Monthly Archives: May 2017

The Return of the Wolf

Posted on 6th May 2017 by Sam George

 ‘We mourned your death, we were saddened by your exile. We rejoice in your return’ (Levi Holt, a descendant of the Nez Perce tribe, on the wolf).   The BBC this week broke the joyful story of Denmark’s new wolf pack (Denmark … Continue reading →

Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

An Interview with Ursula Le Guinn

Posted on 5th May 2017 by William the Bloody

Fascinating interview with the seminal fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula Le Guinn, author of the children’s YA Earthsea series, the classic SF novels The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, and many others. Le Guin discusses world-building, the ‘soft’ sciences … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CFP: Neo-Gothic

Posted on 5th May 2017 by William the Bloody

A call for articles on Neo-Gothic for the Phantasma journal, deadine 31 January 2018.

Posted in Call for Articles | Tagged | Leave a comment

CFP: Gender and Horror edited collection

Posted on 5th May 2017 by William the Bloody

A call for articles for a proposed edited collection on gender and horror. Deadline end of May. This edited collection aims to re-examine horror in an era of remakes, reboots and re-imaginings. There have been many developments in the horror … Continue reading →

Posted in Call for Articles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jack-in-the-Green Festival

Posted on 3rd May 2017 by firekrank

Following on from Sam’s post about folk horror and its recent revival, I thought I would write about my attendance of the Jack-in-the-Green festival in Hastings. This takes place around May Day and, as well as the ubiquitous May Pole, … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thoughts, Fun stuff | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The Myth of Frankenstein and Scientific Hubris

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

Here’s an excellent essay by Phillip Ball, ‘“Frankenstein” Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era‘ that challenges the oft-circulated idea that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is directed against the hubris of scientists. Sometimes, this is framed as feminist critique, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thoughts, Events | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What to do when the Folk Horror is us

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by Sam George

Tomorrow marks the publication of the eagerly awaited ‘Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange’ by Adam Scovell (Auteur publishing, 2017). Scovell has defined such genres in relation to (mostly British) landscape as ‘the evil under the soil, the terror in … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thoughts, OGOM Research | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Dracula, in history and in comic books

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

There’s an interesting article here by Duncan Light, ‘Romania’s problem with Dracula‘, on the fraught relationship between Romania and the history, doubtful at times, that lies behind Bram Stoker’s creation of Dracula. And more on the archetypal vampire by Valentin … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thoughts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Angela Carter Interview with Marie Mulvey-Roberts

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

Here’s an account of a fascinating radio interview on Angela Carter with Dr Marie Mulvey-Roberts, Associate Professor of English literature at UWE, with a link to the interview.

Posted in Interviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Wolfwalkers

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

A preview by Amy Cranswick of what looks like a wonderful animated film of motifs that prompted OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference–wild children, wolves, and werewolves–‘First look at Tomm Moore’s next animated feature Wolfwalkers‘. Moore is the creator of The Secret … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Clips, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment