The Black Castle is a 1952 Gothic horror film about a man who investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count. … The post THE BLACK CASTLE Boris Karloff! Lon Chaney Jr! Free on YouTube appeared first on MOVIES & MANIA.| MOVIES & MANIA
Cologne, Germany, was one of the stops on our Viking Grand European River Cruise. A walk-able city on the Rhine River, it is steeped in Roman and Medieval history. Its grand Cathedral was the highl…| Charamana Consulting
Listen to The Literary Life: Our hosts are back on The Literary Life podcast today to continue our series on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This week we are covering chapters 12-17, and in the introduction to this episode, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss the purpose of the Gothic novel in reorienting us to realize there is more to the world than the physical and empirical. As they cover the plot in these chapters, other ideas shared are the effective blending of modern technology with ancient wi...| The Literary Life
Listen to The Literary Life: Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast today and our series on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This week Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks cover chapters 8-11 of the book. Angelina explains both the “New Woman” and “Angel in the House” ideas of the Victorian era and makes some observations about Dr. Seward’s interactions with Renfield in contrast to the nuns ministrations to Jonathan Harker. We are also introduced to Dr. Van Helsing in this ...| The Literary Life
Listen to The Literary Life: On The Literary Life Podcast this week, our hosts continue with part 2 of their series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. After sharing their commonplace quotes, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas begin discussing how to properly read Dracula and other books written in this tradition. (Hint: It's not the Freudian or psychoanalytical| The Literary Life
While Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto isn’t exactly the most well-crafted narrative, I do think it offers some excellent shortcuts to crafting villains, in the character of Manfred, Prince of Otranto. Note: this article contains spoilers! ‘The next transition of his soul was to exquisite villainy.’ KIND CONTRAST Manfred’s villainy is in stark contrast… The post exquisite villainy appeared first on Lady Writer.| Lady Writer
“Ghosts were supposed to visit by night, weren’t they? Why was that? Did they envy the peaceful rest of the living?” When Wilfred Bainbridge’s father passes away, he inherits the Bridge Manor. His pregnant wife, Belinda and their five year old son Freddy are to join him in what is to be their new home. Little do they know what already resides there. The silent companions, wooden life-like figures that have been in the Bainbridge family for centuries, wait patiently for the new owners ...| Fantasy-Hive
‘There was something about the way the dancers inhabited their bodies and the music and the stage all at once, as if they too had a skin of constraint which began at the backdrop and ended at the footlights, and they wanted nothing more than to be a frenzied and beautiful haunting of the space between. It hurt exquisitevly to witness this without a body of her own. It hurt and it was perfect.’ I picked up Cinder House because firstly, I love fairytale retellings – even ones done as oft...| Fantasy-Hive
Our celebratation of the spooky season continues today with this perfect guest post from Jennifer Kennedy, celebrating her love for the Gothic. We’re excited to be taking part in Angry Robot’s blog tour for Jennifer’s own Gothic novel, OUR GIFTED HEARTS – which is out today! Before we hand you over to Jennifer, let’s find out more about Our Gifted Hearts: Fortune Blyth suffered the loss of a secret child when she was sixteen and vowed never to let another man touch her. Ten year...| Fantasy-Hive
“So this was America.” We first met Alex Easton in the reimagining of The Fall of the House of Usher, What Moves the Dead. It seems like Easton’s luck has not changed, as they rec…| LittleFrogScribbles
My forthcoming novel All Of Us Murderers is a Gothic novel. What sort of Gothic? You may well ask, because the Gothic novel has come in several distinct waves over the years. Here follows a quick and dirty overview of some aspects of the evolution of the Gothic, the examples all being novels from which I drew my inspiration. Read this lot and either you will have a 101 grounding in the history and development of the primarily British Gothic up to 1980, or you’ll find yourself in a low-cut n...| KJ Charles
