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The Turn of the Screw review – Henry James’s classic ghost story with added jump scares

This slick production of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s adaptation is hampered by its own cleverness

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Scherzetto review – Toni Servillo brings gravitas to a dithering Neapolitan ghost story

The Venice fixture plays an illustrator haunted by his boyhood in Mario Martone’s part spooky, part sentimental oddity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

“There’s a subtle slickness to what we do. We love session guys and have respect for Toto and the Wrecking Crew”: Meet Robert Jon and the Wreck, the rock fanatics who sound like they rolled out of Georgia in ’82

Eddie Van Halen, the Allmans, Tom Petty… The list of influences is long and it all goes into the Orange County rocker's ’70s-flavored stew

Guitar World · Aug 18

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April

Luke Kennard, Sophie Ratcliffe and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

The Guardian view on the US and Europe: the UK tried to be a bridge, but Trump likes to burn them

Editorial: The president’s outbursts on allies and Nato were further confirmation that Europe cannot wait to bolster security – and Britain must play its part

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3

The Turn of the Screw at the Royal Opera House review: commanding and unsettling

4/5 Claustrophobia and menace run rampant in this tour-de-force adaptation of Benjamin Britten’s opera

Evening Standard · Mar 27

Dan Simmons obituary

Multi-award-winning writer best known for his speculative fiction, but whose novels and novellas also spanned genres from crime to historical

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22

‘I’ve learned first-hand how evil is tolerated’: Colm Tóibín on living in the US under Trump

The Brooklyn author on immigration and the inspiration behind his latest collection of stories

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21

Publishing tips, poetry and witty takes on classics: 6 of the best Australian literary podcasts

The events where Australian readers have long gathered to hear writers speak about their work are often annual (like festivals) and mostly in the big cities. As podcasts have become a way Australians consume culture, literary conversation has migrated to a more accessible space: the commute, the dog walk, the…

The Conversation · Feb 5

The Room in the Tower: A Ghost Story for Christmas review – Tobias Menzies is perfect in Mark Gatiss’s spooky tale

The understated lead in this year’s creepy festive drama is ideal for the whispered dread it drips with. Be warned, though: it verges on horror – young kids may well be terrified

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025