N – Or the Frailty of the Non-Monster

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 Kalie Zamierowskicomic books, Gender Studies, horror, horror comics, horror stories, Literary Theory, literature, marvel, N, Place, Space, stephen king, yi fu tuan9 Comments

n-picture Pre-Reading Note: My grad program has been time consuming, so I haven’t been able to post as regularly. I hope to keep up a slightly more regular posting schedule, however, in coming weeks, my writing will be supplemented by the works of other bloggers who will add to my Walking Dead Series and/or write about their first frights! (Get excited!)

Funny Story: It took me a second perusal of the comic rendition Stephen King’s N to realize that the plot sits at the nexus of some of my favorite literary areas of exploration. What – you were expecting a story that was literally funny? Sorry to disappoint you. This is a horror blog. We don’t laugh here. Continue reading “N – Or the Frailty of the Non-Monster” →

Warming Up to Horror? Try “August Heat”

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Kalie ZamierowskiAugust Heat, horror, horror stories, sense of place, short stories, space and place theory, Suspense, William F. Harvey, yi fu tuan2 Comments

Among the most appealing elements of the horror genre is its diversity. I grow skeptical when people say they don’t like horror. I think there’s something in horror for everyone, an assertion that I hope my blog will prove, one day when I’ve been at this for a very long time. (Two weeks is hardly enough time to capture the intricacies and variety of the genre). You can, for instance, watch a mildly eerie old black and white film – maybe a Tod Browning – or watch someone’s limbs get torn off, shred by last sickening shred, in an Eli Roth film. You can read something as dark as Poe, or you can take a lighter, simpler helping of horror, say with the story “August Heat” by William Fryer Harvey. I read “August Heat,” last night, and thought it was a refreshing dose of abnormality. As a side-note, I’ve avoided major spoilers in this review. Continue reading “Warming Up to Horror? Try “August Heat”” →

A Room for Dying: Space and Place in “The Masque of the Red Death”

October 31, 2015November 2, 2015 Kalie Zamierowskiedgar allen poe, gothic literature, halloween, horror, horror stories, plague, Poe, short stories, space and place theory, The Masque of the Red Death, yi fu tuan1 Comment

Because it’s Halloween, a little Poe seemed apropos. To be honest, I was looking for a short number that I could read and write about quickly before enjoying the public viewing of Psycho accompanied by the Erie Orchestra’s rendition of the original score. And, my boyfriend, Michael, and I want to go out to dinner before the movie. So here’s something quick to chew on for Halloween: Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” heightens the terrifyingly unknown nature of death by sticking death in what we can essentially call a “non-place” and inverting biblical references. Continue reading “A Room for Dying: Space and Place in “The Masque of the Red Death”” →

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