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[Graphic Novel] "Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic horror unravels in this graphic adaptation, as Dr Jekyll’s struggle with Mr Hyde comes to violent ends."
[Graphic Novel] "Oscar Wilde’s classic novel is reinvented in this striking graphic adaptation, in which, exhilarated by his own beauty, Dorian Gray pays a high price in exchange for eternal youth."
[Poetry Performance] "In this video, Lisa Eaglesham recites Alfred Noyes' 'The Highway Man'. This poem depicts an unlikely love story that ends in tragedy. . . *Contains mild adult themes and dangerous behaviour"
[Poetry Performance] "In this video, Jason Langley recites Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’. Poe’s speaker is wear, weary and grieving when the arrival of a raven captures his interest—but is the bird a good or bad omen?. . . *Contains mild references to adult themes, threat and horror. . . *Contains mild references to adult themes, threat and horror"
[Poem] "This resource offers a print version of the poem to use for the analysis and exploration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘A Tragedy’. . . Keywords: Sinister, Gothic, Mystery"
[Short Story] "This resource provides a written copy of the short story as well as a glossary to use for the study of Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'. The highlighted sections can be selected for quick access to the relevant recital video. . . *Contains mild adult themes, dangerous behaviour, threat and horror."
[Short Story] "This resource provides a written copy of the short story as well as a glossary to use for the study of Guy de Maupassant's 'The Hand'. The highlighted sections can be selected for quick access to the relevant recital video. . . *Contains mild violence, adult themes, dangerous behaviour, drugs, threat and horror."
[Documentary] "Based on an evening in 1816 where Lord Byron challenged his guests to a ghost story competition, this docudrama explores how Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Polidori’s The Vampyre came to life."
[Multiple production types - Radio play, theatre, and adapted for Television] "The orphan Jane Eyre journeys from a cruel childhood to become a governess at Mr Rochester’s mysterious manor. As dark secrets begin to emerge, Jane must choose between her newfound security and the uncertainty of a life lived freely."
[Radio Drama] "In this bloodthirsty tale of unholy terror, Count Dracula slips into Victorian London with a cargo of his native Transylvanian soil—so he can rest between victims. The city seems helpless against his power, and only one man, Dr. Van Helsing, can stop the carnage."
[Theatre] "Dr Frankenstein obsesses over his creation in Blackeyed Theatre’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, in which The Creature is brought to life through puppetry. . . *Contains mild threat, horror and violence and flashing lights"
[Theatre/Adapted for Television] "Written and performed by Steven Berkoff, Tell-Tale Heart is a unique interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s 19th-century horror story, whilst Silent Night considers the dark side of being alone at Christmas.. . . *Contains moderate language, mild drug use and mild adult themes."
[Theatre] "Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – later adapted for the stage in the 19th century by Thomas Russell Sullivan – is a chilling exploration of the role of science in Victorian society, the effects of society’s rules, and dark, animalistic side of the human psyche."
