Author Archives: William the Bloody

About William the Bloody

Cat lover. 18C scholar on the dialogue and novel. Co-convenor OGOM Project

More Buffy

Posted on 26th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Some more links celebrating the 20th anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Whedon’s ground-breaking show had its antecedents and influences and, in turn, has influenced many high quality programmes since; these two links reveal some of the intertextual relationships … Continue reading →

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More Beauty and the Beast

Posted on 26th March 2017 by William the Bloody

More useful links on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (see previous posts by Sam and I). First, a short piece by Constance Grady on some of the many various adaptations of the tales, covering Robin McKinley’s Beauty and Rose Daughter, Angela … Continue reading →

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Review: Beauty and the Beast, dir. by Bill Condon (Disney, 2017)

Posted on 24th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Sam and I have been posting on the theme of ‘Beauty and the Beast recently here and here (I am doing research on the tale and will be presenting a paper at the Damsels in Redress conference next month). I … Continue reading →

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Beauty and the Beast: more thoughts

Posted on 18th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Further to Sam’s post below, I’m writing a paper on YA adaptations of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for the Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings at Queen’s University, Belfast (7-8 April), so the tale is very much on … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of My Mother

Posted on 16th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Kate Timperley has asked me to pass this news on about an intriguing Gothic film soon to be released: I am really happy to let you guys know of a really interesting Gothic horror film that I’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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Buffy: 20 years on

Posted on 11th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Some more interesting pieces on how important Buffy the Vampire Slayer is, twenty years after it was first shown. Lauren O’Callaghan’s article ‘20 years of the Slayer: How Buffy defined a generation of TV and movies‘ explores the series’ originality … Continue reading →

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Rimsky-Korsakov, The Snow Queen (Opera North)

Posted on 11th March 2017 by William the Bloody

I’ve just seen Opera North’s production at The Lowry, Salford of Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Snow Maiden, part of a trio of fairy-tale operas that the company are touring with—you can still catch them if you’re quick. There’s a trailer here. … Continue reading →

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Buffy: ‘academia’s most-studied pop cultural artifact’

Posted on 9th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was first shown twenty years ago this week. Its multi-layered cleverness, its wit and wordplay, the depth of its characterisation and its subtle feminism, have not faded. Its influence on TV has been huge and it … Continue reading →

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Wolves of Finland

Posted on 26th February 2017 by William the Bloody

An interesting article here by Patrick Barkham on the conflicting attitudes to wolves in Finland. Some of the issues raised in OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference (and featuring in our forthcoming book) on our relationship to nature and the image … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter — Resources

Posted on 25th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Still commemorating Angela Carter, twenty-five years after her death, here are some more useful links: Here’s a great article by John Dugdale on Carter’s legacy, including her influence in music: ‘Angela’s influence: what we owe to Carter‘ (though some connections … Continue reading →

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