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Nov 27, 2017
The Lost Boys (1987)
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After moving to a small beach town, brothers Michael and Sam Emerson discover that the area is a...
Beetlejuice (1988)
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A recently-deceased couple adjust to their lives as ghosts and hire a sleazy ghoul to rid their home...
Betelgeuse
The Craft (1996)
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A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice...
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Jenny Williams (29 KP) rated The Monk in Books
Jul 6, 2017
Gothic elements (1 more)
Page turner
Probably best not to read this if you are Catholic - I'm not but it comes under attack in the novel.
Merissa (11654 KP) created a post
Jun 29, 2021
Jenna Bush Hager recommended The Thirteenth Tale in Books (curated)
Kate (355 KP) rated Locke and Key in TV
Apr 6, 2020
Gothic, supernatural series
only only four episodes in but keeping me hooked. It’s slightly gothic with the setting, a big house set on the cliff end with lots of rooms and history to it. If you are a fan of the supernatural, fantasy, slight horror ( not too much) then this probably up your street. The story line is slowly unfolding so you a,y to start at the beginning to understand the whole plot.
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Jul 26, 2023
Rachel Maria Berney (114 KP) rated The Yellow Wall-Paper in Books
Dec 4, 2018 (Updated Dec 4, 2018)
If you love gothic, read this.
I had to read this for my English module at uni, and am really glad I did.
On the surface its really gothic and really creepy. Very well written and the author paints a great picture of someone going insane.
Underneath the surface, this is an attack on patriarchy in the enlightenment period. Knowing this makes it a completely different read, not so much gothic and more feminist and historic. There's a clear aim that to show the reader how enlightened men drive women insane.
On a side note, Charlotte gives us the first image of a creeping scary thing, way before we see this in horror movies in the 20th century.
On the surface its really gothic and really creepy. Very well written and the author paints a great picture of someone going insane.
Underneath the surface, this is an attack on patriarchy in the enlightenment period. Knowing this makes it a completely different read, not so much gothic and more feminist and historic. There's a clear aim that to show the reader how enlightened men drive women insane.
On a side note, Charlotte gives us the first image of a creeping scary thing, way before we see this in horror movies in the 20th century.
Rachel Maria Berney (114 KP) rated Northanger Abbey in Books
Dec 4, 2018
A different take on the gothic
I had to read this for my uni course and was pleasantly surprised as to how much I enjoyed it. If you are looking to read something out with your norm, I can recommend Northanger Abbey.
It has a slow start, the main character Catherine can be infuriating, however, she is meant to be. You don't get to the gothic part until close to the end, it's interesting how Austen uses the gothic tropes to send a message to other novelists and critics of her time. Austen does this extremely well. When reading it, if you place it in the historic time it was written you will get a lot more from the story.
It has a slow start, the main character Catherine can be infuriating, however, she is meant to be. You don't get to the gothic part until close to the end, it's interesting how Austen uses the gothic tropes to send a message to other novelists and critics of her time. Austen does this extremely well. When reading it, if you place it in the historic time it was written you will get a lot more from the story.
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about The Escapists 2: The Wicked Ward in Video Games
Nov 20, 2017
Deborah (162 KP) rated Wait for What Will Come in Books
Dec 21, 2018
Gothic-style novel, reminded me a bit of the Victoria Holt novels. Could have done with a bit more clarity in the ending and trying to unpick all the threads of what had been going on.