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Monthly Archives: April 2022
Events: Gothic networking, Dracula, vampires
Some exciting events coming up! Some alluring vampire-themed material here, too, with what looks an intriguing contemporary dance adaptation of Dracula, and a festival of vampire films, discussed by Prof. Stacey Abbott, who has collaborated with OGOM from the beginning. … Continue reading
CFPs: Hauntings, Southern Gothic, YA, fantasy, female Gothic, queer Arthuriana
Conference papers and articles for publication requested: 1. CFP: Hauntings Halloween Symposium, online, 30 October 2022. Deadline: 1 June 2022 The CFP is now live for our second annual Halloween Symposium! The theme this year is ‘hauntings’ and presentations on … Continue reading
Events and CFPs: Vampires, pedagogy, Candyman, folk horror, Gothic adaptation, Gothic women
Quite a diverse selection here of CFPs, forthcoming events, and resources; OGOM’s Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes discussing vampiric matters among them! 1. Polidor’s The Vampyre, In Our Time, Radio 4, 9.00/21.30, 7 April 2022 Melvyn Bragg and … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged Candyman, ECRs, Folk Horror, Glenarvon, Gothic literature, Gothic novel, horror, Lady Caroline Lamb, pedagogy, Polidori, Romanticism, The Vampyre, trauma, Vampires, women
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Goblin mode: the trend’s mythical origins, and why we should all go ‘vampire mode’ instead
Goblin mode Sam George, University of Hertfordshire “Goblin mode” is taking the current pandemic-ridden world by storm. This state of being is defined by behaviours that feel reminiscent of deep lockdown days – never getting out of bed, never changing … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Christina Rossetti, fairies, Folklore, goblin, nosferatu, pandemic, plague, vampire
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