#gaslight

[catgirltail]

There is a big robot mech out there if you wanna buy it. The Archax.

Or steal it if your are a villain.

Man I've always wanted jet boots and lasers....

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: gothic

[fawnlovenlace]

you’ll never find me here!!

[oldshowbiz]

March 1958.

The Supreme Court v. Jack Benny

[dailydiarynquotes]

[diorwhor3]

i do believe women should get payed for doing nothing

[stxrsiren]

[filmgifs]

Joseph Cotten and Ingrid Bergman Gaslight (1944) dir. George Cukor

[rhea-sunshine]

When I’m mid sentence stumbling over my words and ask what I was saying I want you to gaslight me

“Silly thing, you were just talking about how needy you’ve been lately”

“So mindless today huh? You were saying that you’ve been misbehaving and need me to remind you of your manners.”

“What happened there sweet girl? You were just talking about worshiping me”

“Such a ditzy girl…you were talking about slipping your hands between your legs and rubbing for me”

“Stupid girl. You were saying that you wanted me to invite my friends over to show you what a whore you are”

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This is the time of year when we're drawn to dark classic tales, such as Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

This striped Victorian costume is special not just for its beauty, but because two Hollywood greats wore it. Many costumes made for a star go on to be used by extras, but this particular piece has graced the silhouettes of two iconic actresses.

Designed by the legendary Adrian, it was first worn by Ingrid Bergman as Ivy Peterson in the 1941 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It later made its appearance in the 1944 film Gaslight, worn by Angela Lansbury as Nancy Oliver, the maid.

Want to see where else this costume was worn, as well as discover its true color? Visit our website: bit.ly/VicEd173

[pinkragdolly]

[cherisigloo]

just a girl and her big, sad brown eyes against the world

[goryhorroor]

“there are several reasons why the horror genre declined – in both quality and popularity – at the tail end of the 1930s & into the 40s. firstly, the narrative conventions became so well established that they appeared formulaic and predictable, especially when the same-old same-old monsters were put into rotation time and time again. then, political strife curtailed a lot of european filmmaking. thirdly, movies with supernatural, violent, science fiction or fantasy elements became a target for literal-minded censors, who were concerned that the masses might believe or, still worse, imitate the horrors they witnessed on the silver screen.”

[fawnlovenlace]

[bwallure]

GASLIGHT (1944) dir. George Cukor