Monthly Archives: October 2016

Generation Dead: Gothic Romanced

Posted on 13th October 2016 by firekrank

Firstly, apologies for the delay in writing up this blog post on my second lecture for ‘Generation Dead’, ‘Gothic Romanced: Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, which took place last week. You can expect two blogs on ‘Generation Dead’ this … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter: Wolves and other beasts

Posted on 11th October 2016 by William the Bloody

I won’t apologise for another post on the brilliant Angela Carter! This is an excellent article by Kat Ellinger on the wonderful Neil Jordan/Angela Carter collaboration The Company of Wolves. It shows how the source material of the film derives … Continue reading →

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Stacey Abbott, Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zombies in the 21st Century

Posted on 11th October 2016 by William the Bloody

Dr Stacey Abbott of the University of Roehampton is well-known for her work on Buffy, Angel, and other cult TV series, and for research into various cultural manifestations of the Undead. She has also been a valuable participant in OGOM … Continue reading →

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Choose Life, Choose Love. Claire Anderson on Zombie Novel ‘Generation Dead’

Posted on 11th October 2016 by Sam George

I am very happy to post another insightful introduction to Dan Waters’s novel from one of my ‘Generation Dead: YA fiction and the Gothic’ students Claire Anderson. Claire completed the module in 2015-16. This is very readable and engaged. I … Continue reading →

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UH ARTS: Vampires on Screen

Posted on 10th October 2016 by Sam George

The University of Hertfordshire is currently presenting BLOODLUST,  a vampire themed film event for October. The season should be of interest to all lovers of Gothic cinema. If you are one of our UH MA: Modern Literary Cultures students (who will take … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en Special Offer from Manchester University Press

Posted on 7th October 2016 by Sam George

More on the special MUP Hallowe’en offer. To get your 30% discount on their gothic list simply go to the MUP website and enter Halloween16  at the checkout. Offer expires at midnight on 31st October……don’t wait for the witching hour … Continue reading →

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Spooky Book Offers You Won’t Want to Miss in October!!

Posted on 7th October 2016 by Sam George

Happy October OGOMERs! To celebrate Hallowe’en the latest edition of Gothic Studies is free to access in October @MUPjournals. Have a look here As if that was not exciting enough MUP are cooking up a special gothic themed Hallowe’en offer … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter’s Life and Works, British Library, 24 November 2016

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

Angela Carter is a presiding spirit over the OGOM Project: of interest to us for her werewolves and vampires, her transmutation of fairy tales and other texts, and because she was such a powerful and important writer. A new biography … Continue reading →

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The Gothic North Art Exhibition Opening Night, Manchester, 7 October 2016

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

Another overdue posting, I’m afraid: tickets (free!) for the opening night of MMU’s Gothic North Art Exhibition, which is part of their Gothic Manchester Festival (at which both Sam and I will be speaking later in the month) can be … Continue reading →

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Witchcraft and Wizardry in Wearside, 4 October 2016

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

If your in the Wearside area, do go along to this fabulous-looking event on folklore of the region, particularly that of witches and wizards. It’s on Tuesday, 4 October, so not much time left to book–I apologise for the late … Continue reading →

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