Tag Archives: Speculative Australia

Movie Review: “Picnic at Hanging Rock”

Posted on 19. February 2022 by australianfantastic

by Leonora Rexhi The Australian movie, ”Picnic at Hanging Rock”, is based on the novel under the same name, which was written by Joan Lindsay. The film was released in 1975. 1900, Appleyard College, Victoria, Australia. On Valentine’s Day, the … Continue reading →

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The challenging of typical gender tropes in Lian Hearn’s “Across the Nightingale Floor”

Posted on 17. February 2022 by misoa100

Across the Nightingale Floor by Gillian Rubinstein is about the story of teenagers Takeo and Kaede, set in a fictional medieval Japan-based world. Takeo, born as Tomasu, one of The Hidden, a religion based strongly on the Kakure Kirishitan, the … Continue reading →

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Elements of Time in Joan Lindsay’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock”

Posted on 11. February 2022 by Julia Weiser

this blogpost includes spoilers of the novel and its adaptations An uncanny premise Joan Lindsay’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (1967) is a pseudo-historical Gothic Horror novel which was followed by its famous movie adaptation “The Day of Saint Valentine” in … Continue reading →

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Australian Gothic vs. European Gothic

Posted on 8. February 2022 by Lucas Mattila

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 →

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Othering and Orientalism in “A Pearling Tale” by Maxine McArthur

Posted on 7. February 2022 by misoa100

The short story A Pearling Tale by Maxine McArthur is about Jiro Aoyanagi, a diver who is forced to go on a boat ride with his crew at the end of the diving season. His job is to dive for … Continue reading →

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The Genres of Speculative Fiction – An Overview

Posted on 3. February 2022 by australianfantastic

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 →

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Cargo (2017): Australian Horror and Aboriginal Culture

Posted on 2. February 2022 by australianfantastic

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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“The Fall of the Jade Sword” (2017) and the History of Asian Australians

Posted on 2. February 2022 by australianfantastic

by Lisa-Marie Richter, Adesua Atamah, Ben Königsfeld, Kathleen Reiswich We have recently read the short story “The Fall of the Jade Sword” by Stephanie Lai and two of its central topics have caught our attention. The hero addressed in the … Continue reading →

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Lucy Sussex, Sonia Lovecraft, and Women’s Voices in Literature

Posted on 26. January 2022 by burcuoeztas

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

Posted on 25. January 2022 by miawieschermann

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 →

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