This blog will be showing the history of gothic novels, how they have had inpact on our culture, from books, movies and style, to a point that it is a way of life for some people.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Love is never uglyI am a beast. A beast! Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright. I am a monster.
Now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer
You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll,stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.
Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
WICKED LOVELY
All teenagers have problems, but few of them can match those of Aislinn, who has the power to see faeries. Quite understandably, she wishes that she could share her friends' obliviousness and tries hard to avoid these invisible intruders. But one faery in particular refuses to leave her alone. Keenan the Summer King is convinced beyond all reasoning that Aislinn is the queen he has been seeking for nine centuries. What's a 21st-century girl to do when she's stalked by a suitor nobody else can see?
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith is the latest of the many retellings of Jane Austen's classic. Much like the original, the Bennett sisters live in the English countryside, which is stirred by the arrival of two wealthy bachelors. Unlike the original, the resulting opinions and relationships formed between the characters is played out against the backdrop of hordes of undead roaming the meadows, which they often have to fight off, making it a unique and fun read.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
From the New York Times bestselling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies..."smile." I’m sorry. I don’t know if I can do this review justice without giving a good chuckle at that sentence. But that’s where the laughing ends. No doubt, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter will become a bestseller in its own right. It does not contain the whimsy and wink that Zombies did. However, overall, Vampire Hunter is actually "better written." The question is if you can handle the life of one of America’s most respected presidents being turned into a Gothic nightmare.
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