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The Hardcore Literature Halloween Special (Patreon)

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2021-10-31 18:50:46
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Happy Halloween from Hardcore Literature!

This special is coming to you from the book club crypt on All Hallows' Eve.

We'll be reading bloodcurdling ghost stories penned by book club members, listening to some very special music created by one of our own, and appreciating gothic poetry chosen specifically to complement the tales of terror.

We'll also have some Halloween book chat along the way, with discussions on the best horror novels and films, examining where horror originated from and why we loved being scared, reading traditions, and much more.

Make sure you have holy water on hand (and a warm drink), and feel free to consult the timestamps for the show below.

Programme for the Evening:

0-30 mins

  • 0:00 Discussion: Why do we celebrate Halloween?
  • 10:00 Music Appreciation: Frankenstein’s Dumpster - Don Dolese & Alexander from Rotterdam
  • 14:14 Discussion: Roald Dahl on writers of the supernatural
  • 22:10 Poetry Appreciation: ‘The Only Ghost I Ever Saw’ - Emily Dickinson
  • 24:04 Short Story Reading #1: ‘Wife’ - Michelle Chun LeRoy

30-60 mins

  • 33:00 Poetry Appreciation: ‘No More Ghosts’ - Robert Graves
  • 35:45 Discussion: Ranking the top 10 best horror novels of all time
  • 46:51: Short Story Reading #2: ‘Say My Name’ - Scott Wakeling

60-90 mins

  • 1:01:00 Poetry Appreciation: ‘The Ghost’ - Edith Nesbit
  • 1:03:00 Discussion: The comfort of horror literature
  • 1:03:48 Discussion: The gothic short stories of Edgar Allen Poe
  • 1:09:20 Short Story Reading #3: ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ - Edgar Allen Poe
  • 1:25:00 Discussion: Where did horror literature originate from? And what scares us?

90-120 mins

  • 1:33:00 Discussion: Ranking the top 10 best horror films of all time
  • 1:41:50 Poetry Appreciation: ‘Two Ghosts Converse’- Emily Dickinson
  • 1:41:31 Short Story Reading #4: Midnight Chimes - Benjamin McEvoy
  • 1:53:49 Discussion: Reading traditions & thank you

Questions for You

1) What is the scariest book you have ever read, and why?

2) What is the most terrifying film you have ever watched?

3) What scares us? What scares you?

Happy Halloween, everybody!

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The Hardcore Literature Halloween Special

0:00 Discussion: Why do we celebrate Halloween? 10:00 Music Appreciation: Frankenstein’s Dumpster - Don Dolese & Alexander from Rotterdam 14:14 Discussion: Roald Dahl on writers of the supernatural 22:10 Poetry Appreciation: ‘The Only Ghost I Ever Saw’ - Emily Dickinson 24:04 Short Story Reading #1: ‘Wife’ - Michelle Chun LeRoy 33:00 Poetry Appreciation: ‘No More Ghosts’ - Robert Graves 35:45 Discussion: Ranking the top 10 best horror novels of all time 46:51: Short Story Reading #2: ‘Say My Name’ - Scott Wakeling 1:01:00 Poetry Appreciation: ‘The Ghost’ - Edith Nesbit 1:03:00 Discussion: The comfort of horror literature 1:03:48 Discussion: The gothic short stories of Edgar Allen Poe 1:09:20 Short Story Reading #3: ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ - Edgar Allen Poe 1:25:00 Discussion: Where did horror literature originate from? And what scares us? 1:33:00 Discussion: Ranking the top 10 best horror films of all time 1:41:50 Poetry Appreciation: ‘Two Ghosts Converse’- Emily Dickinson 1:41:31 Short Story Reading #4: Midnight Chimes - Benjamin McEvoy 1:53:49 Discussion: Reading traditions & thank you

Comments

Fiona Wang

Great work, Don, Michelle, Scott and Ben! It took me a few sittings to finish this, but I enjoyed the interspersed structure and listening to the creative works by our fellow members. I can still hear Don's song in my head although I'd only heard it once. And the stories by Michelle, Scott, and Ben are all unique in their own ways. I'm not a fan of cheap thrills, so I appreciate the discussion on why we are drawn to horror - it's a reflection of the worries each generation has and concerns that we collectively experience. This explanation imbues the horror genre with meaning and significance. I'd never been much into horror as I thought the themes are hard to generalize and apply to our lives, but I'm glad I'm mistaken about this. I'll certainly be looking at horror works in a different light now. Shout out to Poe! What a tortured poet and writer. You can sense his unstable and frantic mindscape in his stories. I might revisit The Raven in December. Thank you, Ben, for the holiday series. I shall look forward to Christmas with Dickens.

Anonymous

Ben, what more can you tell me about Robert Graves? I was taken with the style of the poem you read out here, and I am considering buying his Penguin Complete Poems and also his Selected Stories and Goodbye to All That. The poems are kind of pricey for a paperback, so I am asking, before leaping, what you think of him. I have his Claudius books around here somewhere, though I've never read them. Maybe I should just start there. Perhaps, they are representative of his work?

Fiona Wang
>>71624799

Hey Don, I haven't read Graves' poetry until this video, so I can't comment on that. But I liked his "I, Claudius." If you are interested in history, this is a great read. The narrative is fictionalized, but most of the historical events did take place. You'd benefit most from a slow, digestive read. It can be dense if one tries to speed read (I made this mistake myself). If you're not sure if his poetry is worth purchasing, it might be helpful to check some of them out online before you commit. I also like borrowing from the library when I'm faced with this dilemma, but not everyone has access to good libraries.

Anonymous
>>71624799

Thanks, Fiona! That is good advice all around. I'll take it slow with Claudius and do some on-line searching of the poems. I found an inexpensive but kind of cool paperback called Collected Poems with a picture of Graves smoking on the cover. I'm not a smoker, myself, but it fits my idea of a poet being a hard drinking, hard living sort of person in the mold of Bukowski. I suppose that stereotype doesn't fit Keats or Wordsworth but a few exceptions prove the rule. Anyway, thanks for the good advice. I hope you're having a good weekend. I am spending mine under a pile of books.