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Two young women with serious expressions, one wearing a beige blouse and the other a cream-coloured dress, in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Carmilla

by Adam Woodward

Emi­ly Har­ris’ visu­al­ly strik­ing take on the clas­sic Goth­ic nov­el fails to live up to its ini­tial promise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A black and white image of a woman in an ornate dress and a man in a suit, posing together in a dramatic theatrical setting.
In Praise Of

Why Sunset Boulevard remains a glorious Gothic horror

by Sam Moore

Bil­ly Wilder’s clas­sic Hol­ly­wood satire from 1950 is also a great post-mod­ern ghost story.
Two adults, a man and a woman, standing close together in a dimly lit room.
In Praise Of

In defence of Candyman 2

by Sam Thompson

With its South­ern Goth­ic set­ting and Tony Todd on top form once again, the 1995 sequel deserves a sec­ond look.
Woman with glasses, blonde hair, and surprised expression.
Festivals

Shirley – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Josephine Decker’s biog­ra­phy of famed goth­ic nov­el­ist Shirley Jack­son is a sump­tu­ous peri­od psychodrama.
Three people in period costume - a man in a grey cardigan, a woman with dark curly hair, and a woman wearing a white dress - conversing indoors.
Incoming

Yorgos Lanthimos is eyeing a gothic western for his next project

by Max Copeman

The direc­tor is report­ed­ly close to sign­ing on to adapt Richard Brautigan’s nov­el ​‘The Hawk­line Monster’.
Close-up of a young woman with dark skin and braided hair gazing intently at the camera.
Review

Atlantics

by David Jenkins

Mati Diop announces her­self as a major new tal­ent with this Goth­ic-tinged roman­tic mystery.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a woman's face with a serious, pensive expression, looking directly at the camera against a dark background.
Home Ents

The strange, sickly pleasures of Amicus’ Gothic horrors

by Adam Scovell

In the 1960s and ​’70s, this British film stu­dio pro­duced gris­ly tales to rival Ham­mer Horror.
Close-up of a large human eye with a blue iris against a dark background.
Home Ents

Discover Australia’s dread-filled answer to The Shining

by Anton Bitel

Tony Williams’ 1982 hor­ror Next of Kin bears all the hall­marks of clas­sic Vic­to­ri­an gothic.
Young child in black suit standing near a large cross
On Location

On Location: The neo-Gothic cathedral from 1976’s The Omen

by Adam Scovell

Vis­it­ing Guil­ford Cathe­dral, the grand, eerie cen­tre­piece of Richard Donner’s hor­ror classic.
A man in a suit standing outdoors at night against a blurred background.
Review

The Little Stranger

by Hannah Strong

Despite an impres­sive cast, Lenny Abrahamson’s goth­ic ghost sto­ry nev­er quite man­ages to deliv­er the desired chills.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect