EPISODE · May 22, 2023 · 1H 38M
02.03 William Lindsay Gresham and NIGHTMARE ALLEY
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Nathanael and Erik dive into William Lindsay Gresham's Nightmare Alley and Guillermo del Toro's 2021 adaptation. Topics include: freakishness, tarot, whether authors get any say on what their symbolism does. For further information see: Abbot, Megan. "Megan Abbot on the Difference between Hardboiled and Noir." Adams, Rachel. Sideshow U.S.A. Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination. Pollack, Rachel. Rachel Pollack's Tarot Wisdom. Discussion of Nightmare Alley & Use of Tarot [YouTube Video]
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Nathanael and Erik dive into William Lindsay Gresham's Nightmare Alley and Guillermo del Toro's 2021 adaptation. Topics include: freakishness, tarot, whether authors get any say on what their symbolism does. For further information see: Abbot, Megan. "Megan Abbot on the Difference between Hardboiled and Noir." Adams, Rachel. Sideshow U.S.A. Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination. Pollack, Rachel. Rachel Pollack's Tarot Wisdom. Discussion of Nightmare Alley & Use of Tarot [YouTube Video]
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