March 21, 2019

01:22:22

Sectarian Review 114: Weird Fiction

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Danny Anderson
Sectarian Review 114: Weird Fiction
The Sectarian Review
Sectarian Review 114: Weird Fiction

Mar 21 2019 | 01:22:22

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Show Notes

Ack! Tentacles! In this episode, David Grubbs, Carter Stepper, and Danny Anderson discuss the horror subgenre, “Weird Fiction.” Typified by H.P. Lovecraft’s “cosmic horror,” the genre is low Modernism at its finest. What defines Weird Fiction? How does it subvert and challenge gothic horror? What challenges does it off the Christian reader? This episode focuses the discussion on three exemplars of the genre: M.R. James’ “Count Magnus,” R.E. Howard’s “Pigeons From Hell,” and H.P. Lovecraft’s “Pickman’s Model."

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