)	[Oct. 2nd, 2010\|09:17 pm]Gothic Literature
[music \|"Yes Man" - Munchausen by Proxy]Hi, I'm new and wanted to know if anyone has any suggestions for southern gothic lit?
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