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Author Archives: Sam George
Happy Gothic Hogmanay – You Can Close Your Box Now Pandora!
I am hoping Pandora will close her box today for the Hogmanay and we can all celebrate the rise of Happy Gothic!! 2017 will see the launch of the OGOM Research Centre and the completion of our ‘Company of Wolves’ … Continue reading
Have Yourselves A Gothicky Merry Christmas From OGOM!
Gothicky Merry Christmas OGOMERS!! Pandora seemed to reopen her box in 2016 and no end of horrors were let loose upon the world from Brexit to Trump (with Bowie’s death seemingly acting as a catalyst for things falling apart). Happily … Continue reading
OGOM Celebrates the Rise of Dr Kaja Franck
Woo hoo…huge congratulations to Kaja who passed her PhD viva today!!! Dr Franck OGOM is very, very proud of you. It has been a joy and a delight to supervise you from day one. We are all so very pleased … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Kaja Franck, OGOM, Werewolves, Wolves
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Gothic Sensibilities: Charlotte Bronte Stitches Her Dead Sibling’s Hair Into Her Shoes
Just when you thought the Bronte sisters could not get any more gothic Charlotte Bronte’s silk shoes from 1850 reveal that she repaired them using her dead sibling’s hair!! This may seem maudlin to us but it was evidently an … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Charlotte Bronte, hair, John Donne, Love tokens, The Relic
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Gentleman Death in Silk and Lace: Lestat to debut on Undead TV
Fans of Lestat and of Undead TV must surely be celebrating today. I heard through Vanity Fair that Anne Rice is bringing her Vampire Chronicles to television. After regaining the rights to the series, the author and her son Christopher are … Continue reading
Posted in MA Reading the Vampire module news
Tagged Anne Rice, Lestat, vampire television
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Kaja’s Pulp Fiction Werewolves
Kaja and I have both been asked to write features for the Folklore Thursday website. Mine is on vampires and the OGOM project and is very late (sorry Willow) but Kaja’s is out now and is an excellent read. Have … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Folklore, Folklore Thursday, Kaja Franck, Werewolves
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Books of Blood: Adventures in the Archives
I have been in the archives of the Wellcome Collection housed at the Science Museum this week to finally view the objects we have shortlisted for our Books of Blood Exhibition and Festival. The objects are kept behind locked doors in giant safe-like … Continue reading
Posted in exhibitions, OGOM: Books of Blood
Tagged Books of Blood, mandrake, memento mori, pirate, Science Museum, Wellcome collection
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Dorian Gray as Evil Essex Werewolf
Just when my research has turned to English werewolves this comes along. Thanks to Kaja for alerting me to this wacky wilderness Wilde/werewolf mash up. My first thoughts are what is Dorian doing in Epping Forest he is such an … Continue reading
Buffy: Once More with Feeling
Here’s a link to Billboard’s Podcast of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star Anthony Head on the 15th Anniversary of the Show’s Musical Episode for all of OGOM’s Buffy fans…something to walk through fire for or to sing about! Here’s a reminder of … Continue reading
Dogdyke: The Lincolnshire Werewolf Returns
In the week that I have been bemoaning the lack of English werewolves, following the sightings of Old Stinker in Hull, the story of the Werewolf of Dogdyke in Lincolnshire has re-emerged!! This werewolf was first recorded in 1926 when … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Press Coverage, Publications
Tagged Dogdyke, lincolnshire, werewolf sightings, Werewolves
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