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Beyond Reality: Temporal and Spatial Metaphysics in Lucio Fulci's "The Beyond

Explore the metaphysical components of horror in Lucio Fulci's film "The Beyond" through the lens of cognitive psychology, belief systems, and the breakdown of traditional time and space constraints. Analyze the fusion of art-horror stimuli, the paradox between horror and religious beliefs, and the cognitive rewards of engaging with metaphysical horror fiction. Contact Kim Toft Hansen at Aalborg University for further insights.

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Beyond Reality: Temporal and Spatial Metaphysics in Lucio Fulci's "The Beyond

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  1. Beyond the Constraints of Reality Kim Toft Hansen, Aalborg University Time, Space and Metaphysics in LucioFulci’sThe Beyond “Our only refuge is to remain in the world but outside time.” LucioFulci

  2. Cult consumption Probing the boundaries of mainstream masses and elite tastes… “an inassimilable materiality of a film, visual or aural, that cannot fit into the narrative snugly and so attracts attention” (Andrew NestingenCrime and Fantasy in Scandinavia) The metaphysical components of horror…

  3. The constraints of reality Temporal and spatial constraints of reality… Hesitation towards supernatural explanations… Belief in scientific realism … Mikhail Bakhtin: horizontal and vertical time… Conflict between horizontal and vertical time… As time breaks down, space breaks down…

  4. Diegetically Excessive Style Middle region between the ’normal’ and the paranormal… 1. Non-diegeticbackground music… 2. Non-diegetic music turns diegetic… 3. Diegetic ‘paranormal’ music… Self-reflexive and excessive style (metafiction)…

  5. Emotions of horror Cognitive psychology and evolution… Natural horror… Art horror… Suspension of disbelief and religious absolutions… From the constraints of reality into the field of metaphysics… Art-horror stimuli of style… ‘Used up’ horror styles…

  6. Metaphysics of horror Analogical and cognitive similarities with religiousness… A feeling of radical uncertainty… Metaphysical horror…

  7. Cognitivereward Cognitive natural reward by dopamine… Metaphysical interconnectedness… Horror fiction produces dopamine… The emotion of art-horror: “the idea that Dracula is a possible being”… The emotion of belief: ”the idea that God is a possible being”… Analogy between horror and religion… The true paradox of horror is that bloody transgressions actually make us feel better!

  8. Contact Kim Toft Hansen Aalborg University, Denmark kimtoft@hum.aau.dk Thankyou!

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