Australian Gothic: A Cinema of Horrors

15/08/2025 27 min

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Episode Synopsis

Professor Jonathan Rayner from the School of English presents a comprehensive study of Australian horror cinema from the 1970s up to the present. Jonathan addresses the way these films have been labelled ‘gothic’ and traces images and ideas of familiarity, monstrosity, hybridity and sublimity on screen.Recorded & produced by Kitty Turner