Sexuality And The Gothic Magic Lantern: Desire,... Apr 2026

: The book emphasizes how the ghostly, shadowy projections of the lantern were used to visualize both supernatural terror and eroticism, sometimes even featuring overtly pornographic slides.

: Uses magic lantern references to decipher amorous entanglements in the poem's final stanzas. Sexuality and the Gothic Magic Lantern: Desire,...

: Connects the seduction sequence of Jonathan Harker and the three vampire women to lanternist visual cues. : The book emphasizes how the ghostly, shadowy

: The study offers new readings of major Gothic works through the lens of "lanternicity": : The study offers new readings of major

: Jones argues that the technical mechanics of the magic lantern provided a set of "stock images and scenarios" for Gothic writers. For example, the "slip-slide" technique—where one slide is withdrawn to reveal a more shocking image behind it—mirrored literary themes of concealment and sudden revelation of forbidden desire.

: Analyzes forbidden desire and domestic Gothic themes through lanternist imagery.