Charles "Charlie" Suor is a writer and cultural studies scholar. He specializes in gender, horror & cult films, and rock & alternative music like metal, punk, and emo. His goal is to analyze and argue the importance of American subculture while exploring the intricacies of gender within them. His work emphasizes the preservation of and accessibility to public scholarship, cultural histories, and subcultural narratives that are often overlooked by the mainstream.
Charlie earned a master's degree in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies as well as a graduate certificate in American Studies from the University of South Florida. He writes both scholarly and popular works. He also hosts the film review Instagram reel-series, Cinema Crypt, and produces the zine, Transylvanian Horror. Outside of writing, Charlie serves as a board member of TIGLFF Queer Film & Arts and as a co-chair of the TIGLFF Trans Pride & Tampa Bay's Trans Film Festival.
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"The Spectacle and His Master: Allusions to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) in Phantom of the Paradise (1974)"
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The visuals in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) are known for their influence on goth and horror aesthetics. References to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari are not uncommon, but Phantom of the Paradise (1974) brings them to the extreme. This essay examines the characters of Caligari and Cesare as well as their shadows in Phantom. I argue that Caligari acts as a controlling masculine force to Cesare, a character who pushes the boundary lines on autonomy and gender.