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Andrea and Alex explore the themes of class, opportunity, and gender in Stuart Gordon’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s 'Re-Animator'.

Andrea and Alex investigate the mysterious happenings in Stuart Gordon’s foray into the dark side of academia and science fiction in his first feature. Through the modernized adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s tales, they’ll uncover how class, opportunity, and gender factor into the film version. Get the “Fix Your Hearts or Die” Merch by Goblin […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrea Subissati, Alexandra West

Topics covered

• dark academia
• science fiction
• class
• opportunity
• gender
• H.P. Lovecraft
• film analysis

Keywords

• Re-Animator
• H.P. Lovecraft
• dark academia
• science fiction
• class
• gender
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goblin

Books & works: Re-Animator

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