Henry James

Aug 13, 2024 | waterstones.com | Henry James |Erica Jong |Hans Christian Andersen |Donna Leon

Henry James called it ‘an orange gem resting on a blue glass plate’ when seen from above. Erica Jong described it as ‘the city of mirages.’ It is a place so loved that, according to Peggy Guggenheim, it leaves ‘nothing in the heart for anyone else.’ For hundreds of years Venice was the most powerful, prosperous place on earth. And yet it is also a place of ghosts, of plagues, a land ‘at once solid and liquid,’ ‘a fragile labyrinth at the edge of the sea’.

Aug 8, 2024 | cbr.com | Neil Gaiman |Matt Wagner |Steve Yockey |Henry James

horror Published 8 hours ago Sign in to your CBR account Many exceptional horror TV shows have dominated the genre, including The X-Files and Supernatural. These popular shows often include aspects of the paranormal, especially relating to ghosts and spooky themes. However, few modern TV shows that have influenced popular culture are dominantly focused on the paranormal and the nuances of the afterlife. Aside from the admired reality shows focusing on investigations into real-world paranormal...

Jul 14, 2024 | cbr.com | Henry James |Characters By |Andrea Sandoval

The Office (2005) Sign in to your CBR account Many say society is currently living in the golden era of television. In the last few years, many outstanding TV series have been made, especially for streaming sites like Max, Netflix, and Prime Video. This new way of approaching television has put the media at the center of culture; people have never before had access to so many shows. However, even the most iconic and beloved TV series have butchered some of their greatest characters....

Jun 23, 2024 | shorturl.at | Henry James |Octavia E. Butler |Carmen Machado |Lucy Pearson

It was in August of last year; the cold of winter was drifting away into a bright, blue-skied spring. I had my favourite sort of weekend ahead; one with no plans other than rifling through the unread stack of books on my kitchen table. One of them jumped out at me: Green Dot, by Madeleine Gray, and I soon settled myself onto my window-seat, where I began to read. After ten pages I was hooked, and I wolfed it down in less than four hours. By the time I finished, I was bereft. I was obsessed.

May 16, 2024 | cbr.com | Neil Gaiman |Matt Wagner |Steve Yockey |Henry James |Frederick Rion

The 2020s have already spawned several great TV shows, including some of the best mystery series in recent memory.