The often-derided 1973 two-part TV adaptation of the classic story is more interesting than critics give it credit for.
Tag: gothic
The Gothic Otherworlds Of Diary Of A Madman
Vincent Price stars in a Poe-flavoured adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s The Horla.
The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Miss Osbourne: Walerian Borowczyk’s Final Masterpiece
Walerian Borowczyk’s radical reinterpretation of the much-filmed horror story is a potent study in hypocrisy and liberation.
Kate Bush And The Haunted Castle
A 1978 promotional TV special for an amusement park starring the young singer is an unexpectedly haunting and weird production.
Blessed Virgin Be: Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta
Paul Verhoeven looks set for a return to upsetting the critical dullards with an erotic and provocative nunsploitation movie.
The Flowers Of Passion: A Journey Into The Japanese Idol Underground
The mysterious, unexplored world of the strange and wonderful chika idol scene.
Sex And Death In The Lindner Coffin Calendars
From eroticism to extinction, the world’s most intriguing collection of art calendars.
Classic Albums Revisited: Toyah’s Sheep Farming In Barnet
Toyah’s debut album remains as startling, experimental and unsettling now as it was on its original release.
Damnified If You Do, Damnified If You Don’t – The Underwhelming Sounds Of Barbara Black
Hilarious boasts of rock ‘n’ roll excess meet extraordinarily generic Euro Metal.
Suburban Gothic: The Count Yorga Films
The US indie horror series that brought the vampire into the modern era.
The Horrors Of Dave Allen
The impressively creepy supernatural stories of the comedy legend.
Madmen And Monsters: The Films Of Val Lewton And Boris Karloff
Looking back at the films made with Borid Karloff by the reluctant horror film producer Val Lewton.