Speaking of Gothic... Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

The new Salem's Lot movie is a fantastic Gothic film, with all the hallmarks of the Gothic tradition! It is a great throwback to classic Horror filmmaking and gives us a good old-fashioned Vampire story the way they used to tell them! I loved it and it is now in my top 10 vampire movies of all time.

Music used: Spooked by Mini Vandals (via YouTube)

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

The Plot for Alien: Romulus
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

My take is that Alien: Romulus, like Alien, is a perfect Gothic Science Fiction movie! It incorporates all the Gothic elements I’ve been discussing on this podcast, and leans into them, creating one helluva thrilling ride!

Music used: Spooked by Mini Vandals (via YouTube)

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

In this episode, I continue talking about Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Cary Elwes, and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Music:   Part 2

Almost in F

"Almost in F" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Shadowlands 7 – Codex

"Shadowlands 7 - Codex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Zombie Hoodoo

"Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 Born a Rockstar (Copyright Free)

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If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Cary Elwes, and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Description

Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalize a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.

This is my favorite interpretation of the novel by far, elevated I think, by the institution of the love story between Dracula and Mina. This was the creation of Francis Ford Coppola, the director, and James V. Hart, the screenwriter.

It is the perfect marriage between Gothic Horror and Gothic Romance!

Movies Mentioned in this episode:

Dracula on IMDB

Dracula Stage Adaptations (1924 & 1927)
Source: Wikipedia

Music:   Part 1

Born a Rockstar (Copyright Free)

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 Shadowlands 1 – Horizon

"Shadowlands 1 - Horizon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Shadowlands 2 – Bridge

"Shadowlands 2 - Bridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Shadowlands 4 – Breath

"Shadowlands 4 - Breath" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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SCP-x1x (Gateway to Hell)

"SCP-x1x (Gateway to Hell)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 SCP-x2x

"SCP-x2x (Unseen Presence)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Digital Bark

"Digital Bark" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

In the second part of this series, I discuss more Gothic House movies dealing with the Supernatural. 

 Movies mentioned in this episode:

 Crimson Peak 2015

What Lies Beneath 2000

The Haunting 1963

The Haunting 1999

The Haunting of Hill House Series (Netflix) 2018

Don’t Be Afraid of The Dark 2010

We Are Still Here 2015

The Amityville Horror 1979

The Shining 1980

The Conjuring 2013

13 Ghosts 1960

Thir13en Ghosts 2001

Paranormal Activity 2007

The Evil Dead 1981 

Evil Dead II 1987

The Evil Dead 2013

Evil Dead Rise 2023

Music:

Born a Rockstar (Copyright Free)

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Ghost Story

"Ghost Story" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 Giant Wyrm

"Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Metaphysik

"Metaphysik" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This House

"This House" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Digital Bark

"Digital Bark" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Echoes of Time v2

"Echoes of Time v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Enter the Maze

"Enter the Maze" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Blue Sizzle (Use this for Evil Dead Movies!!)

"Blue Sizzle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

Set in 1799, "Sleepy Hollow" is based on Washington Irving's classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Faithful to the dreamy custom-bound world that Irving paints in his story, the film mixes horror, fantasy, and romance and features an extraordinary cast of characters that dabble in the supernatural.

Probably my favorite Tim Burton film! I love his Batman films, but this one is pure Gothic through and through! The world-building is incredible in this!

I also mention the Sleepy Hollow TV series (2013 - 2017). Seasons 1 and 2 were pretty dope!

Music:   

Born a Rockstar (Copyright Free)

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Zombie Hoodoo

"Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Morgana Rides

"Morgana Rides " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Shadowlands 7 – Codex

"Shadowlands 7 - Codex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

I thought I would change things up a little. In this first part of this series, I will focus on the Gothic Tropes themselves, in particular, Gothic Houses and the Supernatural. In future episodes, I will cover:

• Castles
• Underground Tunnels/Caves
• Spooky Forests
• Creatures

Book and Movies mentioned in this episode (in order):

Gothic: An Illustrated History by Roger Luckhurst, Princeton University Press, 2021.

House of Usher 1960

The Pit and the Pendulum 1961

Rosemary’s Baby 1968

The Sentinel 1977

Suspiria 1977

Suspiria 2018

The Changeling 1980

Poltergeist 1982

House 1986

House II 1987

The Awakening 2011

The Night House 2020

The Woman in Black 1989

The Woman in Black 2012

The Others 2001

The Orphanage 2007

The Lighthouse 2019

The Fog 1980

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

This bloody vampire movie is the very definition of Gothic Horror!

30 Days of Night is an adaptation of the fabulous graphic novel of the same name. If you like vampires that are brutal and feral, watch this movie!

It is bleak and relentless but also retains themes of hope and light amidst the darkness. Even though the world around us is often dark and bleak, holding on to love and light may be all we have.

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

Today, I talk about the recent Netflix movie The Pale Blue Eye! The film is directed by Scott Cooper and stars Christian Bale as August Landor, Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe, Lucy Boyton, Gillian Anderson, and Timothy Spall. What I love about this film is how it embraces the Gothic Aesthetic in every aspect.

If you love Gothic atmosphere and characters, watch this film! Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe is spellbinding and compelling. For fans of the Godfather of the Gothic, you will be pleased with this interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe!

If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!

In this episode, I dive into two of my favorite films from the 1980s: Reanimator & Fright Night, both from 1985.

Reanimator (1985)

Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzna. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Bruce Abbot. Based on an H.P. Lovecraft novelette. It is baffling, fantastic, bloody, and freaking awesome!

Fright Night (1985)

 Directed by Tom Holland (who directed the first Child’s Play film, introducing us to Horror-icon: Chucky!). Starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, and Stephen Geoffreys. I mean…do have I to say anymore? Classic.

They are VERY different movies, but both have the Gothic aesthetic seeping from their pores!

 Music:

Born a Rockstar (Copyright Free)

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Shadowlands 7 – Codex

"Shadowlands 7 - Codex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 Zombie Hoodoo

"Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 Ghost Story (2 parts: Second Movement begins at 2:30)

"Ghost Story" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 Tenebrous Brothers Carnival – Mermaid

"Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Mermaid" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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  Enter the Maze

"Enter the Maze" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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  This House

"This House" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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If you like to read Gothic Horror/Gothic Romance, please check out my books on Amazon!

I started a YouTube channel called Writing Gothic, which is a companion avenue for this podcast. Come over and join me there to ask questions, suggest Gothic Horror movies/shows, or for general chit-chat!!!

You can also send me an email: klwilliamsauthor@gmail.com

Also, please check out some of my Fiction and Non-Fiction writing on Medium!