That's So Gothic

Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go! The Visit (2015) dir. and written by  M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, with special appearances by Kathryn Hahn and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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The most beheadings per (de-)capita in any movie -- but none of them end up in a box!

Candyman (1999) dir. Tim Burton. Script by Andrew Kevin Walker, based on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. Starring Jxxxxy Dxxp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken, Michael Gambon (Dumbledore #2) and a slew of other interchangeable white British men.

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Look in the mirror and say his name five times!

Candyman (1992) dir. Bernard Rose. Script by Bernard Rose, based on "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker. Starring Virginia Madsen (Dune, Sideways), Tony Todd (Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, Candyman: Day of the Dead, Candyman 2022) and Kasi Lemmons (director of Harriet and Eve's Bayou).

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Getting paid tons of money to care for a doll named Brahms is the worst babysitting gig ever. Or maybe it's the best? 

The Boy (2016) dir. William Brent Bell, director of Orphan: First Kill (2022). Script by Stacey Menear. Starring Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead), Rupert Evans (The Man in High Castle) and James Russell as [redacted], a man who doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. 

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Need a Halloween costume? Grab some yellow converse, rough up an old wedding dress, and arm yourself with blanks. Dirs. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Script by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. Starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, and Andie MacDowell. 

New episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Princess Diana is a real-life Gothic heroine. Dir. Pablo Larraín. Written by Steven Knight. Cinematography Claire Mathon. Starring Kristin Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, and Sean Harris. 

New episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Dakota Johnson joins the Markos Dance Academy to show off her jumps (meh) and her NFTs (woo). Dir. Luca Guadignino. Written by David Kajganich. Starring Dakota Johnson, Mia Goth, Tilda Swinton, and Lutz Ebersdorf. 

New episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Your mind is in Suspiria. It's like the darkness is the light. Suspiria. Am I scaring you tonight? Ain't used to what you like. Suspiria. Suspiria. Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum. Dir. Dario Argento. Written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi. Starring Jessica Harper, Udo Kier, Joan Bennet, and Alida Valli. 

New episodes on the first and third Thursday every month.

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Harry Potter escapes the house of horrors that JK Rowling built and finds himself in another manse haunted by a woman who kills children. Dir. James Watkins. Written by Jane Goldman. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, and Janet McTeer.

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Gothic films must have four key elements: a girl, a guy, a house, and a haunt. "House" has a girl, a girl, a girl, a girl, a girl, a girl, a girl, a literally haunted house that eats people, and a crazy cat. Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi. Written by Chiho Katsura. Starring Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Yōko Minamida, and Kiyohiko Ozaki. 

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