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Author Archives: Sam George
Shakespeare’s Irish Werewolves
Serendipity is perhaps an overused term but I saw a production of As You Like It today, whilst taking time out from ‘Company of Wolves’, only to find a bardic reference to (were)wolves! In Act V, Scene ii when Rosalind … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Shakespeare, Werewolves, Wolves
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Company of Wolves: one of the most talked about social justice issues of the day
Recent events suggest that Animal Rights is quickly becoming one of the most talked about social justice issues of the twenty-first century. Garry Marvin, Professor of Human and Animal Studies at the University of Roehampton will be opening up some … Continue reading
Book Prize for Twilight of the Gothic
Congratulations to Joseph Crawford who was just won the Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial prize for his monograph Twilight of the Gothic (University of Wales Press, 2013). Joseph came to speak to UH ‘Reading the Vampire’ students about this work earlier in … Continue reading
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OGOM Company of Wolves Poster
So pleased with the art work for the OGOM Company of Wolves Conference. The posters are looking very attractive indeed. Hope you agree. We’re very excited to meet all the delegates and we cannot wait to Walk With Wolves!! Booking … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Events, OGOM News, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Angela Carter, Companyof wolves, Werewolves
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Let the Wolf Fest Begin: werewolf conference booking is now open
Booking has opened for the third Open Graves, Open Minds conference ‘Company of Wolves’. Click on the ‘Company of Wolves’ tab from the drop down menu above to see details of the speakers, special events and trips and to register!! … Continue reading
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Inside the Bloody Chamber : A Preview
One of the great highlights of the Company of Wolves conference in September is going to be Sir Christopher Frayling’s keynote talk on Angela Carter which coincides with the publication of his new book Inside the Bloody Chamber. This will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Carter, Company of Wolves, werwolves
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Manchester’s Gothtastic Show: Darkness and Light
The John Rylands Library is pretty special for me being from Manchester. It is probably the most striking building in the entire city, delightfully imposing in its neo-Gothic splendour and housing some of the most rare and beautiful books ever … Continue reading
On the Trail of the Big Bad Wolf
If you find yourself in the north this week try to see ‘Neck of the Woods’, a new play by Turner prizewinner Douglas Gordon based on Perrault’s fairytale. It is just in time to whet appetites for our ‘Company of … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Company of Wolves, Fairy tales, Red Riding Hood
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Director’s skull stolen by vampire hunters: is this why Bram Stoker has no tomb?
I was speaking on Nosferatu recently in Romania where I was discussing what happened to the Dracula myth when it shifted to Germany in 1922. Imagine my surprise when I learned this morning that the director of this film had … Continue reading
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Grave Diggers Steal Vampire Director’s Skull: Is this why Bram Stoker has no Tomb ?
I was presenting on Nosferatu recently whilst in Romania and talking about what happened when the Dracula myth shifted to Germany in 1922. Today I was surprised to read that Murnau’s head had been stolen from his grave in Germany … Continue reading