Alfred Hitchcock’s collections of mystery and ghost stories. Wow, does that bring back memories! I also remember staying up late on Friday nights and watching old horror movies. Some kids latch on to those things, and I guess I too was one of them.
You've given us some good stories and artworks to explore. Looking forward to your next essays!
This reminds me of so many books, memories of my youth - and a collection of stories I read recently - Abnormal Statistics by Max Booth III. In particular a story with a youth in it that is left alone in a hotel. I’m actually hooked , because this is bringing up a lot - 1922, King.
And I remember being terrified of Night Gallery in the 70s - which came to mind recently in a post about the portrait of DJT hanging in my hometown. The painting was distorted - AI produced - but not humorously , or even the more popular one where DJT looks disfigured .
Here’s the AI rendition - they must’ve used Saturn Devouring His Son (Goya- Black Paintings). This completely reminded me of Night Gallery. Loved Rod Serling.
“Don’t get your head stuck in the occult!” sounds like something that’s shouted at the protagonist in the first act of a film, helping to kick off one hell of an occult journey 😆
Wow, Michael, this sounds fantastic. Very much looking forward to it. Love your thesis, and the painting and story pairings are wonderfully provocative.
I did stay in a former governor's mansion and I swear it was haunted. Totally creeped me out. But then I grew up on Poe, Christie, and Hitchcock like you.
That's great, Ellen! Thanks for checking in. Your link doesn't mess up anything since there was no full previous draft of America Is a Haunted Place...I'm writing it in full now! I definitely wanted to include indigenous tribes' stories, and have a (Pawnee, I think) story to share and some art from the exhibition. When we get closer to the 20th century, there's some super spooky artwork, of course H.P. Lovecraft and his world-building added to that. Fun stuff. :-)
I think about this all the time - I was up in No MN reading about the Sandy Lake tragedy , and I’m actually from The West , near where The Sand Creek massacre took place. Lots of thoughts intermingling , as I was on the shore of a lake formed 12,000 yrs ago.
I was studying Blood Meridian last Fall (not willing to fully get into it yet, if ever) - and a lecture by a CA professor re:Genocide in that state, in particular , a historical event he speaks of from a primary source ( a woman who survived a massacre).
Can the exhibition book be viewed on line ?
It’s available as a HC book thru University of Chicago Press!
Thx
You can Google the title of the artwork and it usually comes up at the gallery where it's currently located!
Alfred Hitchcock’s collections of mystery and ghost stories. Wow, does that bring back memories! I also remember staying up late on Friday nights and watching old horror movies. Some kids latch on to those things, and I guess I too was one of them.
You've given us some good stories and artworks to explore. Looking forward to your next essays!
This reminds me of so many books, memories of my youth - and a collection of stories I read recently - Abnormal Statistics by Max Booth III. In particular a story with a youth in it that is left alone in a hotel. I’m actually hooked , because this is bringing up a lot - 1922, King.
And I remember being terrified of Night Gallery in the 70s - which came to mind recently in a post about the portrait of DJT hanging in my hometown. The painting was distorted - AI produced - but not humorously , or even the more popular one where DJT looks disfigured .
Night stalker , too.
Here’s the AI rendition - they must’ve used Saturn Devouring His Son (Goya- Black Paintings). This completely reminded me of Night Gallery. Loved Rod Serling.
GAH!
Thanks for the book catalog…the exhibition book should arrive by Friday!
“Don’t get your head stuck in the occult!” sounds like something that’s shouted at the protagonist in the first act of a film, helping to kick off one hell of an occult journey 😆
Exactly! Lol.
Wow, Michael, this sounds fantastic. Very much looking forward to it. Love your thesis, and the painting and story pairings are wonderfully provocative.
I don't want to mess up your thesis in any way, but my brother recently sent me this about the mound-builders in southern IL a thousand years ago, so even more spirits from our past than we thought - https://www.historicmysteries.net/p/cahokia-mounds-the-largest-ancient?utm
I did stay in a former governor's mansion and I swear it was haunted. Totally creeped me out. But then I grew up on Poe, Christie, and Hitchcock like you.
That's great, Ellen! Thanks for checking in. Your link doesn't mess up anything since there was no full previous draft of America Is a Haunted Place...I'm writing it in full now! I definitely wanted to include indigenous tribes' stories, and have a (Pawnee, I think) story to share and some art from the exhibition. When we get closer to the 20th century, there's some super spooky artwork, of course H.P. Lovecraft and his world-building added to that. Fun stuff. :-)
I think about this all the time - I was up in No MN reading about the Sandy Lake tragedy , and I’m actually from The West , near where The Sand Creek massacre took place. Lots of thoughts intermingling , as I was on the shore of a lake formed 12,000 yrs ago.
I was studying Blood Meridian last Fall (not willing to fully get into it yet, if ever) - and a lecture by a CA professor re:Genocide in that state, in particular , a historical event he speaks of from a primary source ( a woman who survived a massacre).
The Rez Dogs episode with the boarding school.
My mind is going in some weird directions.