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Community Lecture Series | Ambulatory Gothic: House Tours in the Horror Film with Aviva Briefel

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Thu, Dec 4, 2025

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

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In this talk, Aviva Briefel, Edward Little Professor of the English Language and Literature will discuss the literary and cinematic trope of the house tour, which occurs at the beginning of narratives that center on a haunted space. She will examine this convention in films including The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, and The Amityville Horror. Sponsored by the Association of Bowdoin Friends.

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