Metamorphoses 6: Horror stories

<p>In preparing to teach this mythology class, I leafed through a copy of Ted Hughes&rsquo;&nbsp;<em>Tales From Ovid</em>. I was struck as I read it by how much Ted Hughes&rsquo; version of the&nbsp;<em>Metamorphoses</em>&nbsp;resembled a horror movie. The growing dread in the pit of your stomach, the inability to look away, yelling &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t go in there!&rdquo; at the book &mdash; Ovid&rsquo;s myths may have ended up in children&rsquo;s books, but they might be more at home in horror movies. The distinction between fantasy and horror is a matter of style, and context: Harry Potter and co. have a great time drinking Polyjuice Potion and transforming into other people until Hermione accidentally turns herself half-cat, or until a trusted teacher is revealed to be a psychotic killer.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@joannakenty/metamorphoses-6-horror-stories-92068c5b633d"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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