Author Archives: firekrank

Why do humans love monsters?

Posted on 23rd June 2015 by firekrank

It seems apt that I am watching the episode of Buffy in which Angel becomes Angelus as I write this but I stumbled over an interesting article on the BBC website about why people are compelled by the creatures they fear. Whilst … Continue reading →

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She-wolves in Reformation Germany

Posted on 26th May 2015 by firekrank

Hannah Priest, the editor of She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves (Manchester University Press, 2015), has written an interesting article on the case of the she-wolves of Jülich for History Today. She analyses a newspaper article about these female werewolves and … Continue reading →

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Review of Masculinities in the Landscape, Harlaxton College

Posted on 19th May 2015 by firekrank

I write in praise of conferences (as I surely have before). The idea of presenting at a conference is intimidating – standing in a room of your peers and sharing your research is clearly going to make anyone nervous. Especially … Continue reading →

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Locating Fantastika – Registration Open

Posted on 18th May 2015 by firekrank

The programme for Locating Fantastika has been published on the blog. It looks very interesting with plenty to offer. Registration has also opened and this is free! This is a brilliant opportunity for undergraduates or people starting their academic career … Continue reading →

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New British Werewolf movie looks “Howl-arious”

Posted on 12th May 2015 by firekrank

I thought I would share the trailer for a new British werewolf movie Howl which will be released later this year. As Empire Online points out it is basically werewolves on a train as opposed to snakes on a plane. I think … Continue reading →

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More Lupine Music

Posted on 8th May 2015 by firekrank

Last week I was lucky enough to see Laura Marling perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank. It was a beautiful concert. And, of more interest to me and my peculiar research topics, she opened with her song ‘Howl’. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Scenarios you will never find in a Werewolf Romance

Posted on 30th April 2015 by firekrank

The following is in no way a proper critique of the romance genre. I’ve just had to read quite a few for my Table of Werewolves and certain aspects have become grating. So, without further ado, here are: Seven scenarios … Continue reading →

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Was Elizabeth Bathory onto something?

Posted on 26th March 2015 by firekrank

Yesterday an article entitled ‘Why I consumed my own blood’ appeared on the BBC News website. With such a compelling title, I couldn’t help but give the article a read and was suitably disturbed and intrigued. The ‘Vampire Facial/Facelift’ has … Continue reading →

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Feminism and the cinematic female vampire

Posted on 24th March 2015 by firekrank

A nice analysis of some of the most familiar vampiresses on the silver screen that aims to explore ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster’. Great to see the inclusion of Park Chan-wook’s Stoker (2013) which is one of my favourite … Continue reading →

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Werewolf News

Posted on 6th February 2015 by firekrank

Two things popped up on my Google search this week. The first was a spoof trailer for the video game featuring werewolves called The Order: 1886. (Apparently the programmers don’t like you calling it a werewolf video game). The spoof … Continue reading →

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