Today is Saint Patrick's Day so I have been listening to Le Fanu stories and decided to re-listen to this one. I like the reading on the Classic Ghost Stories podcast by Tony Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXeEudUpxFQ&t=4577s
I haven't seen the film, but the commentary on story mentions that in the film Schalken fights more for Rose than he does in the story, so I played on the idea that maybe Schalken himself made a contract with an emissary of darkness for the skill to paint candlelight in exchange for his indifference to Rose (and maybe his soul!).
I shall add the film to my viewing queue. Thank you for posting.
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Date: 2025-03-17 09:43 pm (UTC)And I did a ficlet here: https://sweetandshort.dreamwidth.org/218391.html
I haven't seen the film, but the commentary on story mentions that in the film Schalken fights more for Rose than he does in the story, so I played on the idea that maybe Schalken himself made a contract with an emissary of darkness for the skill to paint candlelight in exchange for his indifference to Rose (and maybe his soul!).
I shall add the film to my viewing queue. Thank you for posting.