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The ‘Death Mother’: Horror’s most unnerving villain
Disturbing ideas about motherhood are pushed into our collective unconscious, a film scholar writes. Little wonder they’re at the heart of several chilling films.The Conversation
Two years ago today, I wrote my first post on #Mastodon after lurking for months. I was welcomed in torrent of kindness, and am pleased to report my initial impression has held true.
I've found community among people who love #Running, #Cycling, #Ottawa, #Horror, and #FilmMaking here (among others).
We still have so much work to do to make this a better, safer place for all.
I have learned so much from so many.
Support your server! Thank you all.
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Attached: 1 image Initial impression of Mastodon… (image source thanks to @jsit@social.coop: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKrqzp-F420/)Mastodon
THE GHOUL WITH THE PEARL EARRING (2012)
Oil - 20” x 16”
A fun tribute to Vermeer’s masterpiece...executed with leftover paint. 1/4
#horror #horrorart #illustration
From Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot” to Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” to H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror”, whip-poor-wills have often been a dark omen that haunted classic American #horror #fiction.
But as the birds’ populations have declined by a horrifying 70%, they’re also seeing a near-extinction in books and movies:
theconversation.com/the-whip-p…
#wildlife #fiction #books #Bookstodon
The whip-poor-will has been an omen of death for centuries − what happened to this iconic bird of American horror?
A new film adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ swaps in an owl for the book’s haunting whip-poor-wills, showing how species loss is also tied into cultural loss.The Conversation
