Horror Films

Can you find any of those traits these clips?

• IT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jwlbgSHZgk
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcdlG_d9mho
• The Haunted Mansion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U32Law7K-b8

Gothic Genre, Romanticism, and Mary Shelley

Edgar Allen Poe

• The Raven
• The Cask of the Amantillado
• The Tell-Tale Heart

Elements of Gothic Literature

• Dark, stormy weather
• Atmosphere of mystery and suspense
• Decay- something in decline
• Supernatural
• The unknown (hidden secrets, science)
• High emotions
• Damsel in distress
• Omens or visions

Elements of Romanticism

• Emotions are key
• Love of nature
• Interest in the Medieval past
• Interest in the supernatural
• Attracted to freedom and human rights
• Often deals with introspection, psychology, and often death

Important dates in Mary Shelley's life

• Aug 1797- Mary Shelley is born
• Nov 1797- Shelley's mom dies
• 1801- Her father remarries creating a strained relationship between Shelly and his new wife
• May 1812- Shelley meets husband Percy Shelley
• 1814-1822- Shelley gives birth to 4 children, one survives
• 1816- Shelley's half sister commits suicide
• 1822- Percy Shelley drowns and dies

How the story of Frankenstein was born

• Lake Geneva, Switzerland
• Summer of 1816 Mount Tambora
• Lord Byron's lake home
• Reading ghost stories- challenge!
• The dream

Culture during the time

• Fascination with electricity
• Obsession with reanimating the dead
• Body snatchers!
• Medical ethics didn't exist

Things to note