Horror Mayhem - The Beetle and Mesmerism

Beetles, Vampires, Victorians and Quacks. I give my elliptical review of "The Beetle" by Richard Marsh (mild spoilers) and think about mesmerism and why we find it so unsettling. I reveal myself as "not a cat person".
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[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Very interesting parallels between possession and mesmerism and hypnotherapy! Terrific video, Gavin. I started Riders of the Purple Sage this weekend.

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks Pat, I’ll be joining on the Purple Sage in a week or so - long list of stuff to get to!

[@gregorynichols4103]

Good insights into the old mesmerism menace. Another literary trope of that era i find fascinating is the ever lurking threat of quicksand ... it also surely signified some social anxiety or other.

[@GenreBooks23]

It could well be. Or a neat metaphor on getting dragged into things during colonial expansion ..

[@RaynorReadsStuff]

Oooh great video Gavin. Really interesting discussion. Yay for the upcoming cowboys and aliens 😊

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks Debs, I saw your JOTR list - you are going to have fun..

[@RaynorReadsStuff]

@@GenreBooks23 I have more added to the list now thanks to someone doing a video about 50 authors on Project Gutenberg 😂. I hold you entirely responsible. Thanks ☺️

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

This was interesting

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks!

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

Yes I have that too with accents.

[@GenreBooks23]

I am noticing with reading Westerns this month that I read the dialogue in accent now too!

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Just finished a Louis L'Amour. Best wishes for June.

[@GenreBooks23]

June on the Range will be a blast! Best wishes.