Two Nebraska Wesleyan University art professors 和 self-proclaimed “horror nerds” are making certain that the spirit of 万圣节 continues despite a p和emic.
事实上, they’re making sure it’s celebrated all month long with their 31-day virtual event, 恐怖之夜.
在一起, 马修·贾维斯, visiting assistant professor of art history, Juan Jose Castano-Marquez, assistant professor of digital media, contacted scholars, industry professionals, authors 和 directors who are leading figures in the field of horror to be featured nightly for this pop-cultural event.
“COVID-19, programming on any scale is a challenge, but I was interested in what could be achieved online,贾维斯说。. “There was no question that if we were going to do this, it would be on a large scale. There is really something for everyone.”
31天, a combination of screenings, 面试, 阅读, demonstrations will be shared by some of the best in the horror industry.
Among those featured will be:
- 加里•牵引 artist responsible for the shocking, chord-striking film posters of 13号星期五, A Nightmare on Elm Street, 万圣节, 大勒博斯基, 眩晕, 的Babadook, as well as countless soundtrack covers.
- S. T. 乔希, 美国作家, 音乐家, 评论家, award-winning scholar whose work has largely focused on weird 和 fantastic fiction, especially the life 和 work of H. P. Lovecraft 和 associated writers.
- 化妆师 including Joe Dulude, Emmy-nominated makeup artist who famously worked on productions including 邪恶的, Beetlejuice, Spongebob Squarepants 的音乐, Sunday in the Park with George, 阿纳斯塔西娅, 甜蜜的慈善机构, The Wedding Singer, 油脂, 愚蠢 和 变身怪医 & 海德. Dulude will transform himself into Beetlejuice during his talk.
- 马特•拉夫 纽约时报 best-selling author 和 author of the novel, Lovecraft Country, which was recently adapted to an HBO series 和 released in August 2020.
“We are hoping that people are entertained, find new things to be interested by, gain new appreciations even if they are themselves experts in an area,贾维斯说。. “The event is at its heart meant to be educational. That isn’t to say that education cannot be mixed with pop-culture 和 fun.”
Both Jarvis 和 Castano-Marquez hope the event becomes an annual occurrence. Both are incorporating aspects into their classes too. Castano-Marquez is currently teaching an Archway Seminar for first-year students that explores camp, a style or mode of personal or creative expression that is absurdly exaggerated 和 often fuses elements of high 和 popular culture. Next semester, Jarvis will teach a course on global horror film.
Follow 恐怖之夜 on Instagram at @nwuhorror 或在Twitter上 @NWUHorror.
—Story by Danielle Anderson, public relations intern.