French horror
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"As if to mark the coming of age of French horror-writing, Nodier was also responsible in 1821 for coining the term roman frénétique."--The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (2002) by Jerrold E Hogle, page 78 |
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The French word for horror is l'épouvante which is derived from Latin expaventare.
The genre is connected with the fantastique.
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Literature
The Devil in Love (1772) by Jacques Cazotte "was the first modern French horror novel and was widely read" (The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana, 2005).
There was also the roman frenetique and the conte cruel.
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Theatre
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Fiction anthologies
- Les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'épouvante (1965), mostly consisting of French translations
- The Dedalus Book of French Horror: the 19th Century (1998) by Terry Hale
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Film
- La Chute de la maison Usher by Jean Epstein
- Eyes Without a Face (1960)
- Midi minuit (1970)
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
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See also
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