Category: Gothic Horror

[Fantasia 2020] American Southern Gothic Meets Filipino Ghosts in SANZARU

On By C.H. NewellIn Aina Dumlao, Fantasia Festival 2020, Film, Gothic Horror, Justin Arnold, Xia MagnusLeave a comment

American South meets East in this feature film debut from Xia Magnus

The Terror of Modernity: Welsh Industrial Horrors & Sovereign Women in GWEN

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Film, Gothic Horror, Horror, Maxine Peak, William McGregorLeave a comment

William McGregor serves a double dose of history and feminist horror with a tale of the Industrial Revolution in Wales.

“Pretty sight, a lady with a book”: Otherness & Gothic Patriarchy in WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Film, Gothic Horror, Sebastian Stan, Shirley Jackson, Stacie Passon, Taissa FarmigaLeave a comment

Stacie Passon adapts Shirley Jackson with a faithful, powerful retelling that continues to resonate with the social climate of today.

[List] Father Gore’s Favourite Horror Directed by Women

On By C.H. NewellIn Ana Lily Amirpour, Body Horror, Claire Denis, Directed by Women, Film, Gothic Horror, Horror, Jackie Kong, Lucile HadžihalilovićLeave a comment

Horror's not even close to being a man's world. Long live the power of WOMEN!

Capitalism, Colonialism, & Imperialism— Oh, My!: TUMBBAD as an Indian Gothic Fable of Greed

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Dark Fantasy, Film, Gothic Horror, History, Horror, Indian Film, Mythology, Rahi Anil Barve2 Comments

TUMBBAD is a unique piece of cinema that thrills & also proves to be a great sociopolitical allegory about modern India.

Liminal Spaces of Sin: The Borders of Body & Soul in Antti-Jussi Annila’s SAUNA

On By C.H. NewellIn Antti-Jussi Annila, Film, Gothic Horror, Historical Fiction, Horror, Iiro Küttner, WarLeave a comment

SAUNA (2008) is a horrific slice of history that explores how sin destroys those who've lived their lives at war.

[Trailer Debut] NEW WOMAN: Newfoundland Short Film Goes Gothic

On By C.H. NewellIn Benjamin Noah, Film, Gothic Horror, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Film, Trailer3 Comments

Watch the premiere trailer for Benjamin Noah's new Gothic period piece, NEW WOMAN.

PUPPET MASTER II: Pulling On Gothic Strings

On By C.H. NewellIn 1990, David Allen, Fantasy, Film, Gothic Horror, Horror, Puppet Master, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Stop Motion AnimationLeave a comment

PUPPET MASTER II joins the ‘better than the 1st movie’ club alongside other sequels that managed to outdo their predecessors.