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Gothic film history – “Gothic Film” (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) – Richard Hand and Jay McRoy interview

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Richard Hand and Jay McRoy have both been studying horror and gothic for many years. They recently co-edited a book of essays on Gothic Film and I got to speak to the both of them about the gothic, the book, and the editorial and publishing process.

0:40 – Richard talks about his interest in Gothic film and horror.

3:48 – Jay talks about reading horror literature when he was a little kid.

5:11 – Richard and Jay talk about how the book looks at a wide span of how horror is adapted.

7:49 – Jay talks about an American take on the gothic.

13:58 – Richard and Jay discuss Gothic and Japanese anime.

15:40 – Richard talks about manga writing.

16:46 – Richard and Jay talk about Lovecraft and the Gothic.

19:08 – Jay talks about Lovecraft movies and the Gothic.

22:23 – Richard talks about prime examples of Gothic films.

24:19 – Jay talks about the translation of Gothic stories from word to film.

27:39 – We discuss the gothic feel to the Sopranos.

31:56 – They talk about the range of topics the book covers.

35:42 – They discuss Alien and Gothic film in space.

39:06 – They discuss the strangest combination of gothic with another setting.

41:22 – Jay talks about the gothic in spongebob squarepants and Sesame Street.

43:15 – Richard talks about the use of Gothic structure in documentaries.

44:30 – Richard and Jay talk about Ren and Stimpy and the Gothic.

46:19 – Richard talks about his favorite Gothic films.

48:31 – Jay talks about his enjoyment of Nosferatu films.

50:22 – They discuss how they access the films the book mentions.

53:26 – Richard goes into detail about the Dracula story.

54:21 – Jay talks about how well the essays blend.

55:14 – They talk about the editorial process and the publishing process.

59:01 – Richard can be found on his webpage on the University of East Anglia website and Jay has a website www.the jaymcroy.com.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/37Z9jZM

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-gothic-film.html

https://www.thejaymcroy.com/

https://people.uea.ac.uk/r_hand

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Guests: Richard Hand and Jay McRoy

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fiction, gothic, horror, radio, theater, transformationm, transmutation, film, Universal Pictures, Western Gothic, Pornographic Gothic, manga, Poe, Jinji Ito, Lovecraft, cosmic horror, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde, Stephen King, Sopranos, Gangs of London, Hammer films, British film history, surrealism, Alien, science fiction, haunted house, Ready Player One, The Shining, spongebob squarepants, documentaries, Ren and Stimpy, Lighthouse, Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu, Innkeepers, House of the Devil, Westerns, The Innocents

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Sci-Fi and Science – “Exploring Science Through Science Fiction” 2nd ed (Springer, 2019) – Barry Luokkala interview

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Barry Luokkala is a physicist and physics professor with Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book on science and science fiction after he found that students enjoyed the class so much and he had enough material to write a book on the subject. We discussed the book. Check out the book here.

0:39 – Barry talks about how he developed this book.

2:24 – Barry talks about the focus of the book and how it introduces students

to science through science fiction movies and shows.

5:04 – Barry talks about how he approaches science fiction versus science fantasy.

8:37 – Barry talks about what movies and filsm most inspire aspiring scientists.

11:39 – Barry talks about Asimov’s robot novels.

12:54 – Barry talks about HAL 9000.

14:33 – Barry says Transcendence is the best movie right now that explores quantum computing.

19:47 – Barry has tried to avoid zombies and biology in his book. There isn’t enough science behind the idea. He also discusses Frankenstein as a science fiction novel. He then discusses a Kepler book that was science fiction.

22:24 – Barry discusses other writers who wrote science fiction in the 1600s.

24:48 – Barry talks about the giant ships in Indepedence Day and the science behind their hovering.

31:32 – Barry has a page on the Carnegie Mellon physics department webpage.

Links of interest

Check out the book here.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4614-7891-1

https://www.cmu.edu/physics/people/faculty/luokkala.html

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Guests: Barry Luokkala

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, science, carnegie mellom, zachary quinto, physics, singularity, time, space, matter, universe, extraterrestrial, biology, biotechnology, star trek, planet of the apes, artificial intelligence, robotics, doctor who, isaac asimov, forbidden planet, i robot, 2001, HAL 9000, Transcendence, Interstellar, frankenstein, zombies, Kepler, Die Another Day, Independence day, Jurassic Park

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