Camera Obscura: THE SNAKE PIT
There must be a great deal of comfort to a Freudian world view. The idea…
Camera Obscura: JAMAICA INN
A coaching inn was built on Bodmin Moor in 1750, though one has stood on…
Camera Obscura: DADDY-LONG-LEGS/CURLY TOP
It’s always strange when something gets adapted a lot and neither the adaptation nor the…
Camera Obscura: JANE OF LANTERN HILL/LANTERN HILL
For once, I’m honestly not sure if I encountered the book or the movie (made-for-TV,…
Camera Obscura: THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG
Okay, so we’re going to be spending a lot of time on Disney here. That…
Camera Obscura: THE G-STRING MURDERS/LADY OF BURLESQUE
It’s hardly surprising that Joe Breen insisted they change the name. He would’ve changed the…
Camera Obscura: THE MOONSPINNERS
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Gillian, don’t you have enough recurring columns here…