A guest post by Holly Cowan. Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel is a visual delight. The landscape is stunning, and the performances are captivating, particularly Jacob Elordi’s portrayal of the Creature. However, despite del Toro’s lifelong obsession with the novel, the themes so eloquently presented by Shelley fall flat in this adaptation, … Continue reading Gothic Winter Film Reviews: Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and the Death of Subtlety
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Susan Kay’s “Phantom,” or How Trauma Persists from the Cradle to the Grave
A guest post by Alan D. Dalul. Even though it has been a while since I last spoke about Leroux’s world, it never really left me. I have been diving into Erik’s backstory by the hand of Susan Kay, author of Phantom. This has been my most difficult reading to date, but it doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading Susan Kay’s “Phantom,” or How Trauma Persists from the Cradle to the Grave
A Bitter Cold Reading List
In line with the topic of last month's reading group and the thought that ‘tis the season for frosty settings, I hope that this list inspires you to pick up some scary books to read in the cold and dark months. (Ant-)Arctic Exploration The Terror (Dan Simmons, 2007) is probably the horror novel about arctic … Continue reading A Bitter Cold Reading List
The Nightmare before Hogswatch
The very oldest stories are, sooner or later, about blood.1 A guest post by Clair Hutchings-Budd. In recognition of the spooky season, and looking ahead to winter festivities, in this blog post I’ll be talking about Tim Burton’s 1993 stop-frame animation musical fantasy film The Nightmare Before Christmas (Nightmare) and Terry Pratchett’s 1996 novel Hogfather. … Continue reading The Nightmare before Hogswatch
Book Review: The Whistling (2021)
Rachael Elizabeth reviews The Whistling, an eerie ghost story from Rebecca Netley. Summer is now but a distant memory as we trudge reluctantly into the dark recesses of winter. We feel some salvation through October as we can celebrate the spookiest month of the year - but these dark, wintery nights create the perfect backdrop … Continue reading Book Review: The Whistling (2021)
Book Review: Secrets of the Vampire: A Supernatural Sourcebook of Our Legend and Lore (2023)
Charlotte Harper reviews Secrets of the Vampire, a new companion to a classic Gothic monster, written by Julie Légère and Elsa Whyte and illustrated by Laura Pérez. Deliciously detailed and darkly witty, Julie Legere and Elsa Whyte track through the world history of humanity’s darkest shadow in Secrets of the Vampire. The facts are relayed … Continue reading Book Review: Secrets of the Vampire: A Supernatural Sourcebook of Our Legend and Lore (2023)
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