Tag Archives: Gothic

Dario Argento’s Dracula – Film Review

Posted on September 2, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Dario Argento Writers: Dario Argento, Enrique Cerezo, Stefano Piani, Antonio Tentori Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Marta Gastini, Asia Argento, Unax Ugalde, Miriam Giovanelli, Rugar Hauer Rating: ★½ Dario Argento’s Dracula (AKA Dracula 3D) was released in 2012, twenty years after … Continue reading →

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Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu – Book Review

Posted on September 10, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

Thank you to Pushkin Press for the copy of this book in return for an honest review Before Dracula there was Carmilla, one of the earliest vampires stories, that helped set the standard for everything that came after and built … Continue reading →

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Sins of the Past – Part 1

Posted on October 31, 2014 by ashleymanningwriter

Happy Halloween everyone! Sins of the Past – Part 1 For the past few days I’ve been working on a new story. Since Tuesday to be precise. The first part is ready. You can open it as a pdf from the link … Continue reading →

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Censoring

Posted on February 19, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

One of the big things a YA author has to tackle is how much is too much, especially when writing horror? Too much violence? Too much language? Should there be none of the above? Anyone whose read Darren Shan’s work … Continue reading →

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Writing, Uni and Far Cry 3

Posted on January 29, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

I’ve made a lot of progress with my writing. Last week I reached the half way point of the second book in The Fragmented Sequence. I also edited the first chapter of the first book to a standard I like. … Continue reading →

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