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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Open Graves, Open MInds Project Facebook group
We now have a Facebook group for the Open Graves, Open Minds Project. This will be devoted in the next few weeks to the Company of Wolves conference, so please join up to receive the latest news about the conference … Continue reading
The Wolves Are Running!
The excitement is mounting as the Company of Wolves conference approaches! Today Kaja Franck, OGOM Researcher, has been interviewed by BBC News and by BBC Radio 4 about the conference. And the Guardian have also given us substantial coverage.
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Press Coverage
Tagged Company of Wolves, Press coverage, Werewolves, Wolves
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This is what it sounds like when wolves cry
Watch these white wolves howl owoooooooooooooo
Posted in Fun stuff
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Company of Wolves: The Illustrated Programme
We have signed off the proofs for the final conference schedule. Click on the link below to view the fabulous design and see the event in its full glory. Its wonderful to see it all come together …get ready for … Continue reading
Gothic Imagination Reviews OGOM
Matt Foley, Lecturer at the University of Stirling, has given a thoughtful and positive review of the Open Graves, Open Minds book for Gothic Imagination: Under the stewardship of Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes, The Open Graves, Open … Continue reading
Wolves in Southern France
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in the Southern France a few weeks ago. Of course, the wolves were never far behind. Wolves were prevalent in the forested areas of Southern France (Robinson Crusoe’s companion gets eaten … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Re-Wilding, Teen Wolf, Werewolves, Wolf Sanctuary, Wolves
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“Werewolves, not Swearwolves” – A Lycanthropic sequel to ‘What We Do In The Shadows’
Fingers crossed there’s going to be a sequel to Jermaine Clement’s and Taiki Waititi’s vampiric mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows (2014). And one which concentrates on its break-out stars, the Werewolf Pack. The “Werewolves, not Swearwolves” line is the most … Continue reading
Dark Arts: UCAS student wants to study wandology at Hogwarts, how about ‘reading the vampire’ at Hertfordshire?
I love the story about the prospective student who applied to study wandology at Hogwarts only to get an official letter of rejection from UCAS!! Do they know they can study vampires, werewolves and other dark arts at the University … Continue reading
Your chance to walk with wolves – booking open
‘Company of Wolves’ is booking up fast folks and generating lots of debate too. There will be some media coverage this weekend which will raise awareness so if you want to ‘walk with wolves’ you really need to book NOW … Continue reading
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CFP: Patrick McGrath Symposium, Stirling, January 2016
This looks like a brilliant conference at the University of Stirling on the author Patrick McGrath, one of the leading contemporary writers on psychological terror and horror. The conference will also be looking for 20 minute papers on asylums, madness, … Continue reading