Author Archives: firekrank

CFP – The Dark California: Millennial Concerns in the Contemporary Pop-Cultural Readings of California

Posted on 15th October 2015 by firekrank

This incredibly intriguing CFP has come to the attention of OGOM. It is a request for papers on the subject of The Dark California: Millennial Concerns in the Contemporary Pop-Cultural Readings of California. California is officially nicknamed ‘The Golden State’ and its most … Continue reading →

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The Return of ‘The Returned’ (2012 – )

Posted on 15th October 2015 by firekrank

For those who loved ‘The Returned’ (2012 – ), the French series about the dead returning to a small community, Season 2 will be coming out on More 4 later this year. It has been a two year wait for … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Wolves

Posted on 14th October 2015 by firekrank

A few people today have drawn my attention to the following article on the BBC website: The place where wolves could soon return. I took great pleasure in reading it as I think it offers a balanced view of the … Continue reading →

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Witches from Fiction, Witches from History

Posted on 14th October 2015 by firekrank

Having read Sam’s post on The Emergence of the Sympathetic Witch in Twentieth-Century Culture, I was pleased to see one of my favourite online groups, A Mighty Girl, posting about a book called History’s Witches: An Illustrated Guide (2013) by Lisa Graves. … Continue reading →

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Horror in the Arts – Free Articles!

Posted on 14th October 2015 by firekrank

As what surely is a celebration of Gothtober and in order to give you something good to curl up with as the nights draw in, Routledge is offering two months of free access to their collection Horror in the Arts. … Continue reading →

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Wolf Blood (1925) – A Werewolf Film

Posted on 14th October 2015 by firekrank

Though this has previously been posted on the OGOM facebook site, I thought it was too good not to share here as well. This is a very interesting blog post on the earliest surviving werewolf film, Wolf Blood (1925). The earliest werewolf … Continue reading →

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A Halloween Recipe: Brain Cake

Posted on 13th October 2015 by firekrank

For anyone who is both saddened by the end of this season of Great British Bake-Off but thrilled at the prospect of Halloween, this cake combines the best of both worlds. It is a Brain Cake made with red velvet … Continue reading →

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George R. R. Martin’s Skin Trade (1988) optioned by Cinemax

Posted on 13th October 2015 by firekrank

A huge thanks to Curtis Runstedler of Durham University for bringing the following information to our attention on the Open Graves, Open Minds facebook page. According to recent reports, including from the man himself, George R. R. Martin’s werewolf novella … Continue reading →

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Review of Xavier Aldana-Reyes’ Body Gothic (2014)

Posted on 13th October 2015 by firekrank

I seem to be getting forgetful in my old age (or it might be my Gothic past catching up on me). Regardless I can’t remember if I posted my review of Body Gothic (2014) by Xavier Aldana-Reyes on ‘The British Society for … Continue reading →

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Life and Death: Gender-inverted Twilight

Posted on 6th October 2015 by firekrank

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the publication of Twilight (2005), Stephenie Meyer is releasing a re-telling of the first novel entitled Love and Death: Twilight Reimagined later this month. This version re-imagines Bella as Beau (short for Beaufort) and Edward as Edythe. … Continue reading →

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