Storyological 1.19 - THE DEAD GIRL IN THE ROOM

In which we discuss stories from Margo Lanagan and Karen Russell, along with, among other things, really real girls, Shirley Jackson, P.G. Wodehouse, and octothorpes.

In which we discuss

1. "Singing My Sister Down" by Margo Lanagan

Pokemon from giphy.com

2. "The Bog Girl" by Karen Russell, The New Yorker

Corpse Bride from giphy.com

along with, among other things...

That one Margo Lanagan collection, Black Juice
That one movie with a some famous slow motion, Chariots of Fire
The canon of crime and punishment
That one story by Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”
That one episode where we discussed “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders, THE ONLY BEAUTIFUL THING

That cognitive effect, learned helplessness
Pavlov
The science of torture

Karen Russell, on horror and humor
“The Bog Girl” as read by Karen Russell
Tim Burton
Love will tear us apart.
Films of less than real (or sometimes really real) girls
Lars and the Real Girl
Mannequin
Air Doll[1]
Her

P.G. Wodehouse
Girls are real people, too.
That one word for the hashtag, octothorpe.

[1]: Of note, this film stars the amazing Bae Doo-na, what you might recognize from the also awesome Sense 8