Roger Luckhurst Libros

Tras el auge del romanticismo en Inglaterra, el misterio cae como la niebla sobre las calles de la mítica Albión. Proliferan novelas en las que los fantasmas se apoderan dl alma de los vivos hasta la obsesión, las vidas marcadas pro destinos infaustos, los personajes lejanos que buscan la inmortalidad y ganan por amor... al mismo diablo. No es sino el manierismo del gusto romántico por las novelas de misterio, por el amor a los parajes desconocidos y llenos de historia y ruinas. Pero Drácula, pese a beber de esta tradición y esta corriente, es mucho más que una novela gótica. Drácula, encarnación viviente de las fuerzas del mal, se apodera del lector para hacer del vampiro un héroe. En Drácula el mito del vampiro, asombrósamente bien documentado de acuerdo a las tradiciones más oscuras y demoníacas, entabla una lucha a muerte contra el espíritu racional capaz de vencer a las fuerzas del mal. Realmente no es una casualidad que Bram Stoker, su autor, fuese miembro alternativamente de sociedades literarias y científicas. El darwinismo imponía en la época su racionalidad, los mitos caían ante la fuerza de la lógica y la capacidad del hombre por descubrir, y Stoker se enfrentó a un mito, Drácula, con la fuerza del hombre de su tiempo, encarnado en Van Helsing.

Crumbling ruins, undead fiends, dark alleys and forests teeming with horrors seen and unseen: the tendrils of the Gothic have crept out of the architecture of churches, mosques and grand houses and into suburban malls, overcrowded cities, the deserted corners of the world and beyond, taking the shape of monsters from Beowulf to Gojira, Cthulhu or the wendigo to our own terrifying, warped reflections. Across time, form and media, this book traces the weaving path of the Gothic from the shadows of history to the very heart of popular culture today. With over 350 illustrations

We spend our lives moving through passages, hallways, corridors, and gangways, yet these channeling spaces do not feature in architectural histories, monographs, or guidebooks. They are overlooked, undervalued, and unregarded, seen as unlovely parts of a building’s infrastructure rather than architecture. This book is the first definitive history of the corridor, from its origins in country houses and utopian communities in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, through reformist Victorian prisons, hospitals, and asylums, to the “corridors of power,” bureaucratic labyrinths, and housing estates of the twentieth century. Taking in a wide range of sources, from architectural history to fiction, film, and TV, Corridors explores how the corridor went from a utopian ideal to a place of unease: the archetypal stuff of nightmares.

A quirky history that offers a new way of understanding the myth of the mummy's curse. Roger Luckhurst provides a startling path through the cultural history of Victorian England and its colonial possessions.

This book explores the interconnected fields of cultural memory and trauma studies, delving into how collective memories shape identities and influence societal narratives. It examines the impact of trauma on communities and individuals, offering insights into the ways memories are preserved, transformed, and communicated across generations. Through a multidisciplinary approach, it addresses the implications of cultural memory in understanding historical events and their lasting effects on society.

H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a reclusive scribbler of horror stories for the American pulp magazines that specialized in Gothic and science fiction in the interwar years. He often published in Weird Tales and has since become the key figure in the slippery genre of "weird fiction." Lovecraft developed an extraordinary vision of feeble men driven to the edge of sanity by glimpses of malign beings that have survived from human prehistory or by malevolent extra-terrestrial visitations. The ornate language of his stories builds towards grotesque moments of revelation, quite unlike any other writer. This new selection brings together nine of his classic tales, focusing on the "Cthulhu Mythos," a cycle of stories that develops the mythology of the Old Ones, the monstrous creatures who predate human life on earth. It includes the Introduction from Lovecraft's critical essay, "Supernatural Horror in Literature," in which he gave his own important definition of "weird fiction." In a fascinating contextual introduction, Roger Luckhurst gives Lovecraft the attention he deserves as a writer who used pulp fiction to explore a remarkable philosophy that shockingly dethrones the mastery of man.

Si bien en buena parte de la obra de R. L. Stevenson dominan el humor, el gusto por la aventura y la fantasía, " El Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde " evoca el lado oscuro de la condición humana, transmitiendo al lector la sensación de horror que suscita el descubrimiento de lo abominable dentro de la realidad cotidiana. La soberbia calidad literaria de este admirable relato, su perfección formal y la economía de medios de su argumento han hecho de él una obra perenne que admite varias lecturas que no se excluyen entre sí y que van desde la simple entrega al eficaz suspense de la trama, a su interpretación como una fábula sobre el hombre como escenario para la perpetua lucha entre el bien y el mal.

Stanley Kubrick hailed The Shining as 'the scariest horror film of all time' before its release in 1980.

Exploring the interplay of memory and history in 1990s literature, this collection of twelve essays offers a critical analysis from feminist, postcolonial, and queer perspectives. It delves into themes such as the politics of memory, colonial legacies, and identities shaped by race and gender. Notable works discussed include Graham Swift's Last Orders and Anne Michaels' Fugitive Pieces. The essays advocate for a nuanced critique of postmodernist approaches, emphasizing the importance of diverse interpretations in understanding contemporary literature.

Alien, that legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, was born out of a terrible monster movie script called Star Beast. Tracing the constellation of talents that came together to produce the film, this book explores how and why this interstellar slasher movie, this old dark house in space, came to coil itself around our darkest imaginings.