Uncanny Archaeologies
Unearthing Ancient Horrors in Film, Media, Literature and Culture
Uncanny Archaeologies
Unearthing Ancient Horrors in Film, Media, Literature and Culture
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Description
An exploration of works that sit at the nexus of archaeology and horror, this collection brings together critical reflections on these 'uncanny archaeologies' as they appear across film, media, literature and 'real' spooky archaeology. With a global selection of authors drawing upon a wide variety of analytical concepts from posthumanism and 'weirding' to elements of mad studies, and the notion of 'archaeophobia', the collection promotes novel theoretical and conceptual frameworks for studying the works explored.
A treasure trove of themes from across archaeological horror, the essays in this volume include mainstays of the genre such as ancient curses, empty tombs, and ambulant mummies, as well as broader themes such as the underground, deep time, folk horror, time-slips, and the return of the dead. Interdisciplinary and multi modal, the essays cover a huge range of works: fiction by M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood and Arthur Conan Doyle; films and franchises including Tomb Raider and the Blair Witch Project; cultural phenomena such as Weird Tales, black metal, and Victorian occult sex magic; and 'real life' archaeological horrors from cursed objects to uncanny bodies, and magical treasure hunting. Lifting the lid on a popular new horror sub-genre, Uncanny Archaeology uncovers a field that is open, inclusive, and playful.
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Table of Contents
Steve Toase
Introduction
0. Introduction: ancient horrors and archaeological receptions
Gabriel Moshenska, UCL, UK
Conceptualising archaeological horror
1. Vicarious Ethnicity and Transgressive Knowledge in Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Lot No. 249' and H.P Lovecraft's 'The Horror at Red Hook'
Daniel Renshaw, University of Reading, UK
2. 'Why have you awakened us from our ancient slumber?' Archaeological objects and body horror
Jessica O'Neill
3. Antiquaries, ontographers, and uncanny objects in two ghost stories by M.R. James
Tom Sparrow, Slippery Rock University, USA
4. Becoming-ruin and the apocalyptic sublime in P.B. Shelley's The Daemon of the World and 'The Coliseum'
Mia X. Pérez, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA
Notable authors and creators
5. Barrow-born: archaeological practice as a literary device to evoke horror in the works of Nigel Kneale
Kenneth Brophy, University of Glasgow, UK and Katy Soar, University of Winchester, UK
6. Cosmic horror and archaeology: Lovecraftian monsters and encounters with alien pasts
Vesa-Pekka Herva, University of Oulu, Finland and Antti Lahelma, University of Helsinki, Finland
7. Prehistoric Britain and Ancient Egypt in E.F. Benson's 'spook stories'
Gabriel Moshenska, UCL, UK
8. From the further side of experience: ancient Egypt and the numinous in the work of Algernon Blackwood
Lawrence Webb, University of Southampton, UK
Mediating archaeological horror
9. 'Inspired by a true story': uncanny and eerie archaeology behind the horror of AMC's The Terror.
Stephanie Halmhofer, University of Alberta, Canada and Solène Mallet Gauthier, University of Alberta, Canada
10. Buried in darkness: Black Metal's archaeology of horror
João Sequeira, University of Coimbra, Portugal and Tânia Casimiro, University of Stirling, UK
11. The archaeologist dies at the end: contrasting real and imagined North American archaeology
Solène Mallet Gauthier, University of Alberta, Canada
12. The playful skeleton: human remains beyond horror in video games
Heidi Barten, Angus A. A. Mol, Leiden University, Netherlands and Aris Politopoulos, Leiden University, Netherlands
Spooky sites and uncanny landscapes
13. The 'Curse' of Pompeii
Christine Downton, University of Leicester, UK
14. When archaeological sites become horror: the narrative of Gunung Padang in the Indonesian film 'Gerbang Neraka'
Hasrianti, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
Laila Abdul Jalil, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
Syahruddin Mansyur, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
and Lutfi Yondri, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
15. Occult archaeology, eerie landscapes, and folk encounters with the Ancient in the Aegean Islands
Stelios Lekakis, Newcastle University, UK
Product details
| Published | Feb 04 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781350602793 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 20 bw illus |
| Series | Bloomsbury Spectres, Hauntings and Horrors |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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