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eldritchhobbit

"a comet was combing its hair"

Aug 21, 2007 07:29

Happy birthday to the spectacular elicia8, one of the very first friends I made through LiveJournal. I hope you have a fantastic day today, and many, many more!

In other news...

* Valancourt Books has several new titles available this month, including works by Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle.

* Mirror Box is having a "Behold The Great Pumpkin ( Read more... )

gothic, x-files, teaching

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clara_posts August 21 2007, 12:39:51 UTC

That looks cool :o)

I'm doing Gothic light with my much lower level students. e do some short stories and then some Poe. Incidentally, the link to The Poe Bug isn't working :o(

eldritchhobbit August 21 2007, 12:47:35 UTC

Thanks so much! We'll be looking at art and music, among other things, in our blog assignments.

Your students are so fortunate! It's wonderful that you're introducing them to such great material.

Thanks for the heads up re: "The Poe Bug." I think I've fixed the link, so it should work now!

sittingduck1313 August 21 2007, 13:55:20 UTC

Possibly of interest is this anime series currently being released Stateside called Le Chevalier d'Eon which has a very strong Gothic feel to it. The central character d'Eon was a real life French spy of the 18th century who is best remembered for being a highly skilled woman impersonator. If most anime turns you off, this one avoids the common stereotypes associated with anime to the degree where virtually all charaters have proportionally correct eyes.

eldritchhobbit August 21 2007, 21:45:43 UTC

Oooh, this is definitely of interest! Thanks so much for the heads up. I'm going to check this out.

have proportionally correct eyes

LOL! This I have to see! ;)

I really appreciate the recommendation.

maidoforange August 21 2007, 14:29:15 UTC

Yes, Happy Birthday to Elicia!

My mother had Nosferatu on VHS when I was a kid. Still the scariest vampire movie out there. Loved Bladerunner. Mom also had Metropolis, which was very good. Sounds like a very cool class!

eldritchhobbit August 21 2007, 21:46:57 UTC

I love Metropolis, too. I recently rewatched Nosferatu to see if it was as scary as I remembered, and it is! :)

Thanks for the kind words about the class. It's my first time teaching it, and I'm excited to see what works.

elicia8 August 21 2007, 21:15:42 UTC

Thank you for the birthday wishes, dear! *hugs*

eldritchhobbit August 22 2007, 11:58:28 UTC

*huge hugs* You're most welcome! Thank you for being you. :)