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://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-gothic-film.html
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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Sean Moreland teaches English at the University of Ottowa. His main field of research is Anglo-American literature from the late 18th century to present. He particularly enjoys Gothic, horror and weird fiction and is involved with various journals and events on the subjects. We spoke about his latest editorial work on Lovecraft’s critical theories on horror.