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CanLitThe Horror Show

The Great War provides the backdrop for a story about death and resurrection on an industrial scale

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

The Talosite exists at the confluence of sci-fi and body horror, with the actual horrors of the First World War a constant shadow in the background.

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Brief EncountersInternational LiteratureShort FictionThe Horror Show

The automaton cometh: “The Sandman” by E.T.A. Hoffmann; Ritchie Robertson, trans.

October 2, 2020June 14, 2022

The Prussian author’s 1816 tale is an early 19th century progenitor of the modern horror story.

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