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Archaeology & Folk Horror

October 1, 2022 ~ Rebecca Stone Gordon ~ Leave a comment

Archaeology is a useful narrative device in the Horror genre for many reasons, and not just because of our propensity for uncorking ancient evil now and again. Academia is a natural fit for the sub-genre known broadly as Folk Horror because the intrusion of an outsider, which includes all manner of nosy folklorists, historians, cultural … Continue reading Archaeology & Folk Horror

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