Thomas Hardy And The Folk Horror Tradition

Author : Alan G. Smith,Robert Edgar,John Marland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501384011

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Thomas Hardy and the Folk Horror Tradition by Alan G. Smith,Robert Edgar,John Marland Pdf

Thomas Hardy and the Folk Horror Tradition takes the uncanny and unsettling fiction of Thomas Hardy as fundamental in examining the lineage of 'Hardyan Folk Horror'. Hardy's novels and his short fiction often delve into a world of folklore and what was, for Hardy the recent past. Hardy's Wessex plays out tensions between the rational and irrational, the pagan and the Christian, the past and the 'enlightened' future. Examining these tensions in Hardy's life and his work provides a foundation for exploring the themes that develop in the latter half of the 20th century and again in the 21st century into a definable genre, folk horror. This study analyses the subduing function of heritage drama via analysis of adaptations of Hardy's work to this financially lucrative film market. This is a market in which the inclusion of the weird and the eerie does not fit with the construction of a past and its function in creating a nostalgia of a safe and idyllic picture of England's rural past. However, there are some lesser-known adaptations from the 1970s that sit alongside the unholy trinity of folk horror: the adaptation for television of the Wessex Tales. From a consideration of the epistemological fissure that characterize Hardy's world, the book draws parallels between then and now and the manifestation of writing on conceptual borders. Through this comparative analysis, Thomas Hardy and the Folk Horror Tradition posits that we currently exist on a moment of fracture, when tradition sits as a seductive threat.

Author : Robert Edgar,Wayne Johnson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000951851

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The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror by Robert Edgar,Wayne Johnson Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror offers a comprehensive guide to this popular genre. It explores its origins, canonical texts and thinkers, the crucial underlying themes of nostalgia and hauntology, and identifies new trends in the field. Divided into five parts, the first focuses on the history of Folk Horror from medieval texts to the present day. It considers the first wave of contemporary Folk Horror through the films of the ‘unholy trinity’, as well as discussing the influence of ancient gods and early Folk Horror. Part 2 looks at the spaces, landscapes, and cultural relics, which form a central focus for Folk Horror. In Part 3, the contributors examine the rich history of the use of folklore in children’s fiction. The next part discusses recent examples of Folk Horror-infused music and image. Chapters consider the relationship between different genres of music to Folk Horror (such as folk music, black metal, and new wave), sound and performance, comic books, and the Dark Web. Often regarded as British in origin, the final part analyses texts which break this link, as the contributors reveal the larger realms of regional, national, international, and transnational Folk Horror. Featuring 40 contributions, this authoritative collection brings together leading voices in the field. It is an invaluable resource for students and scholars interested in this vibrant genre and its enduring influence on literature, film, music, and culture.

Author : Grant Allen,Thomas Hardy
Publisher : Hungry Eye Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 099318667X

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Tales of Folk Horror by Grant Allen,Thomas Hardy Pdf

Five classic tales of unsettling horror and nameless dread to keep you awake at night. Featuring: Pallinghurst Barrow by Grant Allen, The Black Reaper by Bernard Capes, The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen, The Very Old Folk by H.P. Lovecraft and The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy.

Author : Richard Wells
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800180611

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Damnable Tales by Richard Wells Pdf

This richly illustrated anthology gathers together classic short stories from masters of supernatural fiction including M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and Arthur Machen, alongside lesser-known voices in the field including Eleanor Scott and Margery Lawrence, and popular writers less bound to the horror genre, such as Thomas Hardy and E. F. Benson. These are damnable tales, selected and beautifully illustrated by Richard Wells. They stalk the moors at night, the deep forests, cornered fields and dusky churchyards, the narrow lanes and old ways of these ancient places, drawing upon the haunted landscapes of folk-horror – a now widely used term first applied to a series of British films from the late 1960s and 1970s: Witchfinder General (1968), Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971), and The Wicker Man (1973). But as this collection shows, writers of uncanny fiction were dabbling in the dark side of folklore long before. These twenty-two stories take the reader beyond the safety and familiarity of the town into the isolated and untamed wilderness. Unholy rites, witches’ curses, sinister village traditions and ancient horrors that lurk within the landscape all combine to remind us that the shiny modern, urban world might not have all the answers...

Author : RICHARD. WELLS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800180608

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DAMNABLE TALES by RICHARD. WELLS Pdf

Author : Thomas Hardy, Defendant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447407546

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The Spooky and Scary Tales of Thomas Hardy (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Thomas Hardy, Defendant Pdf

A collection of the very finest ghostly short stories written by Thomas Hardy. 18 short stories, including, 'What the Shepard Saw', 'The Three Strangers', 'The Withered Arm', and many more.

