Soot and dolls roam the Shadows House
The Shadows House manga has been going for three years, appearing in Weekly Young Jump, and the story centres around Kate Shadow and her own personal living doll Emilyko.
Gothic Prince: A review of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade
I’d read a blurb of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade long before the book arrived on my desk as a potential review option and I knew I was interested. There’s a lot in the title; “Porcelain Blade” sounds gothic, interesting, fragile and dangerous.…
Brooding gothic illustrations from Mathieu Latour-Duhaime
There’s a reason why I’m reminded of The Art of Thief when I review Mathieu Latour-Duhaime impressive collection of illustrations. He’s worked extensively on Thief.
You can see more of his work, which includes a wide range of styles, on his blog and at Deviant Art.…
Ken Russell has died
Film director Ken Russell has died, according to @BreakingNewsUK. He is believed to have died yesterday afternoon, peacefully in his sleep.
The British filmmaker was born on in 1927 and is responsible for dozens movies including “Gothic”, a story about the night Mary Shelley came up with “Frankenstein”, the fantasy “The Lair of the White Worm” and the famous Sci-fi “Altered States”.…
