Author Archives: Michael R.

Jumping jack station (M.R and Rudolph)

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Michael R.

Abandoned Brooklyn jumping jack station (Coal pump house)   The atmosphere of this abandoned pump house is extremely Gothic due to the fact of this being an abandoned dark and decrepit industrial site. When inside you get this unshakable sublime … Continue reading →

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Response 9 (M.R)

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Michael R.

A Rose for Emily is an extremely Gothic piece of work. we see a lot of themes that one can consider Gothic. Such as keeping a body of a dead or a cadaver on a bed and a form onĀ  … Continue reading →

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The Yellow Wallpaper -M.R

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Michael R.

So this story starts like many otherĀ stories of the gothic genre. The difference with story howeverĀ is that the name of theĀ protagonist is never mentioned inĀ the story. Another thing I noticed is thatĀ like many other gothic stories, this brings out a … Continue reading →

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Dracula (M.R)

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Michael R.

Dracula is creature that many can look up to in the genre of gothic. It sets up a clearĀ momentum of the gothic villain; a villain with a purpose.Ā A purpose however established before the book ever touches upon the character(the villain … Continue reading →

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critical response 4 (M.R)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Michael R.

So I finally got around to finishing the book. I think it was good, but I was decently fond of it. the reason being is that, I usually love descriptive books, but this was extremely long when it came to … Continue reading →

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Response 1 (Michael Reyes)

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Michael R.

The Castle of Otranto is a magnificent read. You truly feel the prelude of Gothic Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā itself, but at the same time a parody of Gothic before it ever even existed. You can catch Ā  many … Continue reading →

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