"While at first glance it may seem strange that so many films portray children as monstrous characters, the essays in this collection begin by recognizing the pervasive popularity, and the wide variety, of such characterizations. Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forebears about the purity of the child, fictional imaginings of children as monsters exercise a tremendous fascination for film audiences, and have for s ..."
"This third collection, like the previous two, contains the most novel and cutting-edge scholarship in Lovecraftiana, taking familiar topics down unfamiliar paths, amply demonstrating that H. P. Lovecraft's work has more resonance in modern culture than ever before. All in all, a bumper crop of criticism and anaysis that will appeal to academics and Lovecraft's most erudite fans alike! Lovecraftian Proceedings is the Official Organ of th ..."
"This groundbreaking collection of all new essays presents critical reflections on teaching horror film and fiction in many different ways and in a number of different academic settings--from cultural theory to film studies; from women's and gender studies to postcolonialism; from critical thinking seminars on the paranormal to the timeless classics of English horror literature. Together, the essays show readers how the pedagogy of horro ..."
"Twelve authors from across the globe come together in one volume to tell their unique, dark tales. The short stories in this first volume speak of misfits, murderers, and psychos; a painting haunted by its past; a broken angel who will spread heartbreak to regain his former glory; a hangman who must continue his wretched job in the face of utter desperation; a teenager's unforgettable, and terrifying, first kiss. Enter a new world creat ..."
"H.P. Lovecraft, one of the twentieth century’s most important writers in the genre of horror fiction, famously referred to Edgar Allan Poe as both his “model” and his “God of Fiction.” While scholars and readers of Poe’s and Lovecraft’s work have long recognized the connection between these authors, this collection of essays is the first in-depth study to explore the complex literary relationship between Lovecraft and Poe from a variety ..."
"H.P. Lovecraft, one of the twentieth century’s most important writers in the genre of horror fiction, famously referred to Edgar Allan Poe as both his “model” and his “God of Fiction.” While scholars and readers of Poe’s and Lovecraft’s work have long recognized the connection between these authors, this collection of essays is the first in-depth study to explore the complex literary relationship between Lovecraft and Poe from a variety ..."
"Here be monsters of the human variety--evil is, after all, a human construct, is it not? Inside these pages you'll find the mayhem of the human mind, from the thought-form of a vile murderer brought to life by imaginative teenagers, to a new god who accepts his sacrifices on the filthy city streets, to a vast wasteland that feasts on flesh and drinks blood with relish. From a mind that, like so many, can't help but wander to the possibi ..."
"An Ottawa, Canada-based anthology of uncanny fiction and illustrations featuring work by award-winning international contributors. This volume features fiction by Nicole Cushing, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bruce Meyer and ten other writers, as well as poetry by Sandra Kasturi and cover art by MANDEM."
The Lovecraftian Poe Essays on Influence, Reception, Interpretation, and Transformation by SeanMoreland 276 Pages, Published 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-61146-241-8, ISBN: 1-61146-241-X
"H. P. Lovecraft, letter to Richard F. Searight, November 4, 1935, in Letters to
Richard F. Searight, ed. S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz (West Warwick, RI:
Necronomicon Press, 1992), 66. 5. H. P. Lovecraft, letter to Clark Ashton Smith,
October 17, 1930, in Selected Letters, 3.196. 6. H. P. Lovecraft, letter to Fritz
Leiber, November 9, 1936, in Selected Letters, 5.341. 7. Peter Penzoldt, The
Supernatural in Fiction (1952), extrac ..."
"Misfits are often confused with outcasts. Yet misfits rather find themselves in-between that which fits and that which does not. This volume is interested in this slipperiness of misfits and explores the blockages and the promises of such movements, as well as the processes and conditions that produce misfits, the means that enable them to undo their denomination as misfits, and the practices that turn those who fit into misfits, and vi ..."
"Sturla Gunnarson (Equinoxe, 2005). 7. All references to line numbers and all
citations refer to Fulk, Bjork, and Niles, Klaeber's Beowulf, Fourth Edition (Toronto
: University of Toronto Press, 2008), line 1355. Translations are my own unless
otherwise noted. 8. William F Hodapp, “'No hie fæder cunnon': But Twenty-First
Century Filmmakers Do,” Essays in Medieval Studies 26 (2010): 101. 9. E.L.
Risden, “The Cinematic Sexualizing of B ..."
"Allusions of Innocence, edited by Jax Goss, is an anthology of short stories aimed at adults containing smart, precocious child protagonists. Many of the stories in the book are very dark and twisted, though they run the gamut from horror to comedy. The world of a child is not all innocence and sweetness. Children see the world differently to adults, slightly askew, somewhat less preconceived. They see the things adults have trained our ..."
Fear and Learning Essays on the Pedagogy of Horror by SeanMoreland, Aalya Ahmad 284 Pages, Published 2013 by Mcfarland ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-9260-2, ISBN: 0-7864-9260-0
"Arjun Singh Rathod (played by Rajniesh Duggal) is an aspiring architect who is
commissioned to turn an old, palatial haveli into a modern hotel when his
Westernized and Catholic wife, Lisa (played by Adah Sharma), begins
experiencing strange occurrences that culminate in her spectacular possession
by a malevolent spirit.27 Two architects have already been killed at the story's
start, but rather than killing the third, the spirit ch ..."
Lupercalia by SeanMoreland 29 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-9810417-0-4, ISBN: 0-9810417-0-1
"Postscripts to Darkness is an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada based project that publishes twice-yearly anthologies of edgy, innovative fiction and illustrations in a darkly fantastic vein. You can learn more by visiting our website at www.pstdarkness.com."
"This collection of essays examines the legacy of H.P. Lovecraft’s most important critical work, Supernatural Horror in Literature. Each chapter illuminates a crucial aspect of Lovecraft’s criticism, from its aesthetic, philosophical and literary sources, to its psychobiological underpinnings, to its pervasive influence on the conception and course of horror and weird literature through the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The ..."
"Despumation champions fiction that explores the diverse themes metal music customarily addresses using language to evoke the feeling of listening to the music. This issue includes stories inspired by Dio, Voivod, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Meshuggah, and Candlemass, plus stories and poems inspired by the metal scene, metal sounds, and metal concepts."
"This collection of essays examines the legacy of H.P. Lovecraft's most important critical work, Supernatural Horror in Literature. Each chapter illuminates a crucial aspect of Lovecraft's criticism, from its aesthetic, philosophical and literary sources, to its psychobiological underpinnings, to its pervasive influence on the conception and course of horror and weird literature through the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The ..."
"It is available in a cheap but handsome and durable Dover paperback edition. ...
as Alissa Burger's chapter explores, did much to renew public interest in
Lovecraft's work in general.2 In 1987, influential editor and anthologist David G.
Hartwell more forcefully emphasized SHL's importance to the development of
modern horror. His seminal anthology The Dark Descent: The Evolution of Horror
describes Lovecraft as “the most important ..."