Exhibit:

The Macabre

Preview of images

Part of Group:

Thiel College ENG 235 Sp24

This gallery will include images and text of all things disturbing, horrifying, and things of the unknown or "supernatural".

Images in this Exhibit

Witchcraft at Salem Village

This image depicts a girl in a courthouse who has been "afflicted" by Satan. The girl has fallen in front of the judges and declares their innocence to God, with a hand on their heart. The image dates back to 1876 from the Pioneers in the Settlement of America by William A. Crafts. The image expresses a macabre theme as it deals with the supernatural and focuses on the unknown. It represents this theme as during the Salem Witch Trials it has never been proven or disproven that the people accused of witchcraft were "witches". A famous book that this image can easily be referenced to is ...
The Scream

(DESCRIBE IMAGE) This can be seen in a bad light and cause fear, or lead to more severe issues. This is expressed in Edgar Allan Poe's, A Tell-Tale Heart. A Schizophrenic man ends up killing someone due to their abnormal eye, which leads to his Schizophrenia worsening. Throughout the story, there is a constant eerie and spooky feeling which resonates with the theme of the macabre. In A Tell-Tale Heart, the man says, "I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth./I heard many things in hell." This quote signifies that the man has been hearing voices due to his actions...
House by the Railroad

(Describe the image) This painting corresponds to the theme of the macabre because it causes people to feel suspense and fear, and causes an eerie feeling. A story that this can relate to is from Edgar Allan Poe called, The Fall of the House of Usher. Within the story, it is stated, "I looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows..." This quote initially describes the House of Usher and sets a supernatural presence throughout the story. Later in the story, it says, "And...
American Gothic

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Works Cited

American Gothic | The Art Institute of Chicago, www.artic.edu/artworks/6565/american-gothic. Accessed 2 May 2024.

“American Gothic.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Apr. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gothic.

Cove Studio, studio.covecollective.org/anthologies/eng-235-survey-of-american-literature-sp24/documents/the-yellow-wall-paper. Accessed 2 May 2024.

MacPike, Loralee. “Environment as...
House at Dusk

(Describe Image) & (info about Haunting of Hillhouse story)

 

 

 

Works Cited

Hopper, Edward. “House at Dusk, 1935 - Edward Hopper.” Www.Wikiart.Org, 1 Jan. 1970, www.wikiart.org/en/edward-hopper/house-at-dusk.

House at Dusk, 1935 by Edward Hopper, www.edwardhopper.net/house-at-dusk.jsp. Accessed 2 May 2024.

Klein, Annika Barranti. “48 Terrifying the Haunting of Hill House Quotes by Shirley...
Nocturne in Black and Gold

(describe the image) talk about The Raven & add scholarly source

 

Works Cited

“Nocturne in Black and Gold – the Falling Rocket.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturne_in_Black_and_Gold_%E2%80%93_The_Falling_Rocket.

“Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/art/Nocturne-in-Black-and-Gold-the-Falling-Rocket. Accessed 2 May 2024....
Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue

(Describe the Image) & talk about Bag of Bones & add scholarly source/reference

 

Works Cited

“Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow%27s_Skull:_Red,_White,_and_Blue.

American, Georgia O’Keeffe. “Georgia o’keeffe: Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1 Jan. 1970, www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/488694.

“Bookquoters.” 28+ Quotes from Bag of Bones by...