About This Section
Desperate situations, horrifying beings,
appalling murders...There's more to goth and horror movies than that, and here we offer you the opportunity of knowing a little about some great films, some of them classified as goth and others not, but all of them
classics of cinema.
Past Articles
The Seventh Seal -A
warrior meets with death on his way home and demands to know the truth. Know about this epic
Swedish movie here.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
- Angered at his wife's
death in a surgery, a theologist decides to kill all the doctors involved
in it. He visits upon them the plagues of Egypt, but not without a good
deal of humor.
Dead Poets Society - This isn't what would be considered a "gothic" movie, but it has
a depth difficult to find in movies about teenagers. More than this, this
is a story about a gifted teacher who managed to change the lives of
several students, turning their attention to some of the best poetry ever
made.
The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari -
In a small town, a mad scientist came to show his "pet" at the local fair
and mysterious murders started to happen. Read here about this classical
production of the silent cinema.
The Hunger - An
unconventional vampire story that features Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie,
Susan Sarandon and a classical performance by The Bauhaus. Learn about
this movie here.
Wolf
- A journalist is bitten by a wolf and suddenly realizes that that animal
wasn't a common one. His life is about to change totally, not only for
that reason, but also because he just fell in love with the beautiful
daughter of his boss, who will also be dragged in this new reality with
him.
Brotherhood Of The Wolf
- strange and violent murders were happening in
a French countryside region in the times of King Louis XV. Two men needed to
solve the mystery and stop the killings. A review of this French movie can
be found here.
Sleepy Hollow -
Brutal murders happened in a
small town in 18th century US and an unusual detective was called to
investigate. Was he ready to find the truth behind those appalling deaths?
Know about it here. *download the original Washington Irving legend*
Dementia 13 - The first movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola
and one of the many great films produced by Roger Corman. These two names together mean first class
horror, and this movie is a prove of it.
Ladyhawke - In the Middle Ages a man and a woman
were cursed by a priest
with a spell that made the man turn into a wolf at night and the woman turn
into a hawk at day. Learn more about this great movie here.