David; or, The Modern Frankenstein: A Romantic Analysis of Alien: Covenant
Originally published on April 25, 2017; republished in celebration of Director Ridley Scott’s 80th birthday. And now this spell was snapt: once more I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen— Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. (442-451) Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Dread is the fear that lingers, the fear that condenses into...
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