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Events, Film

Stepping Inside FRANKENSTEIN: Crafting a Tale Eternal & Guillermo del Toro’s Movie-Making Magic

by Jennifer Vasquez3 Comments on Stepping Inside FRANKENSTEIN: Crafting a Tale Eternal & Guillermo del Toro’s Movie-Making Magic
FRANKENSTEIN: Crafting a Tale Eternal exhibit
FRANKENSTEIN: Crafting a Tale Eternal exhibit

Fans of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, streaming on Netflix, are being treated to a special event that gives a behind-the-scenes look of the film. For five days only, from January 6 to January 11, FRANKENSTEIN: Crafting a Tale Eternal has come to Los Angeles at NYA Studios West in Hollywood. The exclusive exhibit was previously in London, England, last fall and has crossed the seas to America. I had the fortune of walking through this immersive experience, and I left in awe.

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Art, Events

Debut Night of “Vampira Introduces The Shape of Water” Exhibit

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From left to right: "Micro Waist with a Pale White Feline Face" by B2rian LS; "The Fish Man" by Mescalito; "Breathe" by Maricela Avina
From left to right: “Micro Waist with a Pale White Feline Face” by B2rian LS; “The Fish Man” by Mescalito; “Breathe” by Maricela Avina

 

It was the grand unveiling of the latest exhibit to take over The Mystic Museum in Burbank, California — “Vampira Introduces The Shape of Water” art show. If you keep up with my blog, you may have read posts about past events I’ve attended at this oddities shop, which have had fun horror themes. I was especially excited about this one because of my love for the original glamour ghoul and Guillermo del Toro!  So, cue the haunting music and imagine Vampira drifting down a foggy corridor to present to you this sneak peek. Continue reading “Debut Night of “Vampira Introduces The Shape of Water” Exhibit” →

Film

Must-See Contemporary Films & TV Series for the Victorian Goth

by Jennifer Vasquez11 Comments on Must-See Contemporary Films & TV Series for the Victorian Goth

Photo courtesy of moviestillsdb.com
Photo courtesy of moviestillsdb.com

Pining to watch something that oozes sensual morbidity, gothic horror, tightly laced corsets, melancholy characters, and the backdrop of a gray and gritty England? The films and TV series featured here have at least one or a combination of these components. Although by no means an exhaustive compilation of cinema with a 19th-century dark edge, these are a few of the best contemporary works the Victorian Goth will fancy.

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