February 23 in Goth and Horror History

Mary Reilly DVD, on Amazon

February 23, 1996 - Mary Reilly - Movie - Released

I often turn on this movie in the background when I have a rainy Sunday at home, a fireplace, a cup of tea and a stack of magazines I want to enjoy. I'm not a huge Julia Roberts fan, but the sympathetic performance she gave as the titular character and overall dark tone of the movie is quite enjoyable. It's beautifully filmed, and offers some Victorian-era kitchen and costume eyecandy. Plus, you get the fun of watching John Malkovich chewing the scenery and trying not to overact.

RELATED LINKS:

Mary Reilly, at IMDB

Mary Reilly Trailer, on YouTube

Mary Reilly, at IMDB

Mary Reilly Script, at Script-O-Rama

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February 22 in Goth and Horror History

Elegant Enigmas: the Art of Edward Gorey, on Amazon

February 22, 1925 - Edward St. John Gorey - Artist - Born

February 22, 2002 - Queen of the Damned - Movie - Released

Happy birthday to the famed illustrator of The Gashlycrumb Tinies and many other enjoyably dark works.

Also, the second film of the Vampire Chronicles, which finally got the casting of Lestat right.

RELATED LINKS:

Edward Gorey House

Goreography

Edward Gorey, on NNDB

Edward Gorey on Wikipedia

Haunted, the Edward Gorey Fanlisting

Queen of the Damned, on IMDB

Queen of the Damned Trailer, on YouTube

Queen of the Damned, on Wikipedia

Queen of the Damned: For Years and Years, the Fanlisting

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February 9 in Goth and Horror History

February 9, 2001 - Hannibal - Movie - Released

Will you ever be able to get the brain-eating scene out of your head?

February 9, 2007 - Hannibal Rising - Movie - Released

The sequel, showing Hannibal's beginnings as a young lad.

RELATED LINKS:

Hannibal, on IMDB

Hannibal, on Wikipedia

Hannibal Rising, on IMDB

Hannibal Rising, on Wikipedia

Hannibal Lecter Forums

Loving Lecter: The Fan Fiction Site

Thomas Harris (Official)

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Hannibal Rising Uncut Version Blu-Ray, on Amazon

February 7 in Goth and Horror History

Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales, on Amazon

February 7, 1873 - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Writer - Born

Le Fanu wrote supernatural fiction, including the influential vampire novella Carmilla.

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RELATED LINKS:

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, at The Literary Gothic

Le Fanu Studies.com

Carmilla, at Wikipedia

February 5 in Goth and Horror History

H.R. Giger Taschen Portfolio, on Amazon

February 5, 1940 - H. R. Giger - Artist - Born

The visionary, influential Swiss artist. Known for his concept designs for the Alien films.

RELATED LINKS:

H. R. Giger (Official)

Giger.com

H. R. Giger Museum

H. R. Giger at NNDB

GigerArt (Official) on Twitter

H. R. Giger Facebook Page

LittleGiger.com

Giger Work Catalog

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Alien Kubricks Series 2, on eBay