Tag: Halloween
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Taxidermy as EcoGothic Horror: Five Questions for Christy Tidwell
in InterviewsChristy Tidwell traces the history of taxidermy, its connections to the Gothic horror genre in pop culture, and its spooky connotations.
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Diving into the Aquatic Depths of East Asian Ecohorror
in EssaysIn ecohorror movies like Shin Godzilla and The Host, pollution fights back in the form of rampaging sea monsters. Lindsay S. R. Jolivette traces the significance of water in these films—and what it reveals about our worst nightmares.
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Nine Horror Films on Haunted Places and Contested Spaces
in ChecklistsFeed your brain and your Halloween horror habit with these nine spooky film and TV recommendations with extra credit readings and eco-interpretations offered by Edge Effects board members.
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Plant Monsters Turn Normal Upside Down
in EssaysJulia Dauer argues that the plant monsters from the Netflix series Stranger Things share roots with 18th-century colonial terror of botanical powers. Unruly vegetation from the Upside Down calls for a wholesale reevaluation of normal in the contemporary US.
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No, Bats Aren’t Scary: Five Questions for Tessa Collins
in InterviewsThis Halloween, consider the wild lives of bats today, adapting to a changing climate and facing a deadly (and spreading) fungus.
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Eleven Ecohorror Films to Creep You Out
in ChecklistsCurious about ecohorror? An ecocritic recommends classic, campy, and little-known films that play with our culture’s deepest fears about nature. A few of these creature features just might get under your skin—literally.
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From Jack-O’-Lantern to Pumpkin Pie: The Surprising History of a Favorite Fall Icon
in FieldnotesHistorian Cindy Ott explains the unique political, economic, and symbolic roles the pumpkin has played in American culture.