Word: gothically
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...house is well heated throughout.” Because both lines are uttered in the same casual manner, the expectation for her to strip seems almost as natural as the assumption that she would take off her coat. In moments like this, Munro avoids the clichés of gothic literature by emphasizing that the ordinary is the worst part of the extraordinary...
...undeniably impressive on the inside—Annenberg’s resemblance to Hogwarts has probably added a couple of percentage points to the admissions yield—the exterior’s streaky bacon color scheme and remarkably ugly tower set it apart as an eyesore. Gothic arches this dramatic might have looked great in 13th century France, but with no softening contemporary features, they don’t work here...
...juxtaposition of character. Instead, after seeing the aforementioned musical, I will empathize with the early loss of loved ones, the sense of stark loneliness, and the tortured mind that defined this misunderstood poet. Through “Nevermore,” director Joe DeMita is able to convey the Gothic writer as twisted but human, a man whose depth of emotion, experience, and feeling typifies the inevitable solitude of a writer...
...years now there has been an interesting subset of the umbrella genre indie music: alt-country. The genre has always been removed from stereotypically indie values, favoring straight-forward rock, old-fashioned Southern Gothic lyrics, and country values as worn as the grooves on any Southern man’s first Lynyrd Skynyrd vinyl. Whereas other traditional genres are revamped and stylized in the indie world, alt-country has remained unwaveringly loyal to its roots. Molina & Johnson’s self-titled debut album squarely fits the mold of this genre, providing candid, authentically American songs. However, what the album...
Have you heard of “The Boondock Saints”? Two Irish brothers enter a room full of Italian (or Russian) mobsters. Gothic techno plays in the background. In beautiful synchrony, the brothers shoot everyone and then place coins in the eyes of the dead. They cross themselves and say a prayer, bidding the soul of the dead a swift departure to their hellish punishment. And then they crack a joke and revel in how easy it all is—how fucking cool killing people...