Freimuth, Marlen. Architekturen des Unheimlichen. Kinetische Labyrinthe des Horrors in Film und Literatur. transcript Verlag, 2023.

The dissertation "Architectures of the Uncanny: Kinetic Labyrinths of Horror in Film and Literature" by Marlen Freimuth examines the connection between the psychoanalytic concept of the uncanny and architectural semantics in films such as *Dark City* and *Cube* as well as in the novel *House of Leav...

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Publicado en:Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Autor principal: Günther, Ann-Kathrin
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Publicado: Open Library of Humanities 2025
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Sumario:The dissertation "Architectures of the Uncanny: Kinetic Labyrinths of Horror in Film and Literature" by Marlen Freimuth examines the connection between the psychoanalytic concept of the uncanny and architectural semantics in films such as *Dark City* and *Cube* as well as in the novel *House of Leaves*. Freimuth demonstrates how uncanny spaces are characterized by movement, change, and labyrinthine structures, thereby generating fear—for example, through deconstructive architecture or kinetic spaces that are constantly transforming. In doing so, she also analyzes cinematic and literary techniques that make the uncanny spatially tangible and refers to concepts such as Derrida’s "Transarchitecture." Her work makes an interdisciplinary contribution to the study of space and the uncanny in media.
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