Crimson Peak is a ravishing, creepy, gothic wonder full of references to director Guillermo del Toro’s favorite movies, books, art, and more. If you haven’t seen it yet, or if you’re going back for a second viewing, check out our handy drinking game so you don’t miss any of the gorgeous, gory details. Warning: possible mild spoilers.
Take a drink when you:
- Figure out which famous Hammer Studios actor Edith is named after
- Hear someone say, “I think something’s wrong” and nobody listens
- Hear a character paraphrase a famous romantic speech from Jane Eyre
- Figure out which character is an homage to Mrs. Danvers from Hitchcock’s Rebecca
- Guess which scene was inspired by Visconti’s The Leopard
- See something terrible happen in a bathroom (hint: there’s more than one terrible bathroom)
- See a room that reminds you of Hogwarts
- Notice an architectural homage to Robert Wise’s The Haunting
- Figure out which part of Edith’s novel is a nod to Ann Radcliff’s Mysteries of Udolpho
- Recognize Doug Jones
- Notice Día de Muertos imagery
- See something spooky straight out of The Changeling
- See Edith do something ill-advised while wearing a nightgown
- Think the dog might be a goner
- Bonus: ogle Tom Hiddleston’s butt (this one is worth two drinks!)
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