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Born this day 1907, Daphne Du Maurier (d. 1989) is considered both a romantic novelist (much to her chagrin) and a sensationalist. She was right to be displeased; her stories unravel with dark and haunting mystery, and are a far cry from tedious, linear romance. In it's original form, Du Maurier's 1951 novel, 'My Cousin Rachel', is an intriguing and thought-provoking thriller. First adapted for the screen only a year after the novel was released, director Henry Koster stripped the narrative of substance and atmosphere in 1952. The film's trailer questions, with classic cinematic extravagance: "Was she a woman or witch, Madonna or a muderess?" The eponymous protagonist, most recently portrayed by the captivating Rachel Weisz (dir. Roger Michell, 2017), is the subject of this enquiry. As she stands accused by the very man drinking her dubious teas, Du Maurier, of course, does not clarify which Rachel is. Whether witch or not, she certainly is a strong, independent, and beguiling woman... which as we by now know, was enough to attract accusations of witchcraft. 📸: 'My Cousin Rachel' film still, dir. Henry Koster, 1952. Via Wiki Commons. . #generallygothic #gothic #seasonofthewitch #daphnedumaurier #dumaurier #btd #bornthisday #botd #bornonthisday #englishliterature #gothicliterature #fiction #filmadaptation #horrormovie #mystery #gothichorror #mycousinrachel #witch #witchcraft #accused #femalelead #cornwall #rachelweisz #murder #witchtrial #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #blackandwhitefilm #alfredhitchcock #hitchcock https://www.instagram.com/p/BxbQvZjnJxB/?igshid=4xty6jaxou89

                                                              Akira Kurosawa illustrated by Em

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Born this day, 1804: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dark Romantic & occasional Gothic author. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Hawthorne is relation to the only witch trial judge who did not later repent for his actions. The influence of his ancestry is apparent in his writing, which often explores themes of historical sin & guilt. 'The Scarlett Letter' (1850), for example, focuses upon the very public punishment of his Protagonist, for the perceived sin of parenting a child out of wedlock. As a result of the situations he wrote her into, and the way in which she responded, Hester (of 'The Scarlett Letter') is heralded as a profeminist character by many literary critics. Also, he wrote cool ghost stories 👻 . #generallygothic #gothic #gothicnovel #gothicfiction #darkromanticism #darkromantic #romancenovel #romantics #transcendentalism #americanliterature #americangothic #fourthofjuly #botd #btd #bornthisday #bornonthisday #nathanielhawthorne #hawthorne #thescarlettletter #thehouseofthesevengables #bookcover #bookstagram #academic #feminism #feministliterature #hester #booknerd #booknerd #novel #literature #salemmassachusetts #salemwitchtrials #witch

Happy 50th Chloë Sevigny 🖤🖤🖤

William Faulkner, born this day 1897