Contents 1: Still Doing the Time-Warp 2: Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter 3: From the Stage to the Screen 4: Brad and Dammit, Janet! 5: The Haunted House Trope: Oakley Court 6: Rocky Horror’s Lasting Legacy 1: Still Doing the Time-Warp It’s astounding that fifty years on and we still jump up to do theContinue reading “The Never Ending Appeal of the Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Tag Archives: Supernatural
M.R. James: Master of the Antiquarian Horror Tale
There are ghost stories that are forgettable and then there are ones that stick because they probe into more unsettling areas of the psyche. M.R. James is remembered for the distinct flavour of his spectral tales in which he basically invented the ‘antiquarian’ folk horror genre- with scenarios that have been widely admired andContinue reading “M.R. James: Master of the Antiquarian Horror Tale”
How Bram Stoker created Dracula, Lord of the Undead.
1: Stoker: The Dark Dubliner 2: The Origins of Dracula 3: The Forensic Astrology of Dracula (1897) 4: Screen Portrayals of Count Dracula 1: Stoker: The Dark Dubliner Many have wondered from which pit of hell was wrenched a character so imprinted on the collective mind as Count Dracula. Stories as to how thisContinue reading “How Bram Stoker created Dracula, Lord of the Undead.”
When is a Muse not a Muse?
1: Musing on The Muse 2: The Liannán Sídhe 3: The Irish Muse 4: Muse Asteroids 1: Musing on The Muse This is another meditation on a theme which is presented as a visual essay in video form as well as this written version here. I conceived it as a visual essay as itContinue reading “When is a Muse not a Muse?”
