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Author Archives: William the Bloody
Maria Tatar, ’10 Lesser-Known Fairy Tales That Should Get More Love’
Some of these tales I had heard of; others not, and my curiosity has been strongly stirred. The expert on folklore Maria Tatar gives a precis here of a variety of vivid tales from Italy, Japan, West Africa, and elsewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged Basile, Calvino, Fairy tales, Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen, Maria Tatar
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Interdisciplinary Gothic Event and Exhibition, Birmingham, 17 April 2015–2 May 2015
On Saturday 2nd May 2015, Birmingham City University will be hosting an Interdisciplinary Gothic Event and Exhibition at the Library of Birmingham, organised by Serena Trowbridge in the School of English. The event will consist of several talks between 20 … Continue reading
17 of March 2015’s Best YA Books
The YA novels listed here look very exciting, and many have a Gothic, paranormal tinge to them, featuring witches, ghosts, and so on. I have to confess to not knowing any of these but I’ll be investigating them!
Neck of the Woods, Manchester International Festival, Fri 10 Jul 2015 – Sat 18 Jul 2015
Not quite werewolves, but obviously of interest to those exploring those boundaries between wolf and human that the werewolf narrative explores. Neck of the Woods–a multimedia performance on the wolf–looks very intriguing: MIF has invited Turner Prize-winning artist Douglas Gordon … Continue reading
Happy 18th, Buffy!
My interest in vampire fiction and subsequent exploration of the genre of paranormal romance was initially aroused by the now-classic TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is eighteen years old today. Created by Joss Whedon and combining wit and … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, TV, Vampires
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Caryl Churchill, The Skriker, with Maxine Peake, Manchester Royal Exchange, 3 July 2015-1 August 2015
This performance of Caryl Churchill, The Skriker, with Maxine Peake looks fabulous; I’d not, I’m ashamed to admit, heard of this play before. Very appropriately, I’ve just finished my chapter on werewolf narratives, ‘”But by blood no wolf am I”: Language … Continue reading
Dragon lovers: extract from Julie Kagawa’s Rogue
One of the things that fascinates me while researching paranormal romance is the insight into the creation development, and interaction of genres. This genre itself is a mating between the monstrous (masculinised?) genre of Gothic horror and the feminine romance … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged demon lovers, dragons, Fantasy, Genre, Julie Kagawa, Monsters, Paranormal romance, YA Fiction
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Alice in Wonderland Meets Dali and Nabokov in a New Exhibition
Jonathon Keats reviews a fascinating exhibition on Alice in Wonderland and its various translations and adaptations, including illustration. I didn’t realise Nabokov was the book’s Russian translator–I wonder what distinctive slant he might have given it? Nabokov’s book are full … Continue reading
What Disney princesses would look like if they were zombies
I do like Disney, but it’s always fun to see its wholesomeness subverted. Here, classic Disney princesses have succumbed to the zombie state, their perfection decaying and their cuteness become horror. This is pure silliness, really, yet can raise interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff
Tagged adaptation, Disney, Fairy tales, Genre, illustration, Zombies
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Vampire Queen Anne Rice and the Sympathetic Vampire (23 Feb 2015) By Ms Leigh McLennon
A thoughtful and well-researched blog article on the sympathetic vampire, acknowledging the lesser-known precursors before Anne Rice and noting the shifts from those vampire lovers of the 1970s to their descendants in contemporary paranormal romance by Leigh McLennon, PhD candidate … Continue reading