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Author Archives: William the Bloody
The Publication of Grimm’s Fairy Tales
On this date (20 December) in 1812, the Grimm brothers published the first edition of their Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children’s and Household Tales). Richard Cavendish writes about it here.
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Children's literature, Fairy tales, Folklore, Grimm brothers
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CFA: Company of Wolves Publication (Reminder)
Just a gentle reminder from us about submitting articles for the Company of Wolves publications, which are due by 30 January. Please can you pay special attention to the formatting; if you have any questions about this, do ask. To … Continue reading
OGOM Migration Announcement
Dear followers, We have now successfully migrated the Open Graves, Open Minds website and blog from the WordPress domain to our own OGOM domain name here (where we had our original website). This makes us easier to find through the … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News
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Mussorgsky – Night on the Bare Mountain (Bernstein)
Continuing the witches theme. Not strictly for Hallowe’en, but an eerie accompaniment to my Walpurgisnacht poem: Mussorgsky – Night on the bare mountain (Bernstein)
Witches, Gothic Novels, and Cosmic Horror
I’ve been a bit lax on posting to the blog; I’ve found lots of interesting and useful material lately but haven’t had time to blog them–they’re usually on our Facebook group, though, and Kaja has been reposting some of these … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged cosmic horror, Film, Gothic, Gothic novel, Guillermo del Torro, H. P. Lovecraft, horrid novels, terror, witches
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Spectral Visions: The Creative Journey
The Spectral Visions group of Gothic researchers at the University of Sunderland have started a new blog to document their creative activities. Dr Alison Younger and Jenah Colledge very kindly asked me to contribute, so I’ve written a frivolous Walpurgisnacht … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Resources
Tagged Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic novel, poetry
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The First Global Fairy Census Wants To Hear About Your Close Encounters
A fascinating account by Jess Zimmerman of investigation into the existence of and encounter with fairies.
Posted in Resources
Tagged anthropology, ethnography, Faeries, fairies, Folklore, science, sexuality
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CFP — Edited collection: Gender, Race and Sexuality in The Walking Dead
From Dawn Keetley, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania: praise for the blog and a call for articles in a volume on The Walking Dead: Hi Bill–I am very much enjoying the Open Graves blog! Anyway, wondering if you’d consider posting this CFP … Continue reading
Genevieve Valentine, ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster’
A fascinating essay by Genevieve Valentine on the shifting nature of the powerful and ambivalent female vampire in cinema.
Roger Luckhurst, ‘Why bother reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula?’
And again, Roger Luckhurst! This time, a succinct essay on the significance of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, placing it in the context of late nineteenth-century Britain and anxieties over Empire and otherness.
Posted in Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged AIDS, blood, Bram Stoker, disease, Dracula, Empire, otherness, Vampires, Victorian Gothic
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