SUPERNATURAL LANGUAGE The Moon card in the Tarot’s Major Arcana perfectly exemplifies the feeling of the Underworld of Adventure. Nothing seems real; the character finds themselves in a world where everything is possible, but only within the purview of a dream landscape that they (perhaps rightly) mistrust. Jane Eyre, following her acceptance of Mr. Rochester’s… The post the moon’s literary pull appeared first on Lady Writer.| Lady Writer
Neither of these appeared on my initial list, but I thought a middle-grade novel and a classic would be good for variety. Though I have an MA in Victorian Literature, I don’t often read from the pe…| Bookish Beck
“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.” I am so pleased to be back here at The Classics Club to invite you all to step into the witty world of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, a novel that encourages us not just to read, but to … Continue reading Reading Austen 2025 – Northanger Abbey with Guest Host, Adam B.| The Classics Club
Beth reviews S. T. Gibson's upcoming dark folkloric fantasy romance SAVAGE BLOOMS: "a decadent feast of deceit and desire in a gorgeously realised and atmospheric setting"| Fantasy-Hive
A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical. The He…| History Will Say This Was Just a Book Blog
Nils reviews Laura Purcell's gothic haunted house mystery THE SILENT COMPANIONS: "Purcell is becoming the queen of gothic writing for me and this book was darkly divine. "| Fantasy-Hive
Castle of the Walking Dead is a 1967 horror film about a Count, executed for murdering twelve young women , who returns to life... Reviews| MOVIES & MANIA
In an effort to get back into more regular reviews, I will be gradually posting old review drafts I never completed as Capsule Reviews. Here is the first: Tripping Arcadia. The cover of Tripping Ar…| History Will Say This Was Just a Book Blog
I read Caroline Blackwood’s marvellous Great Granny Webster for #NYRBWomen25, the fifth book I’ve now read as part of this terrific reading project. I read this in April but could not write about i…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
Hello friends! It’s Vera here today, with a post about novels with low average ratings. I’ve always felt like my biggest flaw as a reader / blogger is that I pay close attention to books’ goodreads average rating. Despite knowing full well that I won’t necessarily agree with the majority of readers, I tend to… Continue reading Reading and Reviewing Books With Low Average Ratings| Wordy and Whimsical
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes is a 1973 European Giallo-horror film about a series of murders that occur within a Scottish castle. Review.| MOVIES & MANIA
Blood on Her Tongue Author: Johanna van Veen Genre: Horror Publication Date: March 25, 2025 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me an ARC of th…| Leah's Books
Maud Stearne loves her home in the fens, and her desire for her scholarly father’s approval is less than her attachment to the wetland’s folk and fowl. As she learns about Edmund Stearn…| onemore.org
When Lucy Braithwaite’s father dies, his successful wallpaper business is looked after by the excellent Mr Luckhurst. When Luckhurst dies, a mysterious young man appears to rescue the family …| onemore.org
‘Your Karl Marx still believes in letting natural forces take their course. No politics, no conspiracies, am I right? Everything out in the open, and nothing to fight for but wage rises … To …| thelitcritguy
The apparent delight with which we dwell upon objects of pure terror, where our moral feelings are not in the least concerned and no passion seems to be excited but the depressing one of fear, is a paradox of the heart… difficult of solution. John and Anna Laetitia Aikin, “On the Pleasure Derived from Objects … Continue reading Hungry For Something→| thelitcritguy
How often we ask for genuine experience when all we really want is emotion. Over on Twitter, there was some discussion on the role of Catholicism in horror, and whether or not there is such a thing…| thelitcritguy
What has been buried ought not to return. The new issue of HELLEBORE is out now.| Maria J. Pérez Cuervo
A tribute to Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, the creator of "Stories To Keep You Awake",| Maria J. Pérez Cuervo
The Wild Gods awaken. Issue 2 of Hellebore is out now.| Maria J. Pérez Cuervo
Cursed mummies, haunted mysteries, ancient magic. I write about some of my favourite things in this month’s Fortean Times.| Maria J. Pérez Cuervo
“Hollow Knight”, a video game that combines gothic ornaments with bugs to achieve great logo and interface design. Therefore, it is worth talking about it!read more HOLLOW KNIGHT: INTERFACE DESIGN ANALYSIS| The Picky Champy
Velcome, my crafty friends, to another WhatTheCraft BOOtorial! Today’s project is this bewitching bat skirt. I love how the layers of tulle […]| WhatTheCraft
Greetings, ghosts and ghouls! Today’s project is this spooktacular bleached ribcage shirt which is perfect for the Halloween season… but also for […]| WhatTheCraft
