Episode 119 - The History of Doppelgangers in Horror

Published: Feb. 20, 2023, 2 a.m.

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This week Abby and Alan explore the history of Doppelg\\xe4ngers in film and literature, focusing on horror and science fiction.\\xa0

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Sources for today's episode:

  • Self As Other; The Doppelganger by Gry Faurholt of Aahus University, the article can be found here.
  • IMDB for general information on the films we are going to discuss today
  • Edgar Allan Poe\\u2019s The Story of William Wilson
  • An article by Terry Thompson (1998) James's the Jolly Corner, The Explicator
  • A fandom.com entry on The Therered from Us (2019)
  • Vox.com article by Emily St. James Jordan Peele\\u2019s Us \\u2014 and its ending \\u2014 explained. Sort of.
  • Article by Katherine Bowers, Gothic Doubling and The Double, Gothically
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