Author Archives: William the Bloody

About William the Bloody

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

CFP: Posthuman Gothic (Published Collection) – Call for Chapters

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Chapters requested for a collection on posthuman Gothic.

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Marcus Sedgwick: where I write

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating photographic exploration of the places that have inspired Marcus Sedgwick’s new novel, The Ghosts of Heaven. Marcus is an award-winning novelist whose work has been a focus and inspiration for the OGOM Project and who has also generously … Continue reading →

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Gothic Manchester Festival 2014, 23rd-26th October 2014, Manchester

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fabulous set of events, covering all things Gothic, at MMU’s Gothic Manchester Festival

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Gothic Spaces / Gothic Places, 25th October 2014, Manchester Metropolitan University

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A great conference at MMU relating the Gothic and spatiality, part of MMU’s Gothic Festival. Catherine Spooner, who has contributed much to the OGOM project, will be speaking: ‘This day conference brings together some of the UK’s foremost gothic scholars … Continue reading →

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Sideways in Time: Alternate History and Counterfactual Narratives – March 30-31, 2015, Liverpool

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

An exciting conference at the University of Liverpool that embraces fantasy, SF, steampunk, and–I’m sure Gothic and the Undead: ‘Sideways in Time is an Alternate History Conference to be held at the University of Liverpool – in association with Lancaster … Continue reading →

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Prof. Nick Groom on the Gothic

Posted on 5th October 2014 by William the Bloody

On BBC 6 Music, you can hear Cerys Matthews, with Professor Nick Groom talking on the Gothic.

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Which Gothic literary character are you?

Posted on 5th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Some light-hearted fun. I was Rebecca de Winter! Take the quiz here.

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Marcus Sedgwick, The Ghosts of Heaven

Posted on 3rd October 2014 by William the Bloody

The celebrated YA author Marcus Sedgwick, who has been a generous contributor to OGOM from its inception, has a new novel out which looks very exciting: The Ghosts of Heaven. Visit the website and watch the brilliant trailer.

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Hello!

Posted on 28th August 2014 by William the Bloody

Lucy Northenra and your co-host, William the Bloody, have spent several hours setting up this blog for the Open Minds, Open Graves Project and it now seems to be working. So please feel free to add your comments.

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