‘Beware’ Crimson Peak is a 2015 US horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro (Cronos; Hellboy and sequels; Pan’s Labyrinth; Pacific Rim) from a screenplay by del Toro, Matthew Robbins and Lucinda Coxon. It was produced by Legendary Pictures and is being distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast: Mia Wasikowska (Stoker),… Read More ›
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The Nightmare - painting by Henry Fuseli
The Nightmare is a 1781 oil painting by Anglo-Swiss artist Henry Fuseli (1741–1825). Since its creation, it has remained Fuseli’s best-known work. With its first exhibition in 1782 at the Royal Academy of London, the image became famous; an engraved… Read More ›
Udo Kier - actor
“From time to time you have to make a film like Armageddon so people see that you’re still around.” Udo Kier - born Udo Kierspe; 14 October 1944 - is a German actor who has appeared in over 200 films,… Read More ›
Baba Yaga - folklore
“That’s not my mother’s voice I hear. I think that Baba Yaga’s near!” Baba Yaga is a recurrent figure in East European folklore, usually as a single entity though sometimes appearing as one of a trio of sisters, all using… Read More ›
José Mojica Marins - actor and director
José Mojica Marins is a Brazilian film-maker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television and media personality. Marins is most famous for his alter ego, Coffin Joe (translated from Zé do Caixão). Although Marins is known primarily as a horror film director, his earlier works… Read More ›
Paul Naschy - actor, screenwriter and director
Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina Álvarez, September 6, 1934 – November 30, 2009) was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, Count Dracula, the Hunchback, and… Read More ›
English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema - book
English Gothic: a century of horror cinema is a film reference book written by Jonathan Rigby first published in 2000 and expanded to include more recent films and TV productions and reprinted in 2006. The British horror film is almost… Read More ›
