Hell, Purgatory, and Otherworlds in Horror Films
Hell, Purgatory, and Otherworlds in Horror Films
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Horror always reflects the perils and anxieties of its own time, and yet in spite of decades of innovation in popular media, the genre has never strayed far from that ur-scape of terror and torment: A place called Hell. Dr. D. W. Pasulka will take on the role of Virgil, leading you through a tour of the variegated hells, purgatories, and otherworlds in select horror films and recent media. We will journey through the sadomasochistic dungeons of Clive Barker's HELLRAISER (1987); the existential techno nightmare of EVENT HORIZON (1997); the Basque fantasy world of ERREMENTARI (2017); and the fact-based (however fantastical) B- movie franchise THE CONJURING, among other media. Along the way we will learn about the historical precedents for these images. The Catholic view of a punishing afterworld has shifted in meaning and consequence over time; there is the latter day conceit that Purgatory is a spiritual "condition of existence", and there is the older idea of its absolutely material reality, which has enjoyed some resurgence in our time. This course will explore why the specific aesthetic derived from medieval Catholicism survives today and forms a template that informs much of the horror genre.
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London @ 19:00:00
Berlin @ 20:00:00
New York @ 14:00 pm
Los Angeles @ 11:00 am
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Hell, Purgatory, and Otherworlds in Horror Films
From GBP 10.00