A guest post by Fairy Weaver. The 1943 adaptation of Jane Eyre is a gloriously Gothic, cinematic treat! The film stars Joan Fontaine (as Jane) and Orson Wells (as Mr. Rochester). Wells also worked as an uncredited executive producer on the film and apparently the cinematography owes a lot of its swirling knee-high fog to … Continue reading Winter Film Reviews: “Jane Eyre” (1943)
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Reading Group: The Halloween Tree
We hope you are enjoying spooky season with scary books, movies, and pumpkin spice flavoured delights of your choice. We will be holding our next reading group in the first week of November: 🎃 Tuesday, November 4th 🎃 5pm - 6pm BST 🎃 In person: Jessop West, HUB 2 🎃 Online: https://meet.google.com/chm-mikx-ede Our text for … Continue reading Reading Group: The Halloween Tree
February Reading Group: Beginnings
We invite you to join us for our first reading group in 2025! Date: Thursday, February 27Time: 17:00 - 18:00Place: either in person in Hub 4, Jessop Westor online: meet.google.com/ptn-shvp-ygg The texts are: 🍄 "The Fruiting Body" by Bridget Collins (2023), published in the collection Of the Flesh: 18 Tales of Modern Horror. A young … Continue reading February Reading Group: Beginnings
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
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
The Phantom of Manhattan, or the Love that Couldn’t Die
Following on from his review of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Alan D. Dalul reviews The Phantom of Manhattan (1999), a novel written as a sequel to the classic tale. When I started reading The Phantom of Manhattan, by Frederick Forsyth, I wasn’t aware of the mixed reaction with which it was received. … Continue reading The Phantom of Manhattan, or the Love that Couldn’t Die
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