Tag: VIctorian

Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Conjuring Blood at the End

Been a hot minute since I’ve posted one of these, so I figured it’s past time to let folks know what I’ve been consuming. This time I’ve got a witchy classic, a literary zombie tale, a pop culture frenzy of craziness, a dark and twisted haunted house story and a Victorian gothic tale of murder….


Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Gothic Psycho Beauties

Things are gettin’ weeeeiiiirrrd, folks. I thought in this intro, I’d talk a little about the history of weird fiction as I see it (which may indeed be a narrow lens to look through). First, what exactly is weird fiction? Well, it’s fairly self-explanatory actually. Generally pretty strange in tone, often with horror elements and…


SHERLOCK HOLMES UHD REVIEW

When Robert Downey Jr. took on the role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, I had some concerns about him being the choice to play the part of the legendary character. In part because he did not have the right look, and because many of his roles were for comedies. I thought his portrayal…