Behind the Couch

I’ve just submitted the final proofs of my monograph on The Company of Wolves (part of Auteur’s ‘ Devil’s Advocates ’ series), so it won’t be too long before it’s available to pre-order. I also wanted to share a preview of the beautiful cover design (right). Here’s a little snippet from the intro: The Company of Wolves is a dark fantasy film quite unlike any other. A meditation on the horrors of the adult world, and of adult sexuality, as glimpsed through the dreams of an adolescent girl, it amalgamates aspects of horror, the Female Gothic, fairy tales, werewolf films and coming of age parables. Drenched in atmosphere and an eerily sensual malaise, it boasts striking imagery immersed in fairy tale motifs and startling Freudian symbolism.  The Company of Wolves was Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan’s second film, and his first foray into the realms of Gothic horror. Jordan co-wrote the screenplay with British novelist Angela Carter, and it is based upon several short stories fro...