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Humour In -Thriller
Whilst compiling the material for ‘A THRILLER in Every Corner’, a major appeal of the project involved studying the multifaceted elements so judiciously placed in the storylines to make up each complete programme. In many episodes, a highlight was the blend of knowing homage, sly reference, wit, and outright black humour.
Stephen King: Analysing a Brilliantly Twisted Mind
Acclaimed author Stephen King has been thrilling, terrifying, and reducing readers to tears with his intricately crafted, masterfully captivating novels for over 50 years. Despite the fact that reading his novels is not always as relaxing as, for example, playing on trusted bingo sites, the enthralling nature of King’s works creates such vivid and realistic scenes in one’s mind that you simply can’t put them down. Below, we’ve analysed how King does this…
Best Psychics in Supernatural-Horror Films
The horror genre loves introducing supernatural elements in its plots, such as ghosts, demons, miracles or psychic powers, which is how the supernatural-horror subgenre was created.
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of The Soul
This compact overview of the American author’s career and unquiet personal life diversifies the perception of Poe as the goth hero of American letters.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Starring Phil Daniels Reviewed on ZANI
The Origin
Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde published in 1886, is the renowned story of Dr Henry Jekyll, socialite and experienced doctor, yet underneath his positive persona Dr Jekyll is fighting a psychological battle between the good and evil within himself and believes that medicine would be able to contain the malevolent aspect of his personality.
Creepy Underground Castle of The Real Dracula
Willard and Ben Reviewed
‘Get Out’ Written and Directed by Jordan Peele Reviewed
Nick Janaway, Solarference ( Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) in Conversation with Nick Churchill
© Words - Nick Churchill
Award-winning folktronica duo Solarference perform their electrifying live soundtrack to John S Robertson’s 1920 silent film of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on tour this spring.The all-original soundtrack weaves layers of folk song and soundscape as it brings to life the shadowy magic on screen as Robert Louis Stevenson’s story revels in the contradictions of human nature.Described as “one of the most original acts playing English folk music” by fRoots magazine, Solarference – Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen –
Ferdy Fox goes to FrightFest
Ferdy Fox here, connoisseur of the frighteningly fantastic and the morbidly macabre. Summer in the big city – and there has to be a jolly good reason for me to leave my bar stool in my favourite Soho watering hole.
But I feel a stirring, a call of nature addressing my primal instincts deep in my loins. It’s telling me I should be somewhere. Then it came to me. It’s the August bank holiday week-end, the time of year when FrightFest rolls into town.