Author Archives: William the Bloody

About William the Bloody

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

The Vampire in Folklore, History, Literature, Film and Television: A Comprehensive Bibliography

Posted on 15th October 2015 by William the Bloody

OGOM luminary and vampire scholar Stacey Abbott has drawn our attention to this bibliography of vampire representations by J. Gordon Melton and Alysa Hornick. It looks very comprehensive and would be a brilliant resource for all those studying the multifarious … Continue reading →

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Gothic Manchester Festival 2015

Posted on 15th October 2015 by William the Bloody

Just a reminder that this fabulous series of events, Manchester Metropolitan University’s Gothic Festival, is on next week. There is the brilliant Darkness and Light exhibition at the beautifully Gothic John Rylands Library, which has been on a while; there … Continue reading →

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Cat v. Woolf

Posted on 25th September 2015 by William the Bloody

Morticia and Virginia in the eternal battle between feline and canine. Virginia isn’t doing too well here.

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Who’s afraid?

Posted on 25th September 2015 by William the Bloody

I’m still recovering from the wonderful Company of Wolves conference, but now working up to adding things to the blog–I hope to put some reviews and my (inept) photos up soon. But first, I want to introduce you to Virginia–the … Continue reading →

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BBC West Midlands Radio interview with Bill Hughes

Posted on 29th August 2015 by William the Bloody

After being awake all night, in suitably vampiric mode, working on conference and other things, I was interviewed by the very likeable Mollie Green of BBC WM 95.6 about the Company of Wolves conference. The interview starts at 7:50 and … Continue reading →

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Want to be an IGA postgrad rep?

Posted on 28th August 2015 by William the Bloody

From the International Gothic Association: Our wonderful current reps Chloe Buckley and Laura Kremmel have come to the end of their term and we are looking for their replacements. It is a two-year position and involves facilitating monthly bloggers, keeping … Continue reading →

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Ivan Phillips, ‘The Lycanthrope;

Posted on 28th August 2015 by William the Bloody

Ivan Phillips, of the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts, has been involved with the OGOM Project from the beginning. He has written a powerful poem about werewolves here: The Lycanthrope Hypocrisy is woven of a fine small thread, … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio West Midlands interview

Posted on 28th August 2015 by William the Bloody

I am being interviewed about the Company of Wolves conference by Mollie Green on BBC West Midland Radio’s Breakfast Programme at about 7.10am tomorrow, so catch it if you can. And Sam’s and Kaja’s newspaper interview with The Independent should … Continue reading →

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Willis Goth Regier, ‘Grimm Beginnings’

Posted on 27th August 2015 by William the Bloody

An excellent review essay on the new Jack Zipes edition of the first edition of Grimms’ Tales and of his new book on the continuing influence of the tales. It contains an informed account of the history of successive editions … Continue reading →

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There’s a Conference in the U.K. All About Werewolves

Posted on 27th August 2015 by William the Bloody

As you will have noticed, the Company of Wolves conference (billed as ‘the world’s first werewolf conference’!) has had an astonishing amount of press coverage. Inaccuracies and trivialisation easily creep into press reports of anything that has a sensational element–this … Continue reading →

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