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More Crimson Peak ideas
9 December 2018 02:58 amI've been toying with the idea of doing a 'Crimson Peak'-related entry for the Writers Anonymous December Holiday Flash Challenge (I wish Americans wouldn't use 'holidays' as a euphemism for 'Christmas'; the holidays are what happens over the summer when you go away to the seaside!)
At least Christmas *exists* in that fandom, for one thing. (It does in the 'Phantom of the Opera' setting as well, of course, but I've already done that one using Raoul's December birthday).
Not that I was planning to do a story that was anything much to do with celebrating Christmas itself. It just occurred to me that since the climax of the film takes place during the first snowstorm of the year (probably early December, allowing for at least a few weeks of married life after the fateful dinner party when Thomas announces that he is leaving just in time for 'the beginning of winter'), and Alan and Edith's evidence would be crucial in establishing what had actually happened, they probably wouldn't have been able to leave the country until an inquest had been held on Lucille and safely returned a verdict of self-defence :-)
And any such inquest could plausibly be adjourned until the two principal witnesses were in a fit condition to give evidence, by which time it probably would be nearly Christmas...( Read more... )
At least Christmas *exists* in that fandom, for one thing. (It does in the 'Phantom of the Opera' setting as well, of course, but I've already done that one using Raoul's December birthday).
Not that I was planning to do a story that was anything much to do with celebrating Christmas itself. It just occurred to me that since the climax of the film takes place during the first snowstorm of the year (probably early December, allowing for at least a few weeks of married life after the fateful dinner party when Thomas announces that he is leaving just in time for 'the beginning of winter'), and Alan and Edith's evidence would be crucial in establishing what had actually happened, they probably wouldn't have been able to leave the country until an inquest had been held on Lucille and safely returned a verdict of self-defence :-)
And any such inquest could plausibly be adjourned until the two principal witnesses were in a fit condition to give evidence, by which time it probably would be nearly Christmas...( Read more... )