Eerie Elements

Museums Association talks about the recent acquisition of buildings in Haworth's 'town centre' (sic and lol) by the Brontë Society. Sussex World announces the upcoming performances of Jane Eyre: An Autobiography in Guildford:

Live Wire & Roughhouse Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Charlotte Brontë’s timeless classic Jane Eyre: an autobiography is coming to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre's Mill Studio on October 1 and 2, marking a poignant anniversary in the great novelist’s life.

200 years ago in the Spring of 1825, when Charlotte was only nine years of age, both her older sisters – Maria and Elizabeth – died of consumption within weeks of each other at just ten and 11 years old respectively.

As director Shane Morgan explains: “There is no doubt whatever that the devastating impact of Maria and Elizabeth’s deaths at just ten and 11 years old respectively was key to the germination of the Jane Eyre whose orphaned heroine endures childhood loss, rejection and isolation as she embarks on her quest for familial love and somewhere to belong." (Phil Hewitt)

The opening of the Brontë Birthplace for visitors is on The Economic Times (India) 

Debutiful interviews the writer Xenobe Purvis:

The Hounding author Xenobe Purvis admires the toughness of Jane Eyre (...)

Adam: What book helped you through puberty?

X.P.: I was not tough; I admired the toughness of Jane Eyre.

Bold Journey interviews the dancer Ameia Mikula-Noble:

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

One of the most pivotal dance performances of my pre-professional era was “Red Room” which was based on Charlotte Bronte’s story of Jane Eyre’s descent into madness. This was the first time that I really told a story through my dance, and I ended up winning a full ride scholarship to my first summer intensive dance program which totally changed my life trajectory.

And yet another creator interview. ScreenDaily talks with film director Hana Jušić (God Will Not Help):

Vladan Petkovic: How did you develop the look and feel of the film?

H.J.: Wuthering Heights is my favourite novel, and when I was writing the script, I was driven by the image of a black dress fluttering in the wind in a vast landscape. It had to be a very wide picture. And those little figures of shepherds in this huge space, it’s very fascinating to me. There’s an eerie element to it.

The Sydney Morning Herald recommends new books:

Land of Hope by Cate Baum

Land of Hope folds a dystopian fable into an Emily Brontë-like gothic novel. It’s a fascinating idea for a crossover, and the central character, Hope Gleason, seems to emanate from the wild and windswept moors as if she were a ghost already. Rumours and myths about Hope – and her role in her husband’s brutality – swirl long before an indescribable sound annihilates a nearby village. A weapon of some kind has been unleashed, and Hope takes an orphaned lad under her wing, as the two survivors embark on a grim quest for a serial killer amid the apocalypse. Like Brontë, Cate Baum uses the brooding, elemental landscape to expressionistic effect, and she channels the spirit of Cormac McCarthy in the mercilessness and extremity of the novel’s examination of evil. The orphan is irritating, it must be said, but the passions at play and Baum’s morbid imagination should have you hooked regardless, especially if you’re a fan of Wuthering Heights, gothic sensibility, serial killer chillers, or all three. (Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll)

The Cool Hour insists on the Gothic vibes of Alexander McQueen's Fall campaign:

Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2025 campaign unfolds like a moody fever dream, with Alex Consani leading the cast into Seán McGirr’s vision of Victorian Gothic. Instead of leaning on clichés of ruined castles and candlelit parlors, the collection is set against a stripped-back gray backdrop, letting the clothes themselves speak in whispers of rebellion and romance. Consani’s presence feels like a modern-day Brontë heroine reimagined for now, her sharp tailoring and lace details straddling a delicate line between historical drama and forward-thinking cool. (Yuna Seong)