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The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)

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A young man returns to his recently deceased mother's charming gothic revival home, only to discover...

Sarah (7798 KP) rated Wakenhyrst in Books

Oct 10, 2020

Wakenhyrst

Michelle Paver | 2019 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Paranormal, Thriller

8.6

(5 Ratings)

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Well done gothic horror

Gothic horrors can be hugely enthralling reads when done right, and I've read quite a few of these over the past few years. And Wakenhyrst is definitely one I'd add to the list.

This is a very intriguing and entertaining read. It's well written with a powerful female lead, which you wouldn't expect considering it's early 1900s setting. Maud is a very imperfect yet endearing character that you can't help but root for. The writing really helps build the the atmospheric setting and helps you visualise everything, which definitely helps with the horror and tension. I wouldn't say this is packed full of horror or scares, but rather an underlying tension and unease that builds for the entirety of the novel and rather gives you the creeps.

The problem is that this build up is spoilt a little by the ending, which isn't entirely unpredictable (considering how the book starts) and feels like a bit of a letdown. It's not a bad ending, but it just plays out exactly the way you'd expect and some of the twists or reveals that were likely intended to shock and surprise don't quite hit the mark.

Overall though this is a great example of a gothic horror and despite being quite lengthy, kept me hooked an entertained throughout.

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Erika (17788 KP) rated Penny Dreadful - Season 1 in TV

Oct 24, 2017

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Eve Green is everything in this show. She and Josh Hartnett are the saving graces. Out of all the penny dreadful/gothic horror, etc stories they could have pulled from, they chose.. Frankenstein, Dracula, and Dorian Grey? It could have been so much better. The season finale didn't make me feel like I wanted to watch seasons two or three.

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Guillermo Del Toro recommended Bride of Frankenstein (1935) in Movies (curated)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

1935 | Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.7

(14 Ratings)

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"Bride of Frankenstein is absolutely perfect. It has the innocence and beauty of a fairy tale, but has the darkness of a gothic horror tale. So the combination is irresistible. [On hearing that Hellboy comics creator Mike Mignola also named Bride of Frankenstein among his favorite films, del Toro said with a smile, “Well, we are alike in some aspects.”]"

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The Asphyx (1972)

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Existential gothic horror movie. A Victorian gentleman scientist (Stephens) discovers the existence...

Dean (6926 KP) rated The Boy (2016) in Movies

Aug 20, 2017

The Boy (2016)

2016 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.6

(35 Ratings)

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Lauren Cohan (1 more)

Great location

Decent Horror film

When I first heard this was a creepy doll movie I didn't get my hopes up. Surprisingly I did enjoy it. Lauren Cohan of The Walking Dead is good as the Nanny. The Mansion is almost a character in itself looking like a Gothic Castle. It has some neat twists and was much better than I expected.

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Tracey Thorn recommended Frankenstein in Books (curated)

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

7.7

(27 Ratings)

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"Imagine being an 18-year-old girl, on holiday with two radical poets, and coming up with an idea for a Gothic horror novel which also more or less invents the genre of science fiction, which then goes on to become such a huge and enduring success, constantly open to reinterpretation and reimagining, that it still seems vivid and alive two hundred years later."

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