Episode 102 - Gothic

Let's get wack-a-do with Ken Russell everyone! This week we took some laudanum and tripped our faces off to the tune of a harpsichord and an ever-insane Gabriel Byrne. "Gothic" tells the apparently famous story of the night Lord Byron, Percy Shelly, Doctor Polidori, and of course Mary Shelly all went a little nutso and conceived of some monstrous tales (most noteworthy being of course Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein").

Episode 102 - Gothic

Let’s get wack-a-do with Ken Russell everyone! This week we took some laudanum and tripped our faces off to the tune of a harpsichord and an ever insane Gabriel Byrne. The apparently famous story of the night LordByron, Percy Shelly, Doctor Polidori, and of course Mary Shelly all went a little nutso and conceived of some monstrous tales. Most noteworthy being of course Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. With a style only Ken Russell can make work in a flamboyant, mesmerizing and unrelenting way, Ryan and Tim noth had to tell themselves to “rent” it.

Where we watched: Amazon Rental

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Gothic (1986)
Directed by Ken Russell
Written by Stephen Volk