Super Weird
South County Room, Omni 3rd Floor
Superhero narrative in film, comics, and literature ranges from the very conventional to the deeply strange. Doom Patrol, The Swamp Thing, Sandman and many other mainstream titles are clearly part of the world of weird fiction. Panelists discuss the relationship of superheroes to weird fiction, with examples of those that fall most clearly into the canon of the strange, from mainstream and indie sources. Panelists: Gillian Daniels, Kenneth Hite, Errick Nunnally (M), David Quiroz
August 18, Sunday 2:00 – 3:15 PM
Angela Carter: Infernal Desires and Bloody Chambers
August 18, Sunday 2:00 – 3:15 PM
Angela Carter: Infernal Desires and Bloody Chambers
Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 2nd Floor
Carter’s (English, 1940 – 1992) work was broad, including novels of desire and sexual awakening, non-fiction critique such as The Sadean Women and The Ideology of Pornography, and screenplays, such as The Company of Wolves, based on short stories published in her collection The Bloody Chamber. Whether writing post-apocalyptic fable, magical realism, or dark fantasy and horror, her work was unflinching, political, and often steeped in myth, fairytale, and sexuality. Our panelists discuss her work and legacy. Panelists: Victoria Dalpe, Gillian Daniels (M), Jack Haringa, Michelle Renee Lane, Sheree Renée Thomas, Jeff VanderMeer
Carter’s (English, 1940 – 1992) work was broad, including novels of desire and sexual awakening, non-fiction critique such as The Sadean Women and The Ideology of Pornography, and screenplays, such as The Company of Wolves, based on short stories published in her collection The Bloody Chamber. Whether writing post-apocalyptic fable, magical realism, or dark fantasy and horror, her work was unflinching, political, and often steeped in myth, fairytale, and sexuality. Our panelists discuss her work and legacy. Panelists: Victoria Dalpe, Gillian Daniels (M), Jack Haringa, Michelle Renee Lane, Sheree Renée Thomas, Jeff VanderMeer
