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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Vampire Queen Anne Rice and the Sympathetic Vampire (23 Feb 2015) By Ms Leigh McLennon
A thoughtful and well-researched blog article on the sympathetic vampire, acknowledging the lesser-known precursors before Anne Rice and noting the shifts from those vampire lovers of the 1970s to their descendants in contemporary paranormal romance by Leigh McLennon, PhD candidate … Continue reading
Lauren Owen, ‘Varney – the Forgotten Vampire’
Possibly the ancestor of ‘the sympathetic vampire’ who features in present-day paranormal romance, the nineteenth-century Varney the Vampire, serialised by Malcolm Rymer, is not perhaps as well known as he should be. Lauren Owen of Durham University gives a detailed … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged penny dreadfuls, Vampires, Varney the Vampire, Victorian Gothic
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Review: Dr Gennie Dyson, ‘Moonrise Falling, by Adrian L. Jawort’
This review by Dr Gennie Dyson of a new vampire novel, Adrian L. Jawort’s Moonrise Falling, centred on Native American culture has aroused my interest–I must read this!
Call for Articles: Journal of Dracula Studies
Stoker-, Dracula-, and vampire-related articles sought for the Journal of Dracula Studies: We invite manuscripts of scholarly articles (4000-6000 words) on any of the following: Bram Stoker, the novel Dracula, the historical Dracula, the vampire in folklore, fiction, film, popular … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Bram Stoker, Call for articles, Dracula, Film, Folklore, Gothic, popular culture, Vampires
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Call for Articles: The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies
Details here for submissions to this excellent journal of the Gothic. The submission deadlines for the next issue of The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies are as follows: Articles: DEADLINE EXTENDED to 1 April 2015 Reviews: 16 May … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Call for articles, Film, Gothic, horror, new media, TV
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CFP: Enchanted Edwardians Conference, University of Bristol, 30-31 March 2015
An exciting conference on fantastic literature of the Edwardian period.
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences
Tagged anthropology, Arabian Nights, CFP, childhood, Children's literature, Conference, Edwardian, Fairy tales, HG Wells, Kipling, landscape, mysticism, myth, orientalism, Peter Pan, science, Wind in the Willows, Yeats
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Worst Book Covers on Amazon
Some of these book covers do seem to be paranormal romance, fantasy, or Gothic. They are all hilariously dreadful.
Finding the Gothic in Mary Poppins
“When I’m writing for kids …I’m always assuming that a story, if it is loved, is going to be re-read. So I try and be much more conscious of it than I am with adults, just in terms of word … Continue reading
Angels play host – new trends in YA fiction
Thanks to everyone who responded to my call for angel fiction. It seems I am not the only one who is curious about the impact of these heavenly hosts on YA Fiction. The Guardian has also explored this teenage fiction … Continue reading
Six Paranormal Teen Romances To Help You Through Your Divorce
Now, I love the genre of paranormal romance, but this satire of teen paranormal romances is just so funny–and very acute.