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Author Archives: William the Bloody
Miriam Allott Visting Writers Series: Bestselling Novelist Neil Gaiman, University of Liverpool, 5 March 2015
The (literally) marvellous Neil Gaiman–author of splendid works of fantasy, of graphic novels, and children’s literature–is at the University of Liverpool in March to launch the Centre for New and International Writing.
Stephanie Gallon: An Interview with Dr Dale Townshend
Stephanie Gallon, from the Spectral Visions group at the University of Sunderland, conducts a fascinating interview with Dr Dale Townshend, Stirling University. Dale is an expert on the Romantic Gothic and the Gothic aspects of Shakespeare and is also the … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Dale Townshend, Gothic, Gothic novel, Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, Romanticism, Shakespeare
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Rowan Williams: why we need fairy tales now more than ever
Rowan Williams reviews Marina Warner’s new book, Jack Zipes’s translation of the Grimms, and Malcolm Lyons’s translation of early Arabic wonder tales, and discusses the power of the fairy tale in a fascinating essay-review.
Call for Submissions — Spectral Visions: Grim Fairy Tales
Spectral Visions Press are calling for literary work in the mode of the Gothic fairy tale for their anthology, Spectral Visions: Grim Fairy Tales. I may have forgotten to post this before, but there is still time to submit short … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged CFP, creative writing, Fairy tales, Gothic, poetry
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Happy New Year!
I hope you all have a Happy Undead New Year. Be carnivalesque and abandoned, even if you don’t drink . . . wine.
Ursula Le Guin: ‘Wizardry is artistry’
Not strictly Gothic, but affiliated with that genre, Ursula K Le Guin’s writing has certainly been groundbreaking in the genres of science fiction and high fantasy (including children’s/YA fiction). Her novels are thoughtfully radical and remarkably well-written (particularly for genres … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Children's literature, Fantasy, SF, Ursula Le Guin, YA Fiction
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Matthew Jackson, ‘The enduring legacy of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer writers’ room’
With interviews with Joss Whedon and the scriptwriters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Matthew Jackson looks at what made those scripts so special and the influence on writing for TV that this seminal programme has had.
Alexandra Campbell, ‘Review: Reading Vampire Gothic Through Blood: Bloodlines’
Alexandra Campbell, PhD student at the University of Glasgow, succinctly reviews here what looks to be an essential contribution to the critical literature on the vampire in literature and other media: Aspasia Stephanou’s book, Reading Vampire Gothic Through Blood: Bloodlines, … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Reviews
Tagged Blade, blood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Film, Gothic, John Polidori, Marx, race, science, sexuality, technology, True Blood, TV, Twilight, Ultraviolet, Underworld, Vampire Diaries, Vampires, Victorian Gothic
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David Castillo and William Egginton, ‘Dreamboat Vampires and Zombie Capitalists’
In this essay, David Castillo and William Egginton give a very thoughtful politicised analysis of the meaning of vampires and zombies in contemporary society. A very useful adjunct to the themes discussed in the OGOM book.
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Anne Rice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, capitalism, consumerism, George Romero, Lacan, Marx, postcolonialism, The Strain, True Blood, Twilight, Vampires, Zizek, Zombies
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Dale Townshend, ‘Review of Elisabeth Bronfen’s Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, Film’
Dale Townshend, University of Stirling, gives a thoughtfully analytical review of Elisabeth Bronfen’s Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, Film, which itself looks a very interesting exploration of Gothic themes, in particular the image of Night, as the underside of Enlightenment in … Continue reading