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Author Archives: William the Bloody
Hekate and witches
Hallowe’en is witching time but OGOM has recently been directing its attentions to witchcraft for a while now, leading up to the next OGOM conference, covering the topic (all very vague at the moment, but watch out for news). The … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Greek myth, mythology, Renaissance drama, witches
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Angela Carter: Wolves and other beasts
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
Posted in Critical thoughts, Reviews
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, Company of Wolves, fairy tale, Film, Neil Jordan, surrealism, Wolves
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Stacey Abbott, Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zombies in the 21st Century
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
Posted in Books and Articles, Interviews
Tagged Film, Monsters, sympathetic monster, TV, undead, Vampires, Zombies
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Angela Carter’s Life and Works, British Library, 24 November 2016
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
The Gothic North Art Exhibition Opening Night, Manchester, 7 October 2016
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
Witchcraft and Wizardry in Wearside, 4 October 2016
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
Our respects to Dr David Lavery
Friends and followers of OGOM are very likely to have come across the work of Dr David Lavery, who has recently died after a brief illness. I never met Dr Lavery, but know of his pioneering work in the study … Continue reading
Posted in MA Reading the Vampire module news, News
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Lavery, TV
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Invisible Library and Visual Librarians
I’ve been meaning to blog for a while about a variant of fantasy and paranormal romance that I’ve noticed many examples of recently. Literature about books themselves are perennially fascinating to avid readers. My detailed review of a few books … Continue reading
‘The Gothic North’ Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University, 22 October 2016
Sam and I are both delighted to be presenting papers at this fabulous ‘Gothic North’ symposium at MMU’s Centre for Gothic Studies in October; the schedule is now up here. There is a wide range of papers on all conceivable … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences
Tagged Goth subculture, Gothic, medicine, music, Paranormal romance, posthumanism, psychogeography, Vampires, Werewolves, witches
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Shapeshifters, female geeks, and exotic mathematics
A good article on ‘The Latest in Science Fiction and Fantasy‘ by N.K. Jesmin, reviewing some exciting new fantasy/SF novels and a collection of essays on geek feminism.