Robert Aickman
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This paper offers an analysis of the effect of the supernatural within the genre of the fictional document, how the artist (usually a writer, or filmmaker) reconciles the incorporation of the fantastic into a seemingly realistic medium... more
This MA thesis looks at the concept of the 'eerie landscape' in British literature and film.
This dissertation seeks to address the notion of queerness within the Gothic- specifically, within the works of M.R. James, Arthur Machen and Robert Aickman- by redefining and expanding the definition of the term to move beyond sexuality.... more
A paper presented at the Stirling Arts and Humanties Postgraduate Conference 2020: Heritage and Future(s) on 22/5/2020, adapted from a presentation written in collaboration with Mrs Kristy Strange as part of my MLitt: The Gothic... more
An overview of the development of American and British horror fiction between the end of WW II and the beginnings of the 1970s horror boom. Authors discussed include Shirley Jackson, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Ira Levin, Ray Russell,... more