Posted on 11/06/2015 2:28:51 PM PST by Borges
Do you ever wonder what goes on in the wondrous mind of director, producer, and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro? Yes? Same. Well, to chime with the recent release of his creepy, goth thriller Crimson Peak, Guillermo has curated a syllabus of the Gothic and Gothic romance novels, short stories, and engravings that influenced the making of the film. He sent us these recommendations with the following words: “I hope you enjoy some of these as fall or winter reads by the fireplace.†Before you post up beside an actual fire, here’s what Guillermo del Toro has to say about these Gothic essentials.
(Excerpt) Read more at rookiemag.com ...
Cool
Is this “The Strain” guy?
Love that show; it’s one of the best on TV.
Yes.
Might be of interest to a fan of the Victoria Hold oeuvre.
Thank you.
I consider Pan’s Labyrinth to be one of the five best movies I’ve ever seen.
I like del Toro. Funny guy. The world would be a better place if his schedule had allowed him to make the Hobbit movie (1).
Or the Lovecraft adaptation he wanted to do. The studio wouldn’t finance an R rated film. ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ has to be rated R.
I think that’s Holt....
Not too sure about gothic romances but an author in the style of Jane Austen left us with so little, is Georgette Heyer...some great but a few are outstanding! Just discovered her and am working my way through the list...
You’re right: I made a typso. It’s been awful since I cut my fingernails.
I’ve read a number of Georgette Heyer’s books over the years. Used book stores usually have a couple dozen.
Some Barbara Cartland romances qualify as Gothics: mad relatives in the basement and all that.
I go for the used book section too but I get on Amazon for them. My favorite GHs so far are Venetia, A Convenient Marriage, The Grand Sophy and, I think, The Post Gate...don’t know why but I find them entertaining, relaxing and rather pro-female in its way.
Not a Babs Cartland fan...saw a vid once of her “writing” one of her books. She was lounging on a sofa, dictating to a secretary...interesting.
Cheers!
Another plus with del Toro: he’s a Big Fan of Charlie Hunnam....
So is this old Boomer Broad....
Yeah, Barbara Cartland was a character.
I agree that a lot of historical romances are (one might say) feminist, in a way. (I’m pretty sure I’ve read “Venetia”!)
I started reading Victoria Holt in the Readers’ Digest Condensed Books in my grandparents’ attic in the 1970s, and Barbara Cartland by about 1980. In a lot of ways, it’s the settings that make them worthwhile. They did their research about British and British Empire locations.
“I consider Pan’s Labyrinth to be one of the five best movies I’ve ever seen.”
I just read the other thread on Italian-American Italian slang, etc. I saw that movie and one thing that struck me was that the Spanish in it was excellent, like a different language from what one usually hears around here.
I sense you may be of the Baby Boomer gen?
We read then when there was only three channels to watch on the Tube.
I think back on the favorite places I had to read like you had your grandparents’ attic...one of a few happy memories of childhood...those books were good friends, yes?
Kids these days don’t know what they’re missing....*crooks and shakes finger*
“We read then when there was only three channels to watch on the Tube.”
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Lucky you.
I grew up when there was no TV at all.
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Yes it is. One of my favorite shows. My introduction to him was “Hellboy 2,” which I thought was quite good. But I was really wowed when I saw his film, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which was really terrific.
But I love “The Strain,” I may subscribe to Hulu to be able to watch the episodes from season 1 again.
Mark
The Strain is OK....Now, Del Toro’s movies are amazing. Check out Pans Labyrinth. Its in spanish so subs may be needed.
Almost: I was born in 1966. My grandparents' attic also had all the old Louis L'Amour books.
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