ENGL 2706Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: 28 Weeks Later, Black Terror, Conversion Disorder
10 Mar 2016
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Sf is any work that asks this question. No mimesis; no reflection of the everyday. Fantasy and supernatural horror = challenge scientific world view. The impulse to expand one"s experiential horizons beyond the mundane and the actual. Perhaps the most influential writer of horror fiction of his generation screenwriter for twilight zone. Pioneer novel for american gothic literature/first zombie novel. Matheson: transformation of horror from gothic exoticism and lovecraftian fantasy to modern, urban horror. The city; main st. usa (just like stephen king) King and matheson both influenced each other. Written in the 1950s, but set in the 1970s. Looking at the anxieties coming out of the cold war. Hunter by day; empowerment (duty to kill); adventure/monster slaying story; psychological thrill. Thinking the threat is not human, hence it is alright to kill them. Opening: captivity narrative house under assault. Accusation: a very clear, racially charged subtext that makes racial difference and vampirism synonymous .
