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blackrosesandwhump · 2 years
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I was at a crowded old bookstore in the middle of nowhere the other day, and I kid you not, they had an entire section dedicated to pulp Gothic novels from the 70s and 80s.
I was absolutely delighted. And I wish I’d bought at least one of them.
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The section was so crowded, some of the books were in boxes like the one above.
Gothic writers’ heaven!
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speakingparts · 5 months
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The Fall of the House of Usher Mike Flanagan, 2023
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nyxshadowhawk · 11 months
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Dorian has gone full supervillain.
*SPOILERS*
We’re never told exactly what Dorian blackmails Alan Campbell with, but...
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...you fill in the blank.
It occured to me while reading this scene that the reason Dorian and Alan broke up might not just be because of Dorian’s reputation, but becuase Dorian is an abusive boyfriend. That’s already kind of obvious given how he treated Sibyl, but throughout this scene, Dorian hits quite a few abusive partner beats. Specifically, the “you made me do this” lines that he keeps throwing at Alan.
“I tried to spare you. You will do me the justice to admit that. You were stern, harsh, offensive. You treated me as no man has ever dared to treat me—no living man, at any rate. I bore it all. Now it is for me to dictate terms.”
Dorian probably treats all his partners like this! He treats them badly and then makes them feel like it’s their fault. He threatens them with social ruin if they don’t do what he wants (and his own reputation is already in the gutter, so he won’t take much damage if he tells everyone about the kinky things he and his partner did in bed). And then he hits them with that “look of pity,” as if to say, “this will hurt you way more than it hurts me.”
He also always puts his own needs and emotions first, and acts extremely entitled about it. He says about Basil, whom he murdered, “You don’t know what he had made me suffer.” He seems to think (or at least, he tells himself) that acts of violence or cruelty are justified if the person made him feel bad. The whole reason he’s blackmailing Alan into disposing of a body is because he’s incapable of taking responsibility for anything.
So, if you see Dorian, don’t date him. No matter how pretty he is.
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deathsmallcaps · 2 months
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I would’ve sworn up and down that there’s a book out there based on both Frankenstein and Jane Eyre (or possibly a story of Jane Austen’s) and that I learned about it via a tumblr post. Does anyone have any idea?
Jane stays on the moors longer and meets FM, and they’re buddies for a while. I don’t think they get together? But I would make them fall in love
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suguruslut · 1 month
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Watched Frankenstein (1931) and the first thing I see is "based on the novel by Mrs. Percey Shelley."
THE DISRESPECT 😤😤 I was fuming for half the movie lol
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academicgoblin · 1 year
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𝔦𝔪𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔶: 𝔞 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔶 —𝔡𝔞𝔫𝔞 𝔰𝔠𝔥𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔷
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leebrontide · 5 months
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Who is writing really gothic, beautiful, evocative prose in scifi these days? Bonus points for YA or NA, but not required.
(otherwise I'm just gonna revisit Marianne Kirby's excellent Dust Bath Revival. Which I may do anyways because it's excellent)
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jekyllshighheels · 7 months
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I really liked this one illustration from "Frankenstein" so i tried to redraw it in my style.- Zapato⚜️
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mysadcorner · 2 years
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hiii if youre still writing for billy loomis can i get headcanons where reader gets him hooked on horror books & literature instead of just movies? maybe reading frankenstein or dracula to him? 🖤 ty
Billy Loomis and Gothic/Horror Literature
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Billy gets a kind of rush from watching horror movies no matter how many times he's seen them or how old they are. But when you read to him, he finally allows himself to listen and take in the deeper meaning of the entire story rather than just taking in the bits of narrative that contribute to his own preferred version of a story.
Not only this, but he also gets quite devoted to the books he reads (or you read to him) and becomes quite obsessed. Of course, due to Billy's personality, he can't help himself but find out everything he can about the literary minds that somehow thought of the concepts that are so widely recognised today. He eventually knows even the deepest and hardest finds of these authors, and their bizarre lives only draw him in even more.
