I am very particular about my horror, and it's almost like this film was tailor-made for my tastes.

I am very curious about the prospect of a contemporary take on Gothic horror that isn't a pastiche or a parody. I am also interested by del Toro's statement that "[t]he house in Crimson Peak is just basically a killing jar for butterflies: It has no intention to suffocate the butterfly, but it will. It doesn't enjoy life, but it's not an evil place. It's just a place where sorrow and loss and pain and many, many dark things have happened," differentiating it from haunted house stories where the house takes an active role in events. I'm not entirely sure I agree with him—I've read any number of hauntings where sentience is not required for a place to be scarred so badly that it becomes dangerous—but the fact that he's discussing the story in these terms appeals to me.

Plus, Tom Hiddleston.

I really like him. It's such a pleasure. Fandom favorites very often do not speak to me, but I just enjoy watching him.

Have you seen Mama?

No! handful_ofdust made it sound amazing a couple of years ago, and then of course I never got around to seeing it. I need more time for everything.