Chillers and Thrillers

is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.

Showing posts with label grotesque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grotesque. Show all posts
Friday, July 17, 2020

"The Man Who Was Used Up" by Edgar Allan Poe: Analysis and Commentary

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman As his satirical short stories indicate, Edgar Allan Poe has a decidedly peculiar sense of humor....
Monday, October 14, 2019

A Word to the Wild

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman It is both entertaining and informative to type a word associated with the horror genre in one'...
Monday, May 13, 2019

Gahan Wilson's Poignant Moments of Existential Angst

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman Wikipedia offers a brief, if succinct, albeit uncited, description of cartoonist Gahan Wilson...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Sources of Incongruity as Inspirations for Horror Plots

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman I've written about movie misconceptions, bizarre explosions, Viking inventions and innovati...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Connie's Plight

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Professor Joyce Carol Oates In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going, Where Hav...
Monday, May 5, 2008

Guest Speaker: H. P. Lovecraft: Supernatural Horror In Literature, Part VII

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VII. Edgar Allan Poe In the eighteen-thirties occurred a literary dawn directly affecting not only the history of the weird tale, but that o...
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