I very well know that I am not the kind of person to get into horror movies (I'm a scaredy-cat, that's why 😹) but I got to realize for some time now that thriller movies are my thing. Crimson Peak is actually one of the movies I downloaded (during the peak of torrenting) as part of my initiative in collecting titles of that genre. Some of the movies that I got to see in that category are Dorian Gray, The Craft, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, and A Cure for Wellness. I realized I am actually comfortable with some level of gore, but absolutely none for ghosts and paranormal stuff.

Well, given that Tom Hiddleston starred in this movie, I wouldn't ask for anything anymore. He's such a hottie here. I loved looking at his gazes and his smiles. His facial features fit well for a victorian era character. I swooned when he took Edith (the protagonist played by Mia Wasikowska) for a dance of waltz. I super loved that scene.

The film also featured such beautiful gothic victorian mansion design, and it strikingly reminded me of the atmosphere in the Ravenhearst arc from the Mystery Case files franchise. The falling trees/snow in the entrance hall was mesmerizing. It would be interesting to have that mansion in a game and you can explore each floors and rooms around.

There were lots of moments that I was hugging my pillow and having my eyes half-closed as I cowered behind my pillow. Well that's what you get with thriller movies right? The suspense is just unsettling. There were ghosts in the mansion, sure, but it was not as scary or disturbing for me.