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Category Archives: Gothic & Horror
Australian Gothic vs. European Gothic
by Leonora Rexhi The Gothic is a rather broad genre. There are different versions across the globe. Subcategories are, for example, the Australian Gothic, the European Gothic and the American Gothic. All of them are relatively similar to each other, … Continue reading
The Genres of Speculative Fiction – An Overview
by Nadja Marek, Renee Czyganowski, Danny Tran, and Ann-Sophie Ludwig Speculative fiction is an umbrella term that contains many different genres. Generally speaking, it deals with topics such as nature (or the supernatural) and alternate realities, either in the past … Continue reading
Cargo (2017): Australian Horror and Aboriginal Culture
by Robin Burger Cargo is a 2017 Australian Netflix original horror film based on a 2013 short film of the same name. However, it is debatable whether it really can be described as horror since while it is certainly a … Continue reading
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Lucy Sussex, Sonia Lovecraft, and Women’s Voices in Literature
Literature is a key tool to connect people from all places with other cultures, stories, and histories. Thus, the popularity that American and English writers and stories have had in the last centuries has been undeniably successful in their sales … Continue reading
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Wife to Mr. Lovecraft – Sonia’s postcards, a mirror of their relationship
Short stories are a diverse way of storytelling that can appear in numerous different forms. When taking a look at the story ‘Wife to Mr. Lovecraft’ the reader is immediately introduced to a unique way of storytelling and a form … Continue reading
Solutions to the Mystery of Picnic at Hanging Rock in the “lost” chapter 18
Picnic at Hanging Rock describes an unsolved mystery that people have been fascinated by since it was published. In the author’s note at the beginning of the novel Joan Lindsay claims “Whether Picnic at Hanging Rock is fact or fiction, … Continue reading