Author : Adam Scovell
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781800347038

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Folk Horror by Adam Scovell Pdf

Interest in the ancient, the occult, and the "wyrd" is on the rise. The furrows of Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man), Piers Haggard (Blood on Satan's Claw), and Michael Reeves (Witchfinder General) have arisen again, most notably in the films of Ben Wheatley (Kill List), as has the Spirit of Dark of Lonely Water, Juganets, cursed Saxon crowns, spaceships hidden under ancient barrows, owls and flowers, time-warping stone circles, wicker men, the goat of Mendes, and malicious stone tapes. Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful And Things Strange charts the summoning of these esoteric arts within the latter half of the twentieth century and beyond, using theories of psychogeography, hauntology, and topography to delve into the genre's output in film, television, and multimedia as its "sacred demon of ungovernableness" rises yet again in the twenty-first century.

Author : Thomas Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Fiction in English
ISBN : BL:A0022871014

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Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy Pdf

Author : Ruth Anita Firor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Dorset (England)
ISBN : OCLC:219920341

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Folkways in Thomas Hardy by Ruth Anita Firor Pdf

Author : Folk Horror Revival
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780244068301

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Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies - Second Edition by Folk Horror Revival Pdf

A new and revised edition of the seminal tome Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies. A collection of essays, interviews and artwork by a host of talents exploring the weird fields of folk horror, urban wyrd and other strange edges. Contributors include Robin Hardy, Ronald Hutton, Alan Lee, Philip Pullman, Thomas Ligotti, Kim Newman, Adam Scovell, Gary Lachman, Susan Cooper and a whole host of other intriguing and vastly talented souls. An indispensable companion for all explorers of the strange cinematic, televisual, literary and folkloric realms. This edition contains numerous extra interviews and essays as well as updating some information and presented with improved design. 100% of all sales profits of this book are charitably donated at quarterly intervals to The Wildlife Trusts.

Author : Jess Nevins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798216098997

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Horror Fiction in the 20th Century by Jess Nevins Pdf

Providing an indispensable resource for academics as well as readers interested in the evolution of horror fiction in the 20th century, this book provides a readable yet critical guide to global horror fiction and authors. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th-century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed to the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern genre's roots in the 19th century, the book proceeds to cover 20th-century horror literature in all of its manifestations, whether in comics, pulps, paperbacks, hardcover novels, or mainstream magazines, and from every country that produced it. The major horror authors of the century receive their due, but the works of many authors who are less well-known or who have been forgotten are also described and analyzed. In addition to providing critical assessments and judgments of individual authors and works, the book describes the evolution of the genre and the major movements within it. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century stands out from its competitors and will be of interest to its readers because of its informed critical analysis, its unprecedented coverage of female authors and writers of color, and its concise historical overview.

Author : Thomas Hardy
Publisher : Thorndike Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0783803516

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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy Pdf

One of Hardy's most powerful novels, "The Mayor of Casterbridge" opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard--having gained power and success as the mayor--finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. "The Mayor of Casterbridge" is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin. This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative 1912 Wessex edition, as well as Hardy's map of Wessex.

Author : Stephen Graham Jones
Publisher : Gallery / Saga Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982136468

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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Pdf

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From USA TODAY bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones comes a “masterpiece” (Locus Magazine) of a novel about revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition. Labeled “one of 2020’s buzziest horror novels” (Entertainment Weekly), this is a remarkable horror story that “will give you nightmares—the good kind of course” (BuzzFeed). Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians is “a masterpiece. Intimate, devastating, brutal, terrifying, warm, and heartbreaking in the best way” (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts). This novel follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in violent, vengeful ways.

Author : Andrew Michael Hurley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781328489883

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Devil's Day by Andrew Michael Hurley Pdf

"A gripping and unsettling new novel by the award-winning author of The Loney that asks how much we owe to tradition, and how far we will go to preserve it"--

Author : Kristopher Karl Woofter,Lorna Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781786725417

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Joss Whedon vs. the Horror Tradition by Kristopher Karl Woofter,Lorna Jowett Pdf

Although ostensibly presented as “light entertainment,” the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much dark inspiration from the horror genre to create a unique aesthetic and perform a cultural critique. Featuring monsters, the undead, as well as drawing upon folklore and fairy tales, his many productions both celebrate and masterfully repurpose the traditions of horror for their own means. Woofter and Jowett's collection looks at how Whedon revisits existing feminist tropes in the '70s and '80s “slasher” craze via Buffy the Vampire Slayer to create a feminist saga; the innovative use of silent cinema tropes to produce a new fear-laden, film-television intertext; postmodernist reflexivity in Cabin in the Woods; as well as exploring new concepts on “cosmic dread” and the sublime for a richer understanding of programmes Dollhouse and Firefly. Chapters provide the historical context of horror as well as the particular production backgrounds that by turns support, constrain or transform this mode of filmmaking. Informed by a wide range of theory from within philosophy, film studies, queer studies, psychoanalysis, feminism and other fields, the expert contributions to this volume prove the enduring relevance of Whedon's genre-based universe to the study of film, television, popular culture and beyond.