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darchildre) wrote2019-08-10 09:17 am
darchildre) wrote2019-08-10 09:17 am
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Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: I will now spend my first chapter talking about Nosferatu.
Me: Okay, rad, I love Nosferatu. I am wondering if you're going to backtrack and cover The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at all, however. Seems, y'know, relevent.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: ::continues to talk about Nosferatu and Albin Grau's interest in vampires::
Me: It's just that you don't have an index or any sort of list of works that you're going to discuss and while those are valid choices, it means that I can't check to see if you're going to cover things.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: ::discusses Aleister Crowley's influence on Nosferatu::
Me: That is absolutely super interesting but now I'm really distracted by this question. I mean, it's cool if you aren't going to talk about Caligari - I just want to know.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: Did you know that F W Murnau was queer?
Me: I DID NOT, as the horror films of the 1920s are not my specialty but I am both happy to learn than and also unsurprised, as it is as an article of faith with me that all early horror film is queer as fuck.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: Did you know that, on average, 1300 German soldiers died per day during WWI?That's more people than live in your town.*
Me: Holy shit.
*Three hours later, I realize that I cannot add. Poulsbo has a population of 10,000, not 1,000. So this is not more people than live in my town, but it is more people than live in my Dad's hometown.
Me: Okay, rad, I love Nosferatu. I am wondering if you're going to backtrack and cover The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at all, however. Seems, y'know, relevent.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: ::continues to talk about Nosferatu and Albin Grau's interest in vampires::
Me: It's just that you don't have an index or any sort of list of works that you're going to discuss and while those are valid choices, it means that I can't check to see if you're going to cover things.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: ::discusses Aleister Crowley's influence on Nosferatu::
Me: That is absolutely super interesting but now I'm really distracted by this question. I mean, it's cool if you aren't going to talk about Caligari - I just want to know.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: Did you know that F W Murnau was queer?
Me: I DID NOT, as the horror films of the 1920s are not my specialty but I am both happy to learn than and also unsurprised, as it is as an article of faith with me that all early horror film is queer as fuck.
Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror: Did you know that, on average, 1300 German soldiers died per day during WWI?
Me: Holy shit.
*Three hours later, I realize that I cannot add. Poulsbo has a population of 10,000, not 1,000. So this is not more people than live in my town, but it is more people than live in my Dad's hometown.