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Jess Palin (52 KP) rated The Silent Companions in Books

Feb 8, 2020  
The Silent Companions
The Silent Companions
Laura Purcell | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.3 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
Very creepy! (1 more)
Suspenseful
Predictable (1 more)
Animal deaths
Contains spoilers, click to show
A good, solid, Gothic page-turner. Not quite as atmospheric as I would like, I feel it could have been meatier somehow, but it is enjoyable nonetheless and genuinely creepy.
  
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Heart of the House in Apps

Nov 21, 2017  
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Heart of the House

Heart of the House is interactive Gothic horror novel by Nissa Campbell. It's entirely text-based—360,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

   
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Essex Serpent in Books

Jul 26, 2017  
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.1 (8 Ratings)
Book Rating
Period gothic drama on superstition v science
A very good modern period gothic drama about how a town can convince itself about a mythical beast while confronting contemporary science.

In the centre of the entire story is a beautiful but complex relationship between a woman of science and a priest who on most occasions disagree with one another but learn to come to terms with each other's viewpoints. And in between their relationship is a withering wife and her autistic son. A multilayered novel rich with substance.
  
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Interview: Goth Culture in Films

Gothic cinema is about drawing the curtains and identifying with outsiders. And with the genre making a comeback, Interview have put this together:

The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys (1987)

8.3 (65 Ratings) Rate It

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After moving to a small beach town, brothers Michael and Sam Emerson discover that the area is a...

Beetlejuice (1988)

Beetlejuice (1988)

8.5 (104 Ratings) Rate It

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A recently-deceased couple adjust to their lives as ghosts and hire a sleazy ghoul to rid their home...

Betelgeuse
Twilight (2008)

Twilight (2008)

5.2 (74 Ratings) Rate It

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A teenager girl falls in love with a male vampire.

The Craft (1996)

The Craft (1996)

7.4 (27 Ratings) Rate It

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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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Dean (6921 KP) rated Batman Returns (1992) in Movies

Mar 17, 2018  
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
1992 | Action, Sci-Fi
8
7.0 (34 Ratings)
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Tim Burton does another fine job in this sequel. Very dark and gothic still with a good mix of action and humour as well. Pity the story isn't as good as the first but Michelle Pfeiffer looks great as Catwoman.
  
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Dean (6921 KP) rated Edward Scissorhands (1990) in Movies

Feb 10, 2018  
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
1990 | Fantasy, Romance
6
8.1 (75 Ratings)
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Another Burton & Depp outing as a dark, gothic, comedy/fantasy film. A sort of darker, funnier mix of beauty and the beast, meets Frankenstein. A bit weird but it has a great cast and some funny scenes. A good film worth checking out!
  
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Dean (6921 KP) rated Dorian Gray (2009) in Movies

Dec 24, 2018  
Dorian Gray (2009)
Dorian Gray (2009)
2009 | Drama, Horror
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A decent gothic tale, but could have done with a bit more action, or following the story as he travels the world over the years. Colin Firth steals the show here though, but overall could have been much better considering the run time.
  
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John Lithgow recommended The Blind Assassin in Books (curated)

 
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood | 2001 | Fiction & Poetry
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Atwood keeps several plates spinning in this engrossing novel. What a gleeful storyteller she is. Her book is part family saga and part Gothic fantasy, with a plot twist near the end which casts the whole book in a dazzling new light."

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Erika (17788 KP) rated The Mysteries of Udolpho in Books

Feb 2, 2019  
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Mysteries of Udolpho is commonly known as the first 'Gothic Novel', and is cited in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. I wish that in British Literature/HS European Literature classes in the USA taught this instead of Jane Eyre.
This book is very long, which may seem daunting, but I believe it's worth it. I enjoy Radcliffe's writing style as well. You can really see why this book is used as a template for many gothic novels/films, like Crimson Peak.
Again, this won't be to everyone's taste, but if you like classic literature, I consider it a must-read.
  
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David Pennington (19 KP) rated Batman (1989) in Movies

May 6, 2019  
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
1989 | Action
10
8.2 (146 Ratings)
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Everything about this movie is good. The gothic setting the way its shot the casting (0 more)
Nothing I saw this (0 more)
Best batman ever
I saw this movie when I was 10 sat in the uci cinema and from the moment I saw it I loved it.
Casting was fab.
The way the made the movie dark and gothic true to the comics was good it shown they took a huge step away from the 60s series.
Full of memorable lines and scenes.
If you have never seen it it has to be on your list of films to see