Billy would never confess his liking for books to anyone other than you (and maybe Stu if he knew he wouldn't accidentally let it slip); he likes reading to be an intimacy between the two of you, something only you are allowed to experience with him and being something you two can always find something to talk about.
He especially likes to read on cold, dark and cosy nights. Usually, the two of you are wrapped up warm (even if it's summer) and take turns reading to each other if the mood calls for it. Other times, you both silently read individually to yourselves in silence because Billy does actually quite enjoy a comfortable silence where he can be drowned in his own thoughts and escape from his usual madness.
There are many times when you're busy or doing work and Billy reads to himself while seeking solitude from you, his head usually resting on your stomach or thighs to stay extremely close to you but not in a position that restricts you from doing your work. Billy would much rather read than join you with homework, because he's probably never completed any form of homework in his life, and genuinely finds reading a great form of pass time and enjoyment.
Billy can't help but daydream and be distracted by the concepts he reads of frequently, and eventually they are on par with his violent and murderous thoughts. However, he finds comfort in the thoughts combined due to their similar concepts as it is an explanation to himself for the naturality of his behaviour. His thought processes were never truly alone. In doing this, he compares works such as Dracula and the Vampyre (as well as other works with similar themes) and finds their similarities and differences - including the influential factors that may have dictated their occurring events.
Because of his experiences reading he looks for the deeper meaning of his desires and does much more than just read between the lines of his own violent actions. Reading becomes a form of self-therapy and the messages behind each of the novels he confides in teach him a new lesson in life and the impact his actions have on a much greater scale than just in the moment. Gradually with the aid of horror literature (rather than just watching the violence in movies), his actions improve and he eventually becomes much more eloquent and self-reflective in his actions.
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mysterioustownlass · 2 months
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Forever trapped between the atmosphere of the Romantic era, where I stand in the middle of a fragrant garden, dressed in a tea dress, full of hopes and dreams, like one of the heroines of Jane Austen's books, and the atmosphere of the Victorian era, where I sit in solitude in my room while a black raven knocks on my window, and I think about the darkness and the transience of life, and nothing more.
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wittsandmessenger · 8 months
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Hell is empty
and
all the devils
are here
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The incredible cover art I commissioned from Aritz Palacin Albeniz (@haticaughtthemoon) for my gothic novel, HILLAM HALL, presented here in its entirety. 
The book: Hardcover. Paperback. Ebook. Audiobook. 
Find more of Aritz's art on Instagram and Etsy.
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speakingparts · 5 months
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The Fall of the House of Usher Mike Flanagan, 2023
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nyxshadowhawk · 2 years
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Dorian Gray by Pti-SPB
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gothhabiba · 2 years
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all of these "my aesthetic is a heroine in a Gothic novel running through a dilapidated castle in a white nightgown carrying a guttering candle" takes well I want to be Blanche's father's ageing housekeeper in Ann Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho who gets to live in a dilapidated castle IN PEACE AND ALONE because the master no longer lives there so she just gets paid to keep certain rooms like, mostly clean I guess. and when she doesn't want to live in it anymore because it's too big she goes and lives in a little cottage by the castle which btw is in a completely idyllic pre-enclosure spot right off the Mediterranean nestled into the base of the Pyrenees and it's the mid-1500s. so. we are not the same
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brudnyalgoryrm · 9 months
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I love Carmilla but...
I love Carmilla, the novel, but I hate, with great passion, the ending of it. I knew how the story will end. But it feels different when You read, and slowly acquaint yourself with Mircalla. How she was filled with sorrow and suppressed passion. It was heartbreaking to read the scene describing her end. It's been a while since anything has made me feel emotions. I heard there is a re-imagining of this story where Carmilla and Laura are living happily as a couple, but this novel seems to be cringy. Also, there is Carmilla: The Wolves of Styria that was written by different authors but in collaboration with Le Fanu, but I'm afraid it will end in the same way as the original, leaving me heartbroken and agitated. I had plans to print Carmilla, since a physical copy is no longer available in my national language. But it's tempting to rewrite the ending.
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