Cinema Gothic: The 21st Century
From ghosts and demons to psychosis and the mysteries lying in-between, these are tales for our generation that harken back to classics past.
Tag: Film
Cinema Gothic: The 1990s
The 1990s began with some award-winning masterpieces, followed by international films that would shape the future of the genre.
Cinema Gothic: The 1980s
The 1980s were dominated by low-budget bloodbaths, but a handful of stylish, A-rate productions went against the tide and still stand today as amazing cinematic contributions to the genre.
Cinema Gothic: The 1970s
The 1970s featured a surprisingly direct approach to spiritual warfare shown in now legendary pictures like several of these films.
Cinema Gothic: The 1940s
Even as the world faced its own terrors with the most expansive war in history, Hollywood continued to make modes of escape, even if it had to slash budgets to do so. Smaller budgets, however, did not prevent some real gems from emerging.
Cinema Gothic: The 1930s (part 2)
The 1930s continued onward, with each film bringing more nuanced characters and plot-lines into the mix and, with them, some of the most striking performances on film.
Cinema Gothic: The 1930s (part 1)
There is one decade where I could not possibly narrow down my selected films to five. The 1930s were the heyday of the horror film and, for this reason, it alone earns two posts.
Cinema Gothic: The 1920s
This is the beginning of a new series tracing the history of the horror film over the past nine decades, interacting with five favorites from each decade.
Review: The Conjuring
Occasionally there will come along a horror film that rises above schlock and cheap thrills and gives us a truly meaningful and chilling story. The Conjuring is one of those films.
Review: The Woman in Black
Hammer Films produced many of the very best gothic horror films in the 1950s and 1960s. After its resurrection just a few years ago, Hammer now seems set to continue its tradition onward if The Woman in Black is any indicator.
My Halloween Favorites
Here are a few films that I never seem to shake when October hits.
Jesus Christ Superstar and Me
How is it that a secular rock opera about Jesus Christ played a monumentally pivotal role in my spiritual life?
