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What Is the True Story of the Real Headless Horseman?

Oct 26, 2023

What Is the True Story of the Real Headless Horseman?

The Legend of Sleepy Hallow is more than a scary story, it is a piece of propaganda that has its roots in American history.

Marisa

Oct 18, 2023

Fiction Books About Witches

Many of us never grow out of out witchy phase! Here is a list of fiction books about witches (many of them for adults!).

Edgar Allan Poe’s Detective Stories: A First of its Kind

Marisa

Oct 10, 2023

Edgar Allan Poe’s Detective Stories: A First of its Kind

Poe is credited with creating the first modern detective story in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (not Conan Doyle!)

Stratford Festival: A Unique Adaptation of Frankenstein

Marisa

Sep 4, 2023

Stratford Festival: A Unique Adaptation of Frankenstein

The 2023 Stratford Festival is underway and the adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is must see.

Marisa

Nov 7, 2022

Female Gothic Writers

A little snapshot of women writers whose works fall into the Gothic genre.

Worth Watching? Review of Netflix's Adaptation of The Midnight Club

Marisa

Oct 16, 2022

Worth Watching? Review of Netflix's Adaptation of The Midnight Club

I will admit that I am a big fan of Mike Flanagan’s shows based on other gothic stories, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson...

Book Recommendations for Halloween (Based on level of scariness)

Marisa

Sep 26, 2022

Book Recommendations for Halloween (Based on level of scariness)

What to do for spooky season? Pick up a scary novel! Choose your level of fear using this list as a guide.

Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Marisa

Oct 19, 2021

Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Why does somethings seem scary? Read about Freud's theory of the uncanny to understand how writers and movies manipulate our expectations.

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Marisa

Oct 19, 2021

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Get ready for halloween with these spooky short stories.

The Gothic Bluebook: Terrifying the Masses

Marisa

Oct 30, 2020

The Gothic Bluebook: Terrifying the Masses

While reading Franz J. Potter’s book The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835 Exhuming the Trade (2005), I recently stumbled upon the...

It's Alive! Literary Cocktail: Corpse Reviver No. 2

Marisa

Oct 24, 2020

It's Alive! Literary Cocktail: Corpse Reviver No. 2

When I came across this classic cocktail I knew it would be a perfect fit for spooky season! As we approach Halloween our reading habits...

Review of the Netflix Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 'Rebecca'

Marisa

Oct 22, 2020

Review of the Netflix Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 'Rebecca'

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” (1). Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier has one of the most iconic opening lines in literature,...

Tracing the Vampiric Roots of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

Marisa

Oct 15, 2020

Tracing the Vampiric Roots of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

When we think of the vampire of popular culture, we tend to conjure images of aristocrats, seducers, wanderers. Even the sparkling...

Exploring the Tradition of the English Gothic Novel

Marisa

Oct 6, 2020

Exploring the Tradition of the English Gothic Novel

A brief overview of the English Gothic novel, with recommended reading. Want more info? Check out series 1 of the Le Salon podcast.

Marisa

Sep 24, 2020

Literary Cocktail: "The Woman in White"

Pairing Wilkie Collins's classic book, The Women in White, with the classic cocktail, the White Lady (recipe included!).

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