Writing

Thomas De Quincey

Born August 15, 1785

Died December 8, 1859 · aged 74

No biography available.

Known For

SuspiriaSuspiria · 1977
Suspiria
★ 7.51977
MovieHorrorMystery
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
SuspiriaSuspiria · 2018
Suspiria
★ 6.92018
MovieHorrorMystery
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Confessions of an Opium EaterConfessions of an Opium Eater · 1962
Confessions of an Opium Eater
★ 5.81962
MovieDramaCrime
Vincent Price stars in this early '60s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey's thriller about an opium addict trying to solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.
The Black CatThe Black Cat · 1989
The Black Cat
★ 4.81989
MovieHorrorDrama
When a horror film based on the same source material as Suspiria and Inferno goes into production, the evil witch the story is based upon manifests herself and not only begins to terrorise the actress set to portray her on screen, but reveals plans to wreck havoc and bloodshed throughout the world.
Unusual TalesUnusual Tales · 1949
Unusual Tales
★ 7.21949
MovieHorrorMystery
A group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed landlord's corpse in the floor, and a wine aficionado who buries his friend alive.
La monja alférezLa monja alférez · 1987
La monja alférez
★ 6.21987
MovieHistoryAdventure
Set in 1592 and based on a true story, a Spanish nun flees the convent and lives an adventurous life disguised as a man.
The Last Days of Immanuel KantThe Last Days of Immanuel Kant · 1996
The Last Days of Immanuel Kant
★ 6.91996
MovieDramaHistory
A brief, fictionalized time period in the life of Professor Kant. The story is set in his hometown, Konigsberg, chronicling his last few years prior to his death in 1804 at the age of 79.

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