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Author Archives: Sam George
Ethical Gothic Studies
Some exciting news, OGOM is going to be editing a special edition of Gothic Studies on Ethical Gothic. This will add to the issues we have already edited on the vampire 15.1. (2013) Undead Reflections: The Sympathetic Vampire and its Monstrous Other … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM: Ethical Gothic, Publications
Tagged enchantment, ethical Gothic, ethics, Gothic, Gothic Studies
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UH Literature Research Seminar Series (January- March 2024)
OGOMERS are cordially invited to join me for the Literature Research Seminar series at the University of Hertfordshire. These take place online once a month on Wednesdays at 1.30. The papers are 35 mins and we have 20 minutes for … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged fairies, fairy tale, Gothic fairies, The Dead, Trolls
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OGOM News: January, 2024
We’d like to wish all our followers a happy and successful 2024. We were thrilled this month to see the book jacket for our latest OGOM publication The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny, which is … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, Publications
Tagged John Polidori, Open Graves Open Minds, vampire, Werewolves, Wolves
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Literature Research Seminars 2023-4
All those associated with OGOM are cordially invited to join us online at the university for the first of our Literature Research Seminars. We are kicking off with an eco-gothic theme to appeal to one or two of our newly … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, eco-Gothic, Gothic literature, Nordic, Trolls
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Gothic Yuletide: A Journey Through Dark Christmas Folklore, Sat 9th December
Join me for a dark journey through Christmas folklore and seasonal mythology at Guy’s Hospital Chapel, Saturday the 9th December 2023 at 3:00. Booking: Tickets £12 including a delightful gin cocktail and 20% donation to Guy’s and St Thomas. This … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Christmas, European folklore, Folklore, Gothic, Krampus, London Month of the Dead, Winter, yuletide
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Halloween Fairies
Halloween is supposedly a time when the veil between our world and the shadow world is extremely thin. A time when you are more likely to hear stories of encounters between humans and fairies. Fairies are said to reside in … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Celtic folklore, fairies, Halloween, Samhain, spirits, The Dead
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Hellebore: The Darkness Issue
As the ancient festival of Samhain approaches and Halloween events are still underway, I’d like to draw your attention to HELLEBORE, a publication founded in 2019 by writer and editor Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, with art direction by Nathaniel Hébert. It is … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research, Publications
Tagged English vampires, Folk Horror, Folklore, Hellebore, vampire
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OGOM Halloween Event Diary
The spooky season is the busiest time of the year for gothic scholars; here are some of the Halloween events that you can catch up with the OGOM crew at between now and 31st October. Friday 20th October: OGOM: In … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News
Tagged events, fairies, Halloween, Monsters, Vampires, Werewolves
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Writing the Occult: Vampires, 28th October, 2023 Online
I am thrilled to be part of ‘Writing the Occult: Vampires’; it is taking place online on Saturday 28th October, 1pm-9pm (UK time). It features a wide range of speakers and sessions for writers and readers in the genre including: … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Black vampyres, Folklore, Jewelle Gomez, lesbian fiction, occult, Sam George, vampire fiction, Vampires, writing vampire fiction
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Sam George, The Dark Origin of the Fairy, at London Month of the Dead, 29th October, 2023
London Month of the Dead, is an annual festival of arts to inform, entertain and provoke on the subject of death and the city; it is now a decade old. This year’s grand calendar boasts a haunting array of over … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, Dark Fairies, death, Folklore, Gothic fairies, London Month of the Dead
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