Author Archives: William the Bloody

About William the Bloody

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

CFP: Gothic Nature: New Directions in Ecohorror and the Ecogothic, Trinity College Dublin, 17-18 November 2017

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Another conference! Ecogothic is an emerging trend in ways of looking at Gothic, horror, and fantastic narratives. People who attended OGOM’s 2015 Company of Wolves conference, with its probing of the interrelationship of culture and nature, human and animal, might … Continue reading →

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CFP: The Fan Studies Network 2017 Conference, University of Huddersfield, 24-25 June 2017

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Another CfP for a conference on Fan Studies at Huddersfield. The fifth anniversary of the annual Fan Studies Network Conference is visiting the University of Huddersfield for a vibrant two-day programme during June 2017. The conference will celebrate and continue … Continue reading →

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CfP: Arthur Rackham in Sussex on his 150th birthday, University of Chichester, 16 September 2017

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Yet another exciting-looking conference! Most people who love the fairy tale and fantastic literature will be aware of Arthur Rackham’s dreamlike illustrations. The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tale and Fantasy are holding a one-day symposium on his work–CfP here. … Continue reading →

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Red — an animated retelling of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’

Posted on 5th February 2017 by William the Bloody

OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference in 2015 explored the figure of the wolf, the werewolf, and wild children (often thought to have been raised by wolves themselves). An edited collection and two special journal issues will emerge soon from this … Continue reading →

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Call for chapters: Pyrotechnics: The Incandescent Imagination of Angela Carter

Posted on 5th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Angela Carter is no stranger to these pages–she is crucial in giving literature of the fantastic/Gothic its subversive edge and in the transformation of genres that fuels much OGOM research. The editors of a forthcoming collection, Dr Charlotte Crofts (Associate … Continue reading →

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CFP: Death and the Maiden Conference, University of Winchester, 21-24 July 2017

Posted on 5th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference exploring the relationships between women and death–sure to inspire scholars of the Gothic and the fantastic. Death and the Maiden has long been an artistic genre in the West, with its roots in … Continue reading →

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CFP: Fantastic London: Dream, Speculation and Nightmare, University of London, 13–14 July 2017

Posted on 5th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Call for papers for a conference on London and the fantastic (deadline 17 March 2017): Proposals are invited for papers, comprised panels, and roundtable sessions, which consider any period or genre of literature about, set in, inspired by, or alluding … Continue reading →

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Witchcraft through the Ages: The Black Mass

Posted on 29th January 2017 by William the Bloody

Incredible scene of witches attending a black mass from this amazing-looking 1922 Swedish film, Häxen (which I had not heard of before).

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Alice in Wonderland

Posted on 28th January 2017 by William the Bloody

Some items that I’ve recently spotted on the Alice books. First, a 1915 silent film of Alice in Wonderland that looks amazing–I’d not come across this before. Then the first of a series of broadcasts on CBC: ‘Curioser and Curioser’. … Continue reading →

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Folk Gothic and Folk Noir

Posted on 3rd December 2016 by William the Bloody

We’ve mentioned the growing interest in folk Gothic a couple of times on this site, where the darkness of Gothic narrative roots itself in folk traditions (or invented replicas of such traditions). Folklore, too, interests us in the form of … Continue reading →

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