The Darkness - or, I Believe in a Thing Called Lovecraft (Secret Rooms)

"Lucy isn't shallow. She isn't just an extention of other characters and their development. She really does come across as having her own identity. She is that mix of emotional optimism and reasoned out introspection we see in her chapters, and to be honest, I think that her presence brings into focus the darker elements of this gothic text. Because, with her loss, the darkness comes creeping in..."

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Part 2 of our final look at Secret Rooms. Here, we dive deep into the gothic analysis, going a bit down the rabbit hole to explore the various kinds of gothic genre and subgenre as established both in Europe and the Americas.

We talk about the subverted tropes, the plethora of added female energy to the story, if Krieger is like Dracula, Abigail as a Byronic hero, the modern trope of the Lancer, and an exploration of what Lovecraftian elements this story does use as components.

And next week.... Cats.

EDIT: After the official news of today, I modified the episode. There were only a few downloads, but if you listened to the original already, you can download the new one, and the changes start at timestamp 58:41.

 

If you want to understand the joke above: https://youtu.be/tKjZuykKY1I

Trope Talk - The Lancer: https://youtu.be/fgmT_Q2R2ww

Trope Talk - Five Man Band: https://youtu.be/lmmNuic_4tQ

 

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Intro is "The Talons of Adventure, The Antlers of Romance" by Doctor Turtle of the Free Music Archive

Midroll Music - Instrumental version of "Vincent" by Don McLean.

Outro - "Kajiit Like To Sneak" by Miracle of Sound