The Chronicler Recommends: Haunting of Hill House & Mexican Gothic
Jalinar explains the main themes of Gothic fiction in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), Shirley Jackson’s Haunting of Hill House (1959) & Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic (2020) then shows how these influences have shaped Guild Wars 2’s Foefire.
The Chronicler Recommends: Dracula & Yellowface
Jalinar exposes duplicitous characters with a discussion surrounding Vizier Khilbron, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface.
The Chronicler Recommends: Rosemary’s Baby & The Lost Apothecary
Jalinar explores the concept of motherhood through Soo-Won’s tale, Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby and Sarah Penner’s The Lost Apothecary.
The Chronicler Recommends: Fahrenheit 451 & Babel
Jalinar analyzes the thematic parallels surrounding knowledge between the Durmand Priory in Guild Wars 2, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and R. F. Kuang’s Babel.