Monthly Archives: February 2023

Matt Huynh’s “The Boat”: Evoking Empathy in Digital Narratives

On Storytelling and Digital Narratives Be it in an oral, written or visual manner, storytelling always has been (and continues to be) an important part of the human experience. Stories allow us to gain new knowledge. Stories can inspire us … Continue reading

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Soon…the real life horror story of the Australian town Wittenoom

For my blogpost I would like to introduce the novel Soon by Lois Murphy and would make a recommendation for you to read it.  The novel deals with an abandoned city in the Australian outback, only a few people remained … Continue reading

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Subversive Horror in “Waltzing Matilda”

“Waltzing Matilda” is an Australian Icon. Many Australians carry it in their hearts as an unofficial national anthem. The text to the tune was written in 1895 by Australian Banjo Paterson and has struck a chord with people down under … Continue reading

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Cargo: An Emotional Take on the Zombie Apocalypse

Short Film vs. Feature-length Film by Eva Musat & Julia Riffel The 2013 Australian short film Cargo, written and directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling is about a father who must save his young daughter from zombies by trying … Continue reading

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Shadow of Drought

“Shadow of Drought“ is a short story from the short story collection The bone chime song and other stories by Joanne Anderton. It is written from the perspective of a teenager “Lou”. She constantly compares her experience to a horror … Continue reading

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“all the uncanny golems of the Gothic imagination“ – traces of Frankenstein in James Bradley’s Ghost Species

by Mariam Schmitt There is something exceedingly exciting about the prospect of reversing death, be it in the form of a person or an entire species. By artificially bringing to life a being that should no longer exist, one dares … Continue reading

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What a Dead Mother Can Tell Us

The story Sleepless by Jay Kristoff deals with a guy named Justin. He turns out to be a serial killer and his online girlfriend is the next victim. However, in the end the hunter becomes the hunted. In the following … Continue reading

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Picnic at Hanging Rock – A spoiler free introduction to an Australian Gothic classic

Over the course of this semester, we have talked about a lot of Australian media, be they novels, short stories or short movies. Since the semester is ending, I find it only fitting to go out with a bang and … Continue reading

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Sleepless by Jay Kristoff

Foreshadowing and Analysis By Mara Geißen and Laura Himmelmann Sleepless by Jay Kristoff, is a short Australian horror story and part of the book Slasher Girls & Monster Boys, released in 2015. The plot revolves around a man who is … Continue reading

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Modern-day Australia Meets Old India

the underrated show that is The Elephant Princess Imagine you are 16 years old again, what did you struggle with? School, perhaps or a crush. But can you imagine a giant elephant appears out of thin air in your backyard … Continue reading

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