Gothic (1986)
Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.
Starring Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson
Directed by Ken Russell
The year is 1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of madness. On this night of the 'Haunted Summer,' five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears. Poets Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, Shelley's fiancée Mary Godwin, Mary's stepsister Claire Clairemont and Byron's friend John Polidori spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears in a frenzy of shocking lunacy. Horrifying visions invade the castle - realizations of Byron's fear of leeches, Shelley's fear of premature burial, Mary's fear of birthing a stillborn child - all brought forth in a bizarre dreamscape. They share the terrifying fantasies that chase them through the castle that night. The events of that night later inspired Mary Shelley to write the classic 'Frankenstein' and Dr. Polidori to pen 'The Vampyre,' which became the basis for the creation of Dracula..
Runtime: 84 min.
Rating: 5.7
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Drama,Fantasy,History,Horror
Keywords: opium,literature,mystery,drugs,lord byron,gay
Cast
Byron
Shelley
Mary Shelley
Claire Clairmont
Dr. Polidori
Murray
Fletcher
Rushton
Justine
Tour Guide
Turkish Mechanical Woman
Mechanical Woman
Man in Armour
Young William
Fuseli Monster
Shelley Fan
Shelley Fan
Tourist