I am a  lover of horror movies.  It may not be a high-brow genre, but I have fond memories of watching really bad horror movies on Saturday afternoons as a kid and today, as an adult, I think they are fabulous fun!  When I read the reviews for Crimson Peak, I was really excited and knew that it was going to be my kind of movie; I was not disappointed.  I don’t like a lot of unsolicited blood and gore but instead, I prefer a good old-fashioned Gothic scary story.  Throw in a Victorian mansion or a castle in ruins and I’m in heaven (or hell).  Crimson Peak has both and a gripping story line played out by wonderful, dark characters.   Guillermo Del Toro directed this film so the cinematography is rich and lush; making the most of the “crimson” in the title.

Watch this movie on a stormy night for a really good scare!