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Heterotopian Horrors

Contemporary theoretical and critical debates centered around the gothic/horror genre very often (un)intentionally neglect the aspect of space and spatiality as a strongly influential element of a narrative. Focusing on precisely that aspect of the genre, this chapter connects and elaborates Michel Foucault’s theoretical concept of heterotopias with the process of creating and articulating the desired horrific effect and atmosphere. By interjecting Foucault’s ideas with David Lynch’s television series Twin Peaks and Matt and Ross Duffer’s series Stranger Things, the chapter explores the use of (dark) heterotopias as an overbearing source of danger, continuously threatening our own realities.

Space ; dark ; heterotopia ; nostalgia ; town

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