Gothic

Gothic

84 mins | Horror | Nov. 30, 1986

Living in an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.

Gothic

84 mins | Horror | Nov. 30, 1986

Gothic
Living in an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Virgin Vision
Original title Gothic
Directors Iain Patrick, Lissa Ruben, Peter Freeman, Ken Russell, Callum McDougall
Writers Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, Stephen Volk

Cast

Gabriel Byrne

as Lord Byron

Julian Sands

as Percy Shelley

Natasha Richardson

as Mary Shelley

Myriam Cyr

as Claire Clairmont

Timothy Spall

as Dr. Polidori

Alec Mango

as Murray

Andreas Wisniewski

as Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

as Rushton

Pascal King

as Justine

Tom Hickey

as Tour Guide

Linda Coggin

as Turkish Mechanical Woman

Kristine Landon-Smith

as Mechanical Woman

Chris Chappell

as Man in Armour

Mark Pickard

as Young William

Kiran Shah

as Fuseli Monster

Christine Newby

as Shelley Fan

Kim Tillesly

as Shelley Fan

Ken Russell

as Tourist