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Stephen Griffin

Stephen Griffin

Freelance journalist, film critic, and author based in London; former arts editor and TV reviewer at the Hampstead & Highgate Express.

Jul 28, 2026

TALKING THE GOTHIC

TALKING THE GOTHIC

Old Dark Films. Stephen Griffin ~ Episode 11

Jul 28 · 51m

Essie Fox
Essie FoxHOST
24:40
That
Stephen Griffin
Stephen GriffinGUEST
24:40
quote, by the way, was from Robert Towne, who wrote the script.
Stephen Griffin
Stephen GriffinGUEST
24:45
He went on to write Chinatown.
Stephen Griffin
Stephen GriffinGUEST
24:46
He won an Oscar for Chinatown.
Stephen Griffin
Stephen GriffinGUEST
24:49
So Roger Corman was well known for plucking obscure writers and directors and giving them a chance.
Stephen Griffin
Stephen GriffinGUEST
24:59
So that's what happened with that.
Stephen Griffin
Stephen GriffinGUEST
25:02
The Tomb of Lygia was the last of the Cormann Poe pictures and really atypical.

19 MINS LATER

Essie Fox
Essie FoxHOST
44:32
Poe

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