#german expressionist

Blue-Black Fox

OC Lore here!

The Space Opera Network's newest arrival, and she's drop dead gorgeous! Dahlia possesses the stage to bring the most terrifying tales to life. But when her inevitable rivalry with the Phantom begins, Dahlia falls into a dilemma. Will she be able to rise to the top and keep her friendly relationship with the Phantom at the same time?

Poor, poor Lucien. Do not cry for him.

Just a silly edit of Lucien in 'The Scream'. This might also be my reaction to the end of my Cramp Twins AMVs becoming nigh. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“View of Basel and the Rhine” (ca. 1927), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

I’m out of town this week and forgot to plan ahead, so enjoy a pair of Gothic horror flicks I prepped and then forgot about!

Obviously, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari was a heavy point of inspiration for the likes of Tim Burton.  Visuals are some of the more striking aspects of the story, which feeds into the narrative twist.  The town, with its angular lines, off-kilter structures, and unusual ‘natural’ elements like trees, is the product of a madman’s fantasy.  Of course it doesn’t sync up with naturalistic set design or conventional performance.  We are operating in a sort of nightmare logic.

Conditioning and tyranny are strong through-lines here, even taking into account the framing device.  Dr Caligari uses Cesare to enact brutal murders, using the somnambulist as his drone.  The asylum director also has an air of control and authority, but this time he is backed up by the power of the establishment.  An interesting reflection from a post-Great War film from Weimar Germany.  Rumblings of fascism already in the periphery, and perhaps not even in the ‘periphery’.

THE RULES

SIP

Someone names Cesare.

Bell-ringing.

Continuity error in between cuts.

Shadows on the wall.

BIG DRINK

The fair is mentioned.

A portrait of the somnambulist appears onscreen.

Someone goes up or down stairs.

LIVER TRANSPLANT WAITLIST MODE

BOI