Hey, everyone, I'm thelitcritguy. I co-host the horror movie podcast Horror Vanguard, have been a regular guest on Revolutionary Left Radio, and make Youtube videos on culture and aesthetics. I write on horror, capitalism, and cultural criticism (you can read my last piece here https://readpassage.com/the-horror-of-capitalism-squid-game-and-the-gothic-trap-of-debt/)
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I'm still surprised there's not much more of a Gothic horror tradition on the left when Marx's Capital is positively seeped in horror allusions and explanations of how capital is the True Horror that sucks the life out of everything including our own. Do you have any theory recommendations that also lean heavy on this gothic imagery?
Likewise, I've always thought the ground is fertile for horror stores like Lovecraft where you descend into madness at seeing the true face of the world, but in this case that true face is that our world of late capitalism is built and predicated on the death and exploitation of millions and the destruction of the planet. Are there any fiction stories you think capture that vibe?
Theory stuff: Mark Steven's Splatter Capital and David McNally's Monsters of the Market are both ESSENTIAL. As for the fiction vibes, maybe check out something like China Mieville's Looking for Jake, and of course, Children of Men.
Thanks so much for the recommendations, I'll check them out!