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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Jekyll and Hyde starting tonight
Now is the winter of my discontent (yes, I know I am misquoting terribly) in part due to the saturation of sports showing on my television screen. However, I am looking forward to watching ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde tonight at 6.30pm. The … Continue reading
Carmilla Web Series
During a quick Halloween inspired Pinterest session, I stumbled across a web series called ‘Carmilla’ (2014 – ?) based on the novel of the same name by Sheridan Le Fanu. The sapphic undercurrents of the original text are laid bare in … Continue reading
Bloody Disgusting – Review of ‘Howl’ (2015)
Whilst some of the reviews of Paul Hyett’s Howl (2015) have been a little tepid, Bloody Disgusting call it ‘an unexpectedly fun experience’. I agree with the reviewer that American Werewolf in London (1981), Ginger Snaps (2000), and Dog Soldiers (2003) are the top three werewolf films … Continue reading
The 10 Scariest Goosebump Books of All Time
Glamour magazine has, rather strangely given their choice of horror is normally Body Gothic in the form of extreme dieting and plastic surgery gone wrong, released an article about their top 10 Scariest Goosebump Books. It’s a nostalgic read and … Continue reading
CFP – Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic
Kingston University are holding a joint conference with The Folklore Society on the 15th – 17th April 2016. They have released a CFP and require the abstracts in by the 31st December 2015. The subject matter is incredibly fruitful and … Continue reading
Vampire Breast Lifts and the Cult of Eternal Youth
Following the ‘vampire facelift’, there is now the ‘vampire breast lift’. These procedures have been linked to immortal blood-drinkers because they both involve injecting the patients blood back into their skin in order to rejuvenate it. The idea of connecting … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, OGOM: Books of Blood, Resources
Tagged aesthetics, blood, popular culture, Vampires
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David Punter’s The Gothic Condition (2016)
I’m very excited with the announcement of The Gothic Condition: Terror, History and the Psyche (2016) which will be published next year. It is a collection of fourteen of David Punter’s most recent essays. Punter is one of the most well-known and … Continue reading
The First Global Fairy Census Wants To Hear About Your Close Encounters
A fascinating account by Jess Zimmerman of investigation into the existence of and encounter with fairies.
Posted in Resources
Tagged anthropology, ethnography, Faeries, fairies, Folklore, science, sexuality
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CFA: OGOM Company of Wolves Book and Journal Issue
Thank you once more for your contribution to the wonderful Company of Wolves Conference. There was a diverse range of papers, all fascinating, and this was one of the factors that made the conference work so well. As promised, we … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, OGOM News, OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Angela Carter, Animals, CFP, Company of Wolves
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CFP — Edited collection: Gender, Race and Sexuality in The Walking Dead
From Dawn Keetley, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania: praise for the blog and a call for articles in a volume on The Walking Dead: Hi Bill–I am very much enjoying the Open Graves blog! Anyway, wondering if you’d consider posting this CFP … Continue reading