Tag: Mary Shelley
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Jacob Elordi to Play Frankenstein in Guillermo Del Toro’s Netflix Adaptation
Jacob Elordi is alive! The actor will portray Frankenstein, as well as Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.Del Toro, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “The Shape of Water,” is writing, directing and producing “Frankenstein, who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment.“
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to Direct ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Remake Starring Christian Bale
One of the best classic horror movies of all time is The Bride of Frankenstein. The 1935 sequel to Universal’s second major monster movie Frankenstein is the rare film that’s better than its original. It’s a gothic nightmare like no other. So much so that many filmmakers and actors have been trying to remake the…
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Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein Shares A Common Theme With Nightmare Alley And Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro has worked on a lot of projects (and I mean a lot) that have never been made. Because of this, he seems to have adopted a handy waste not, want not approach to directing. For example, when his “Haunted Mansion” film fell apart, he channeled those energies into his sumptuous haunted house…
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In A Different Universe, Guillermo Del Toro Made Disney’s Haunted Mansion Movie
If there was ever a match made in heaven, it was Guillermo del Toro and Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion.” Del Toro is a monster kid through and through. His fascination with the macabre has deep literary and cinematic roots, to be sure. He can break down the gothic artistry of Mary Shelley’s writing or grapple…
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31 Queer and Homoerotic Horror Movies, from ‘Psycho’ and ‘Hellraiser’ to ‘Fear Street’ and ‘Titane’
Like its genre cousin, science fiction, horror films have long used supernatural terrors as stand-ins for real-life fears. When Jordan Peele used the genre to show white supremacy as the ultimate terror in “Get Out,” he was inspired by years of socio-political readings of his favorite horror films. Even though openly LGBTQ characters in horror…
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‘The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster’ Review: A High Schooler Tries to Bring Back Her Dead Brother in Uneven Indie Horror
A ponderous voiceover narration sets the stage for this monster tale. The voice belongs to Vicaria, determinedly played by Laya DeLeon Hayes, who in short order tells the story of how death has befallen her family many times. Her mother died of a stray bullet, her brother a victim of street violence and her father…