The Final Girl: How Crimson Peak Became a Victorian Slasher Movie David Brake October 25, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off Buffy: Everyone gets horribly killed except the blonde girl in the nightie, who finally kills the monster with a machete. But it's not really dead. Jennifer: Oh, my God, is that true? Buffy: Probably. What...
The Secret of Marrowbone – Review James Andrews July 16, 2018 Reviews In the wake of the sensational Hereditary, another psychological horror about a tormented, seemingly cursed family was always going to struggle in comparison. And while it ultimately goes in a wholly different...
By The Book: Jane Eyre (2011) David Brake February 9, 2014 Analysis, By The Book, Features 1 Comment Welcome to By The Book. Every fortnight, we’ll compare a book with its visual adaptation. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these...
I, Frankenstein – Review David Brake January 30, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment I, Frankenstein is one-part Mary Shelley to three thousand parts "makers of the Underworld quadrilogy". Apart from Frankenstein's Monster – here named Adam and unbelievably ripped for a quasi-zombie –...