Horror in the Reign of Terror

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Horror in the Reign of Terror Nov 18, 2021 18:38:05 GMT

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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Nov 18, 2021 18:38:05 GMT

Horror stories set in the terrible period of the French revolutionary Terror.

The dread W says:

The Reign of Terror, commonly called The Terror (French: la Terreur), was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.

There is disagreement among historians over when exactly "the Terror" began. Some consider it to have begun only in 1793, giving the date as either 5 September,[1] June[2] or March, when the Revolutionary Tribunal came into existence. Others, however, cite the earlier time of the September Massacres in 1792, or even July 1789, when the first killing of the revolution occurred.

The term "Terror" being used to describe the period was introduced by the Thermidorian Reaction who took power after the fall of Maximilien Robespierre in July 1794,[1][2] to discredit Robespierre and justify their actions.[3] Today there is consensus amongst historians that the exceptional revolutionary measures continued after the death of Robespierre, and this subsequent period is now called the "White Terror".[4] By then, 16,594 official death sentences had been dispensed throughout France since June 1793, of which 2,639 were in Paris alone;[2][5] and an additional 10,000 died in prison, without trial, or under both of these circumstances.[6]

Suggested by this thread by dem bones:

vaultofevil.proboards.com/thread/7713/anon-strange-tales-peril-adventure

And this tale:

A Glimpse of the Reign of Terror: Mrs Elliott Darlrymple, "a lady of high Scottish family," provides an account of her danger and suffering in Paris at the beginning of the French Revolution. Edited highlights include the liberation of the Bastille, the Tuileries massacre, Mrs Darlymple's imprisonment and meeting with Samson, the executioner ("It will soon be off your neck, it is so long and small. If I am to despatch you, it will be nothing but a squeeze.")

All this was warned of by Edmund Burke in his Reflections on the Revolution in France. As H.G. Wells said: I told you so. You damned fools!

And if e'er you should come down to the village or the town, With the cold rain for your garland, and the wind for your renown, You will stand upon the thresholds with a face of dumb desire, Nor be known by any fire. What would you see in your proud land, Petrarch, If you came back again to Italy, And in the Garden of the Medici Could listen to the nightingale or lark And dream of Laura in the fragrent dark?

Swampirella Slime Beast Posts: 1,619 Member is Online	Horror in the Reign of Terror Nov 18, 2021 19:01:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Swampirella on Nov 18, 2021 19:01:16 GMT I found this:
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dem bones Janitor Of Lunacy Hail Horrors, Hail Thirsty Dog Posts: 17,501	Horror in the Reign of Terror Nov 18, 2021 19:37:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dem bones on Nov 18, 2021 19:37:15 GMT Baroness Orczy - Mam'zelle Guillotine (Hodder & Stoughton 1950: originally 1940) Several French Revolution horror & supernatural novels & shorts on our de Sade - Justine thread (mostly from p2 onward).
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