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Author Archives: Sam George
Inside the Bloody Chamber at OGOM Company of Wolves
In response to Bill’s post on Angela Carter I just wanted to remind everyone that Sir Christopher Frayling will be speaking exclusively on Angela Carter at the OGOM Company of Wolves Conference. He will be drawing directly on his friendship … Continue reading
What does it mean when wolves howl?
When a wolf howls in Yellowstone’s snowy landscape, a howling chorus responds. But in the spring, the wolves grow quieter as they raise pups. Now researchers understand how wolf calls change with the seasons, and hope to answer the tougher … Continue reading
Monkey Business: Should Animals Have the Same Rights as Humans?
‘Company of Wolves’ delegates might be interested to hear that a New York court will resume hearing a case this week about the possible illegal detention of two chimps at a university lab. Lawyers acting for the chimps, Leo and … Continue reading
Cultural Images of Wolves
I was sent this wonderfully gothic image of wolves recently and would like to use it for the ‘Company of Wolves’ conference. The title is ‘Famine’ and it is painted by John Charles Dollman (1904). Some people read it as … Continue reading
Wolves in Poetry
Following my previous post on wolf children and books featuring wolves I wanted to post this moving poem which was mentioned in one of the lists. It is written by Ted Hughes remembering the suicide of his then wife Sylvia … Continue reading
Best Wolves in Literature
“Who were your parents mouse?” The answer she gave me brought a chill to my heart and a lump to my throat. “The wolves”, she said, and threw another lump of seaweed into our basket (Dark Horse, p. 31) The … Continue reading
Lincoln’s White Wolves: their howling can be heard ten miles away
I visited the Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincoln this weekend to see their new arrivals Canis lupus hudsonicus or the White Wolves of Hudson Bay. They are powerful predators who can take moose or bison and whose howling can be heard … Continue reading
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Black and Deep Desires: was the ‘dark lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets a vampire?
Black and Deep Desires William Shakespeare, Vampire Hunter Shakespeare, the Dark Lady, Guy Fawkes – and vampires! Prof. Graham Holderness (esteemed Shakespeare scholar and Professor of Literature here at the University of Hertfordshire) has embraced the spirit of OGOM and … Continue reading
OGOM meets Spring-Heeled Jack- the slides
Dr Karl Bell has very kindly forwarded the slides to his Spring-Heeled Jack talk and you can view them here: Open Graves talk PP Kaja and I particularly enjoyed SHJ’s appearance on New Port Arch in Lincolnshire (Lincoln is her home … Continue reading
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Feeling Gothicky? OGOM Welcomes Prof. Lucie Armitt for ‘Haunted Landscapes’ May 13th at UH
Looking forward to meeting our next speaker Prof. Lucie Armitt (University of Lincoln) on 13th May. Many of you will know Lucie’s work. She is greatly esteemed in the field of Gothic studies and is a specialist in the fantastic, … Continue reading