Category Archives: Reviews

A Vampire Documentary hosted by Drusilla

Posted on 28th October 2015 by firekrank

The actress who played everyone’s favourite twisted, sadistic, psychic vampire Drusilla, Juliet Landau is working on a documentary about vampires called A Place Among the Undead. The documentary will include interviews with Joss Whedon, Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris and Tim … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Crimson Peak’ (2015)

Posted on 27th October 2015 by firekrank

I have found it difficult to start this review and not just because procrastination is my middle name. In part the difficulty arises in trying to vocalise my disappointment at what had the potential to be an excellent movie and, … Continue reading →

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Bloody Disgusting – Review of ‘Howl’ (2015)

Posted on 20th October 2015 by firekrank

Whilst some of the reviews of Paul Hyett’s Howl (2015) have been a little tepid, Bloody Disgusting call it ‘an unexpectedly fun experience’. I agree with the reviewer that American Werewolf in London (1981), Ginger Snaps (2000), and Dog Soldiers (2003) are the top three werewolf films … Continue reading →

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Del Toro’s Crimson Peak – The reviews are in …

Posted on 16th October 2015 by firekrank

From the first moment I saw the trailer to the delightful interview with Tom Hiddleston in which he announced he went full-nude to redress the sexist imbalance regarding nudity in film, I have been thoroughly excited about Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson … Continue reading →

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Maria Cohut, ‘Review: Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright’

Posted on 16th October 2015 by William the Bloody

Chris Riddel’s Goth Girl books are great fun, appealing to both young people and older people versed in literary knowledge. They’re wittily, pleasurably intertextual. Maria Cohut of the University of Warwick has written an enticing review here on the latest … Continue reading →

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Nick Stead: The Company of Wolves

Posted on 15th October 2015 by William the Bloody

I know it’s a while since the fabulous Company of Wolves conference in September, but I’m still revelling in the memories. I’ve been a bit ill, and was exhausted after the conference, so my blogging has got a little behind. … Continue reading →

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Review of Xavier Aldana-Reyes’ Body Gothic (2014)

Posted on 13th October 2015 by firekrank

I seem to be getting forgetful in my old age (or it might be my Gothic past catching up on me). Regardless I can’t remember if I posted my review of Body Gothic (2014) by Xavier Aldana-Reyes on ‘The British Society for … Continue reading →

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The British Library’s Animal Tales

Posted on 8th October 2015 by Sam George

I went along to the British Library’s Animal Tales Exhibition today. The show is divided into subsections which include ‘metamorphosis’, ‘wildness’, ‘animal allegories’, ‘tales for children’ and more. The highlight for me was undoubtedly the manuscript of  Angela Carter’s ‘Mr … Continue reading →

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Willis Goth Regier, ‘Grimm Beginnings’

Posted on 27th August 2015 by William the Bloody

An excellent review essay on the new Jack Zipes edition of the first edition of Grimms’ Tales and of his new book on the continuing influence of the tales. It contains an informed account of the history of successive editions … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Locating Fantastika’, University of Lancaster, 7th-8th July 2015

Posted on 14th July 2015 by firekrank

I have now been to enough conferences in my research area to start recognising people so that conferences become not only a place to proffer your work to other academics (flinching slightly when it gets to questions) but also to … Continue reading →

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