Gothic Writing Task

Prepare to meet thy doom.....

You have 200 words. Neither more, nor less...
Write a mini Gothic story which includes the key elements of Gothic writing. How much can you cram in????

Use the Gothic blogs created by the group for inspiration for setting, events and characters.
Read 'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe (short story) for structure and style.
Enjoy . Mwahahahahaha!

Gothic Research List

For BLOG :Research and find something interesting about the following which illustrates ‘The Gothic’ as a genre.

·       Pugin- the Houses of Parliament

·       Walpole – Horace Walpoles’s house (virtual tour? NT)

·       The Raven : E A Poe and the new film (trailer?)/Alan Parsons project music video

·       Vlad the Impaler

·       Fuselli – paintings

·       Damien Hurst –exhibition Tate Modern

·       Punk fashion

·       Signifiers (Derrida)

·       Eastern European beliefs : the undead/evil eye. Transylvania

·       Alice Cooper/Black Sabbath music videos

·       Nosferatu (You Tube film)

·       Gothic fashion vogue (I net sites. Don’t be tempted to buy!!!)

·       Animals/birds connected to Gothic. Why?

·       Symbolism – colours etc/The sublime

·       Repression/domination

·       Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice) Film You Tube with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Any current vampire film or TV show.

·       Notre Dame cathedral

·       Mary Shelley : Frankenstein (film versions You Tube)

·       Freud/The ego/super ego and id/

Lutterworth English

A2 Literature Students

Welcome to the Gothic

Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here........