Tag: gothic
House of Wax (1953) Vincent Price's Legendary Horror Classic
Experience Vincent Price's unforgettable performance in the 1953 horror classic House of Wax, the groundbreaking 3D thriller that became a genre masterpiece.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) Classic Gothic Horror Film
Experience The Fall of the House of Usher, the timeless Edgar Allan Poe adaptation filled with gothic horror, haunting visuals, and psychological suspense.
Gothic Ivories: Medieval Myths on a Casket
Discover the artistry of medieval ivory carvings in Naomi Speakman’s two-part British Museum series Gothic Ivories. Explore their history, symbolism, and craftsmanship in this fascinating journey through Gothic art.
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty – A Gothic Romance
The story of Sleeping Beauty where upon Aurora sleeps for one hundred years and awakens in the modern world.
Strawberry Hill: The Gothic Masterpiece That Haunted 18th Century Europe
In 1747, on the banks of the Thames in Twickenham, Horace Walpole set out to build something extraordinary – a “little Gothic castle” unlike anything seen before. The result was Strawberry Hill, a theatrical masterpiece that would ignite Britain’s Gothic...
The Lodgers (2017)
A family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins.
🌍 Priscilla Hernandez - Nothing is Done Until It's Done
"Nothing is done until it's done" is about any cause that is worth fighting for. A powerful anthem, almost ritual, that let us foresee the dystopian future if we don't act. It's a wake up call.
Why Did It Take 632 Years to Complete Cologne Cathedral?
A well-known example of Gothic architecture and German Catholicism that was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
The Kiss of the Vampire
In Bavaria in 1910, a young couple on their honeymoon travels find themselves in a remote village, whose mysteriously subdued inhabitants live in terror of the vampiric residents of a nearby castle.
When Skyscrapers Looked Like Cathedrals
For centuries the tallest buildings in the world were Gothic cathedrals. At the dawn of the age of skyscrapers some architects looked back to these buildings for inspiration. Using the Gothic style they could express the soaring height of these towers, an...
So You Think You Know Everything About The Addams Family
Do you know what Wednesday’s middle name is or who played Thing in The Addams Family 1964 TV series? How about which actress was originally lined up to play Morticia or what name Gomez could have been called instead?
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years. Here is the history of Carmilla as well as the audiobook in both English and Spanish.