Dr Dan
@drdantils.bsky.social
Film and Media Studies Teacher | Doctor | Cinema and Cultural History | Lowbrow and Cult Media | Existentialism in post-war America |
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Dr Dan
@drdantils.bsky.social
· Nov 27
‘Scream for your lives!’: the philosophy of horror in William Castle’s The Tingler (1959)
The present article considers the underlying philosophical logic of William Castle’s horror film The Tingler, demonstrating how the film mediates on the nature of horror. It notes the similarities ...
doi.org
It's finally out! You can read all about William Castle's masterpiece, The Tingler, and it's connections with existentialism and absurdity in my new article for NRFTS alongside other brilliant developments in Horror film studies. Don't forget to scream...
doi.org/10.1080/1740...
doi.org/10.1080/1740...
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Scream! Scream for your lives! @mikearnzen.bsky.social has a thoughtful essay on ritualistic catharsis via silly horror spectacle. "Screamin' in the Rain: The Orchestration of Catharsis in William Castle's 'The Tingler'" @whatsleepsbeneath.bsky.social
www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/scre...
www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/scre...
December 9, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Scream! Scream for your lives! @mikearnzen.bsky.social has a thoughtful essay on ritualistic catharsis via silly horror spectacle. "Screamin' in the Rain: The Orchestration of Catharsis in William Castle's 'The Tingler'" @whatsleepsbeneath.bsky.social
www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/scre...
www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/scre...
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"Die, darling! Die and do it quickly!" So excited to see new writing on this bone-chiller from the '50s. @drdantils.bsky.social looks for the expressionist, the gothic, the sadism, and the noir in LES DIABOLIQUES in the new issue of Film-Philosophy #openaccess #horror
doi.org/10.3366/film...
doi.org/10.3366/film...
January 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Die, darling! Die and do it quickly!" So excited to see new writing on this bone-chiller from the '50s. @drdantils.bsky.social looks for the expressionist, the gothic, the sadism, and the noir in LES DIABOLIQUES in the new issue of Film-Philosophy #openaccess #horror
doi.org/10.3366/film...
doi.org/10.3366/film...
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"Transnational #Horror Media Now" is the new issue of NRFTS: spooky Oz kids' TV, heavy breathing in MIDSOMMAR, William Castle's THE TINGLER & the fanbase of BATTLE ROYALE. Last two #openaccess! @kte75.bsky.social @jamesrendell.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfts20/c...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfts20/c...
December 2, 2024 at 2:50 PM
"Transnational #Horror Media Now" is the new issue of NRFTS: spooky Oz kids' TV, heavy breathing in MIDSOMMAR, William Castle's THE TINGLER & the fanbase of BATTLE ROYALE. Last two #openaccess! @kte75.bsky.social @jamesrendell.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfts20/c...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfts20/c...
It's finally out! You can read all about William Castle's masterpiece, The Tingler, and it's connections with existentialism and absurdity in my new article for NRFTS alongside other brilliant developments in Horror film studies. Don't forget to scream...
doi.org/10.1080/1740...
doi.org/10.1080/1740...
‘Scream for your lives!’: the philosophy of horror in William Castle’s The Tingler (1959)
The present article considers the underlying philosophical logic of William Castle’s horror film The Tingler, demonstrating how the film mediates on the nature of horror. It notes the similarities ...
doi.org
November 27, 2024 at 12:15 PM
It's finally out! You can read all about William Castle's masterpiece, The Tingler, and it's connections with existentialism and absurdity in my new article for NRFTS alongside other brilliant developments in Horror film studies. Don't forget to scream...
doi.org/10.1080/1740...
doi.org/10.1080/1740...
As I'm writing in my new book, it's v nice to see that on the upcoming 4k of ROSEMARY'S BABY that the director's name seems to go unmentioned in marketing which instead focuses on Ira Levin and William Castle; going full circle and again being sold as a Castle film as it was in 1968.
September 30, 2023 at 11:03 AM
As I'm writing in my new book, it's v nice to see that on the upcoming 4k of ROSEMARY'S BABY that the director's name seems to go unmentioned in marketing which instead focuses on Ira Levin and William Castle; going full circle and again being sold as a Castle film as it was in 1968.
Watched new (beautiful) 4k of The Exorcist last night - always struck by how the quieter moments stay with me more than the famous scary stuff.
Let's hope the new one can at least try to be interesting like the original...
Let's hope the new one can at least try to be interesting like the original...
September 25, 2023 at 6:07 AM
Watched new (beautiful) 4k of The Exorcist last night - always struck by how the quieter moments stay with me more than the famous scary stuff.
Let's hope the new one can at least try to be interesting like the original...
Let's hope the new one can at least try to be interesting like the original...
Genuinely the best restoration of a film I have ever seen. The 3D works perfectly (and often better than modern stuff) and changes the entire experience of the "worst movie ever made"
September 21, 2023 at 6:17 AM
Genuinely the best restoration of a film I have ever seen. The 3D works perfectly (and often better than modern stuff) and changes the entire experience of the "worst movie ever made"