ASHEBORO, N.C. — The history of disability and deformity represented in horror films is the topic of a talk in Randolph County on October 28.
UNC School of the Arts film professor Kara Andersen will speak at 4 p.m. on Monday at the Asheboro library. The talk is designed for teens and their families but is open to all ages.
Andersen will use stills or clips from classic movies such as James Whale’s “Frankenstein” (1931) and William Castle’s “The Tingler” (1959), as well as more recent films, to reflect on how monsters in film often are a reaction to or social commentary on questions of personhood and belonging, disability and fear of physical deformity…