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Horror of Dracula (1958)
The cinematographer was much better than the rest of the team, unfortunately Christopher Lee included. Not that they had much choice, considering the wooden dialogue and probably the chosen convention of a cross between a silent movie and grand horror. The shots did justice to the inventive scenography, and the story itself was enough to…
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The Passionate Witch — Norman Matsone, Thorne Smith
I watched a 1942 charming black-and-white comedy: “I Married a Witch”, noticed it was based on a novel, and decided to read the original material. I get that adaptations, especially old Hollywood ones, take many artistic liberties, but keeping only the characters’ names is a bit much. So, well, I guess I wasn’t off to…
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Reckoning of New York
Young adult coming-of-age novel. That was my first impression after launching the game. Not perfect, considering I didn’t enjoy this kind of prose even when I was in the target age group. And that was a long time ago. The female protagonist got on my nerves the moment she had her first thoughts, but it…
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Shadows of New York
Bloody joys of unliving. Pure, unadulterated delight of the dark power, spiced up by just the right amount of dry wit and self-deprecating humour. After Coteries of New York, the change of perspective in the Shadows felt refreshing. Mentions of the old companions showing them in a new light added the pleasure of being in…
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Coteries of New York
Accidental bloodsucker. That’s how I felt after finishing the game. Tangled in a knot of events I had no way of understanding or really influencing. Facing interesting dilemmas only to realise I neither have much choice nor impact on the world around me. Or even on myself. Starting immersive quests only to have them end…
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I Married a Witch (1942)
A charismatic and beautiful witch gracefully and mischievously falls for the man whose family she’d cursed almost three centuries ago for burning her and her father at the stake. What can go wrong? I absolutely loved the main characters and the chemistry between them. Jennifer is witty, attractive, and has no scruples in using her…
