Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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The Fall of the House of Usher is a gothic horror drama miniseries created by Mike Flanagan based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Mary McConnell, the eight-episode series follows the demise of the uber-wealthy Usher family, as their heirs mysteriously die one after another.
Tags: Fiction | The Fall of the House of Usher | Edgar Allan Poe | trailer | television adaptation | Netflix | horror | gothic | 2023 -
Dracula is a new BBC/Netflix television adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 gothic horror novel. Created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the three-episode miniseries stars Claes Bang in the title role, along with Morfydd Clark, John Heffernan, and Dolly Wells.
Tags: Fiction | Dracula | Bram Stoker | horror | horror fiction | gothic | television adaptation | trailer | 1897 | 2020 | Netflix | BBC -
In this film adaptation of Rosalie Ham's debut gothic novel, The Dressmaker (Penguin Books, 2015), Kate Winslet stars as Tilly Dunnage, who returns to a small Australian town to take care of her ailing mother.
Tags: 2015 | Penguin Books | movie trailer | film adaptation | The Dressmaker | Rosalie Ham | gothic | Fiction