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spectranoirofficial · 5 months ago
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Are you ready to confront your fears? 🖤
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generallygothic · 7 years ago
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In an 1826 essay on the supernatural, pioneering gothic author Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) controversially stated that there are two ways of evoking fear in literature: HORROR and TERROR. The former is when horrible things actually happen, and is implicitly male. The latter keeps the reader in a continual state of suspense, and is predominantly female. Radcliffe suggested that one was better than the other...and boldly claimed the Matthew 'Monk' Lewis (1775-1818) wrote horror, which she wrote terror. No points for guessing which Radcliffe thought was better, but can you differentiate between the two? What are your favourite gothic horror and gothic terror books or films? #generallygothic #gothic #supernatural #essay #academicessay #literarycriticism #literaryanalysis #writersonwriting #annradcliffe #matthewlewis #monklewis #gothicnovel #gothicfilm #gothichorror #horrorandterror #gothicterror #horrorfilm #terrorfilm #horrornovel #terrornovel #horrorvsterror #malevsfemale #gender #academic
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