Return to Oz offers a dark adventure which intertwines cruel reality with scary fantasy.
Continue readingMovie Review: Return to Oz (1985)
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Henry James: The Beast in the Jungle (1903) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ spiritual gothic ghost story The Beast in the Jungle (1903).
Continue readingMovie Review: Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins brings hilarious chaos during Christmas time, with glee, cuteness and deadly mayhem.
Continue readingHenry James: The Altar of the Dead (1895) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ spiritual gothic ghost story The Altar of the Dead (1895).
Continue readingHenry James: The Third Person (1900) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ unusual gothic ghost story The Third Person (1900).
Continue readingHenry James: Sir Edmund Orme (1891) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ unusual gothic ghost story Sir Edmund Orme (1891).
Continue readingMovie Review: The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal brings epic storytelling that enchants with stunning design and imaginative creativity.
Continue readingHenry James: The Way It Came (1896) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ romantic gothic The Way It Came (The Friends of the Friends) (1896).
Continue readingHenry James: The Romance of a Certain Old Clothes (1868) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ romantic gothic ghost story The Romance of a Certain Old Clothes (1868).
Continue readingMovie Review: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
The Slumber Party Massacre brings gory fun and female empowerment to a slasher party.
Continue readingHenry James: The Jolly Corner (1908) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ gothic ghost story The Jolly Corner (1908).
Continue readingHenry James: The Ghostly Rental (1876) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ gothic ghost story The Ghostly Rental (1876).
Continue readingMovie Review: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Henry James: The Turn of the Screw (1898) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ gothic ghost story The Turn of the Screw (1898).
Continue readingMovie Review: The Descent (2005)
Book Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (1962)
Movie Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Movie Review: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Movie Review: Images (1972)
Movie Review: Halloween (1978)
Book Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (1962)
Something Wicked This Way Comes tells a beautiful allegory wrapped in a delightful dark fairytale.
Continue readingMovie Review: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Movie Review: Pumpkinhead (1988)
Movie Review: The Shining (1980)
Book Review: The Shining by Stephen King (1977)
Movie Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Movie Review: Prince of Darkness (1987)
Movie Review: The Omen (1976)
Henry James: The Great Good Place (1900) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ spiritual gothic ghost story The Great Good Place (1900).
Continue readingMovie Review: Fright Night (1985)
Henry James: The Last of the Valerri (1874) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ unusual gothic ghost story The Last of the Valerri (1874).
Continue readingMovie Review: Scream (1996)
Henry James: De Grey: A Romance (1886) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ romantic gothic ghost story De Grey: A Romance (1886).
Continue readingHenry James: The Real Right Thing (1899) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ gothic ghost story The Real Right Thing (1899).
Continue readingHenry James: Owen Wingrave (1892) [Summary & Analysis]
This article contains the summary and analysis of Henry James’ gothic ghost story Owen Wingrave (1892).
Continue readingMovie Review: Wishmaster (1997)
Movie Review: Burnt Offerings (1976)
Movie Review: Don’t Look Now (1973)
Don’t Look Now is an impressionistic kaleidoscope filled with images of dread and grief.
Continue readingBook Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938)
Movie Review: Tourist Trap (1979)
Tourist Trap turns a summers day out into a nightmare full of creepy mannequins and a killer.
Continue readingMovie Review: Messiah of Evil (1973)
Messiah of Evil is an artful poetic horror full of surreal imagery and vampire ghouls.
Continue readingMovie Review: Matango/ Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
Matango unleashes psychological terror and fungus body horror with atmospheric dread.
Continue readingMovie Review: Creepshow (1982)
Movie Review: Puppet Master (1989)
Movie Review: The Tingler (1959)
Movie Review: Night of the Comet (1984)
Night of the Comet is a refreshing eighties sci-fi comedy with great spunk and fun.
Continue readingMovie Review: The Exorcist (1973)
Book Review: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (1971)
Movie Review: The Thing (1982)
The Thing is a monumental body horror that also has claustrophobic tension and psychological horror to offer.
Continue readingShort Story Review: The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood (1906)
Movie Review: Army of Darkness (1992)
Movie Review: The Old Dark House (1932)
The Old Dark House might be hiding some old secrets but still feels modern and fresh.
Continue readingMovie Review: Hausu (1977)
Hausu is one of the weirdest pieces of film art that you have to see to believe it and then love it.
Continue readingMovie Review: Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night is a fun, surreal and spooky mix of bonfire tales, that becomes true nightmare fuel.
Continue readingShort Story Review: The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft (1927)
Movie Review: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers creates high tensed existential dread heading towards impending doom.
Continue readingMovie Review: Suspiria (1977)
Book Review: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898)
Movie Review: Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm is a wondrously weird coming of age tale that mixes pure nightmare horror with a big heart.
Continue readingBook Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959)
The Haunting of Hill House conjures up scares, laughs and grave themes resulting in a masterpiece of literary horror.
Continue readingMovie Review: Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls delivers a surreal mysterious horror vibe resulting in a cult classic.
Continue readingBook Review: The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (1908)
The House on the Borderland takes you on a hallucinatory and confusing trip through time and space.
Continue readingBook Review: Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco (1973)
Movie Review: Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II brings more gore, more fun and more demons to the evil possessed woods.
Continue readingMovie Review: Poltergeist (1982)
Book Review: Blackwater by Michael McDowell (1983)
Blackwater is an epic family saga with river monsters and ghosts, love, death and life itself.
Continue readingMovie Review: Dolls (1987)
Movie Review: Lisa and the Devil (1973)
Lisa and the Devil descends into a surreal gothic nightmare where creepy dolls and the devil dwell.
Continue readingMovie Review: The Blob (1988)
The Blob is a typical eighties practical effects horror movie with a valiant heroin.
Continue readingMovie Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street turns a surreal nightmare into a scary all too real slasher.
Continue readingShort Story Review: The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (1907)
The Willows derives its horror from nature resulting in an utmost uncanny masterpiece.
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