Tag: Theme: Guillermo del Toro

Goths For Breakfast 2026: Charity Teach-a-Thon to feed hungry kids!

Analysis & Commentary, Blog Post, Free to Read, Non-Fiction, Update, Videos & Podcasts

Event: Romancing the Gothic, Theme: Books & Literature, Theme: Clothing & Tailoring, Theme: Conventions & Literary Events, Theme: Film & Cinema, Theme: Gothic Horror, Theme: Gothic Romance, Theme: Guillermo del Toro, Theme: Horrors & Thrillers, Theme: Television & Entertainment, Theme: Uniforms & Costumes

It’s that wonderful time of year again – Romancing the Gothic, run by the inimitable Doctor Sam Hirst, is raising money for Magic Breakfast, a UK-based charity that provides free breakfasts for hungry school kids across England and Scotland. I am privileged to be a part of the incredible line-up for tomorrow, where you can…

February 28, 2026
Crimson Peak: A Love Letter To Gothic Romance

Analysis & Commentary, Essay, Free to Read, Movie Review, Non-Fiction, Recommendations

Theme: Books & Literature, Theme: Film & Cinema, Theme: Gender Exploration & Nonconformity, Theme: Guillermo del Toro, Theme: Horrors & Thrillers, Theme: Media Literacy, Theme: Patriarchy & White Supremacy, Theme: Sex & Sexuality

Adoring thoughts on Guillermo Del Toro’s 2015 masterpiece. This review and bit of analysis is related to the talk I’ll be giving on Crimson Peak tomorrow, responses to misogyny and marginalisation in and around Gothic fiction, and how much of this social conservatism is mirrored in BookTok and modern retorts to problematic fiction. All proceeds…

March 24, 2024