1. “The Ballad of the Sad Café”

2. In your own words how would you describe “American Gothic” Think about the things we read by Poe Use the word wall for hints DarkDarkBizarreBizarre CreepyCreepy grotesquegrotesque OminousOminous MacabreMacabre

3. Examples: Movies: VanHelsing, Wolfman, Chupacabra, Llorona, Hybrid, The Crazies Books: Twilight, The Final Cut, World War Z, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Authors: Ellen Hopkins, Stephen King, Dean Koontz Music: Rob Zombie, Korn, Ozzy, Evanescence, Type O Negative, Mudvein, Behemoth, 115, Disturbed TV: Trueblood, Supernatural, Wolfman, Being Human, Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead Games: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Left for Dead, CoD, Werewolf the Apocalypse

4. Pre-1920s= horror just starting, think Poe, Dracula, etc. 1920s-Silent movies with horror, Nosferatu 1930s-Talking movies with mad scientists and monsters (like King Kong) 1940s-Non-Americans were scary and horrific (Cat People) 1950s-Humans+monsters=mutant madness and aliens (Godzilla, Invastion of the Body Snatchers) 1960s-Bad girls and lots of blood (Rosemary’s Baby, Psycho) 1970s-Children are scary! (The Exorcist/Halloween/Carrie) 1980s-Monsters are finally shown vs. hidden, really gory (Nightmare on Elm Street/Child’s Play) 1990s-Serial Killer movies (Silence of the Lambs/Se7en/Scream) 2000s-The World/Nature get revenge (28 Days Later/Final Destination)/The Happening 2010s-End of the world/supposed to be real From http://www.horrorfilmhistory.com accessed 2/1/11http://www.horrorfilmhistory.com Horror evolves just like any other genre

6. -Monsters weren’t scary -Monsters were deformed humans -WWII killed lots of people, and showed how people can be evil to other people -In WWII the mad scientist were human and real

7. -Born in Georgia (Southern United States) -Music Prodigy with the Piano -Accepted to Juilliard, but no money to pay for it -Was married for 2 years to a writer/singer -After her divorce she lived with other writers in a commune -Remarried her husband, who tried to convince her to commit suicide with him -She was sick a lot and was an alcoholic -From age 31 the whole left side of her body was paralyzed -She died of a brain hemorrhage From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_McCullers accessed 2/4/11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_McCullers

8. Similarities The were both alcoholics Their spouses both died Both were unsuccessful in school and had hard lives Failed relationships Both died of a brain sickness Differences Different genders Poe’s wife died because of sickness, Carson’s husband committed suicide Poe married his cousin Poe was from the Northern US McCuller was from the south

9. The idea of love not being returned, unrequited love, is a problem many characters face (What other stories have this idea?) People may have deformities, but they are still human Power and respect is not limited by gender

10. Southern Gothic is defined as: “… a subgenre of gothic fiction unique to American literature that takes place exclusively in the American South. It resembles its parent genre in that it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. It is unlike its parent genre in that it uses these tools not solely for the sake of suspense, but to explore social issues and reveal the cultural character of the American South” (Wikipedia)

11. -Grotesque figure that makes people go “ewwwwww” -The Character has a flaw, either physical, racially bigoted, or self-righteous -Shows the flaws in the culture of the Southern US states

12. -Miss. Amelia protagonist, owns the café -Cousin Lymon “hunchback”, cousin to Miss. Amelia -Marvin Macy Miss. Amelia’s short time husband -Henry Macy Marvin’s brother -Big Papa Miss. Amelia’s dad

13. Southern US Small Town Early 1900s The Café is owned by Miss Amelia It was originally a store Miss Amelia sold alcohol from the back window to people Miss Amelia lived at the store Has a nurse’s office in the backroom