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Author Archives: William the Bloody
Bram Stoker: Dracula – audio and video guides
Very useful audio and video guides to Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Roger Luckhurst, editor of the Oxford World’s Classics edition.
Vampires!
Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn of Manchester Metropolitan University gives a talk on the origin of vampires.
History at Stake! The Story Behind Vampire Slaying Kits
We’ve shown a few pictures of vampire slaying kits on this blog before. Here’s a historical account of them from the British Library, where they have one on display as part of the Terror and Wonder exhibition on Gothic.
Neil Gaiman on Fairy Tales Revisited
Of interest to anyone concerned with the contemporary transformation of fairy tales, in YA Gothic and elsewhere, this podcast by the always brilliant and imaginative author Neil Gaiman discusses his new interpretation of the Grimms’ tale ‘Hansel and Gretel’.
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Fairy tales, Grimm brothers, Neil Gaiman, YA Fiction
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Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night
An account of that seminal moment when both Frankenstein and the literary vampire were born; part of BBC4’s season on Gothic. I’ve not watched this yet (not having a TV), but the very erudite Dr Angela Wright of the University … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged Byron, Frankenstein, Gothic, John Polidori, Mary Shelley, Nineteenth century, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Vampyr, Vampires
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Dale Townshend, ‘An introduction to Ann Radcliffe’
An excellent and illuminating piece by Dr Dale Townshend, Senior Lecturer in Gothic and Romantic Literature at the University of Stirling, on the work of Ann Radcliffe, one of the pioneers of the Gothic novel.
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Eighteenth century, French Revolution, Genre, Gothic, Gothic novel, horror, Romance, Romanticism, terror
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CFP: Brave New Worlds: The Dystopia in Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Newcastle University, 29 April 2015
Not strictly Gothic, but there’s space to contribute something to this conference, I think: Brave New Worlds: The Dystopia in Modern and Contemporary Fiction The modes of the Gothic and the dystopian often interact, especially in recent YA fiction, where, … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences
Tagged body, CFP, dystopia, gender, Genre, Gothic, politics, posthumanism, SF
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The 10 Weirdest Horror Movies of All Time
A series of short summaries and excerpts from some astonishingly, bizarrely, silly horror films.
Review of Screening Twilight: Critical Approaches to a Cinematic Phenomenon
Dr Rebecca Williams, Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media Studies at the University of South Wales and a contributor to the OGOM special issue of Gothic Studies, reviews an interesting new collection of essays on the Twilight films: Screening Twilight: … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Publications, Reviews
Tagged adaptation, Film, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, Vampires
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
A short review and trailer for Ana Lily Amirpou’s new vampire film from Iran, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. This looks exciting, intelligent, and stylish.