Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Facing my fear of clowns
I have been thinking about different paper topics, and I think I have decided to face my fear of clowns. I find out how the idea of using a character who is supposed to make people laugh and be happy to terrify people like me has developed in literature and film. I am still figuring out exactly what I want to do with this. Let me know if ya'll have any ideas.
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What texts were you thinking of, Elizabeth? Two excellent examples are in the second volume of the Straub anthology: "The God of Dark Laughter" (Michael Chabon) and "The Last Feast of Harlequin" (Thomas Ligotti). Then there's The Dark Knight -- or any of the Joker comics.
ReplyDeleteThose would be great... what should I use for a text that we have read? The only thing I can think of that has even mentioned clowns is The Shadow Year.
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