Category Archives: gothic romance

Movie review: Therapy for a Vampire (2016) directed by David Rühm

Posted on January 18, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info: 1932, Vienna. Dr. Sigmund Freud (Karl Fischer) helps a depressed vampire aristocrat Geza von Közsnöm (Tobias Moretti) whose marriage is on the rocks. Or rather on a tip of a wooden stake. After 500 years of ‘happily-ever-after’ it can … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Crimson Peak directed by Guillermo del Toro

Posted on February 25, 2016 by portiabridget

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver Movie info: 1887. Young Edith Cushing, the daughter of a wealthy American businessman, Carter Cushing, is visited by her mother’s ghost. The apparition warns her “beware of Crimson Peak” … Continue reading →

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