The 10 Best Hammer Horror Films   As a child I surrounded myself with gothic mysteries, Dr. Frankensteins, vampires and Van Helsings, witches, mummies and scores of beautiful bountiful women spellbound by all manner of monstrous predator, and I loved every single stinking moment of it.  I was addicted.  I wanted more.  I never turned […]

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History of Gothic Architecture History of Gothic Architecture History – Definition Gothic Architecture is a style of architecture developed between the Romanesque and the Renaissance styles of architecture. The history of Gothic architecture and the changing styles of buildings are characterized by the introduction of stained-glass windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses, tall spires and pointed arches. The […]

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Gothic literature was born 250 years ago with the publication of Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. In that schlocky tale, the son of the aristocratic Manfred is killed by a falling helmet. Warned by a prophecy that this signals the end of his family, Manfred gradually loses his sanity and ends up a killer. […]

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