Monthly Archives: January 2015

Le Fanu’s Carmilla on Radio 4 extra

Posted on 10th January 2015 by Sam George

Listened to Dramatisation of ‘Carmilla’ on Radio 4 Extra tonight whilst the wind howled outside and I grappled with my piles of marking…..love the ending of the story and the trope of the portrait and masked ball….the early illustrations are of … Continue reading →

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Rowan Williams: why we need fairy tales now more than ever

Posted on 9th January 2015 by William the Bloody

Rowan Williams reviews Marina Warner’s new book, Jack Zipes’s translation of the Grimms, and Malcolm Lyons’s translation of early Arabic wonder tales, and discusses the power of the fairy tale in a fascinating essay-review.

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Call for Submissions — Spectral Visions: Grim Fairy Tales

Posted on 9th January 2015 by William the Bloody

Spectral Visions Press are calling for literary work in the mode of the Gothic fairy tale for their anthology, Spectral Visions: Grim Fairy Tales. I may have forgotten to post this before, but there is still time to submit short … Continue reading →

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Review of British Library Gothic Study Day

Posted on 8th January 2015 by firekrank

I’m starting this year by looking backwards towards the end of last year which seems oddly suitable as a scholar of the Gothic. Early in December 2014, though it seems longer ago, I attended the Gothic Study Day at the … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Support for your Gothic Habit

Posted on 6th January 2015 by firekrank

Whilst I hate to disagree with T. S. Eliot, I am here to tell him that April is not the cruellest month. It’s January. Or February. Or March. Essentially it’s the months after Christmas when you remember anew that Winter … Continue reading →

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New Year Resolutions for Vampires: Happy 2015

Posted on 5th January 2015 by Sam George

Wondering what new year resolutions vampires might make and how they might feel at this time of year I felt compelled to turn to the most existential and questioning of texts below. A text in which the vampire is luminous … Continue reading →

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