Arresting, dry and fast-paced: ABC series Bay of Fires brings a new humour to the tradition of Australian Gothic
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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But Anika is betrayed by Johann and becomes the target of an attempted murder.
Key Points:
- But Anika is betrayed by Johann and becomes the target of an attempted murder.
- She soon discovers Johann has hired professional thugs to murder her and her children, Otis (Imi Mbedla) and Iris (Ava Caryofyllis).
- Bay of Fires, the new drama from the ABC, is arresting, dry and fast-paced.
An Australian Gothic
- As we get to know the townsfolk, they open the door into a Gothic world of mystery and the supernatural.
- Australian Gothic began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, combining elements of traditional European Gothic literature – characterised by horror, mystery and the supernatural – mixed with the unique Australian landscape, history and cultural identity.
- The harsh and unforgiving Australian environment provided a fertile ground for the development of a distinctive Gothic tradition.
- These experiences became a central theme in Australian Gothic literature and the sub-genre Tasmanian Gothic.
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Twisting the genre
- Bay of Fires is a continuation of this significant Australian genre.
- The series captures dark and mysterious aspects of the nation’s past and present which shape our national imagination and the Australian Gothic genre, all with a larrikin wit.
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