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Author Archives: William the Bloody
University of Sunderland Spectral Visions
University of Sunderland Spectral Visions On Thursday 30th October, Spectral Visions is hosting a Halloween treat for you all! There will be papers for your enjoyment. Dr Bill Hughes will be speaking on ‘The Demon Love: Embracing the Monster in … Continue reading
Bram Stoker International Film Festival, Whitby, 23-27 November 2014
The Bram Stoker International Film Festival. A fabulous week of Gothic and horror cinema at Whitby, the Athens of the Gothic.
CFP: Wonderlands: Reading/Writing/Telling Fairy Tales and Fantasy, University of Sussex, 23 May 2015
This looks to be an exciting conference on Fairy Tale and Fantasy and which overlaps with concerns about Gothic literature and YA fiction. The details have not been fully announced yet, but we will highlight them when they become available. … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences
Tagged Children's literature, Fairy tales, Fantasy, YA Fiction
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Whitby Goth Weekend 2014, 31 October–2 November
The famous Whitby Gothic Weekend: ‘The WGW’s official line is to provide musical entertainment with bands and DJs, although the culture of the WGW has far outgrown that simple agenda. Whitby Gothic Weekend, often abbreviated to WGW or simply referred … Continue reading
The top 10 fairytales
Mariner Warner discusses the appeal of the fairy tale and lists her top ten from classic folkloric versions to contemporary reinterpretations.
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Angela Carter, Fairy tales, Feminism, Gothic, Grimm brothers
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The Wild Evolution of Vampires, From Bram Stoker to Dracula Untold
A brief sketch of vampires in film and TV from Carmilla to Dracula Untold.
Posted in Resources
Tagged Angel, Anne Rice, Blade, Bram Stoker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carmilla, Dark Shadows, Dracula, Film, Hammer horror, Interview With the Vampire, Neil Jordan, Only Lovers Left Alive, Southern Vampire series, Spike, The Lost Boys, True Blood, TV, Twilight, Vampires
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Le Fanu at 200
Le Fanu, author of the classic lesbian vampire novella, Carmilla, has his bicentenary this year. Trinity College will host the Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Bicentenary Conference on 15th– 16th October 2014. To coincide with the event, the Library is planning … Continue reading
CFP: E-Gothic: Assemblage and Anxiety in the Networked World
A CFP for an edited collection, E-Gothic: Assemblage and Anxiety in the Networked World, which will ‘explore and interrogate the Internet as a new, crucial medium for the culture of terror. The ‘web’ is an anarchic zone in which new … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged anxiety, CFP, Gothic, horror, Internet, sexuality, technology
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The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole
Some beautiful images from the British Library’s edition of the founding Gothic novel, Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1765).
Gothic Origins: Film, Fiction and History
A very useful compilation of articles from Routledge journals on the Gothic. Unfortunately, the free access to these ended in September, but still worth looking at.
Posted in Books and Articles, Publications, Resources
Tagged Dracula, Film, Folklore, gender, Genre, Gothic, Gothic novel, theory, TV, Vampires
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