Category Archives: Books and Articles

Paul Magrs: Magic and Mystery

Posted on 9th February 2016 by firekrank

This is a great interview with the author Paul Magrs which originally features in The Oxford Student on 21st May 2015. It’s a brilliant insight into the mind of an original and engaging author.

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CFP: Special Issue of ‘Image [&] Narrative’ on Horace Walpole

Posted on 4th February 2016 by firekrank

The journal Image [&] Narrative is seeking papers for a special issue on Horace Walpole. Abstracts of 300 words need to be sent in by 1st June 2016 and the finished 5000 word articles will need to be submitted by 1st February … Continue reading →

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The Science of Lycanthropy

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

The website for ‘The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency’ has a page dedicated to the science of Lycanthropy. Whilst there are plenty of other pages and books dedicated to pseudo-scientific frameworks for the existence of monsters – Max Brooks’ The Zombie … Continue reading →

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American Gothic Culture

Posted on 27th January 2016 by William the Bloody

This has just been published and looks an excellent collection of essays on American Gothic: American Gothic Culture: An Edinburgh Companion, ed. by Jason Haslam and Joel Faflak, Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2016). It feature … Continue reading →

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‘Werewolves in Africa’: An Interview with the Creator of ‘The Pack’

Posted on 21st January 2016 by firekrank

Though my research is centred on werewolves in Western literature (predominately British and American literature), this is a very interesting interview with Paul Louise-Julie who created The Pack, a comic book which follows two Nubian brothers, Khenti and Nekhet, who becomes leaders … Continue reading →

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’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’

Posted on 21st January 2016 by firekrank

It’s Thursday which means the weekend is in sight (though I realise this may not mean a break for everyone). In this spirit, I am sharing ’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’. I have definitely shouted … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales, Ancient Histories, and Eternal Appeal

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

There have been a couple of articles recently on the ancient origins of fairy tales – ‘Fairytales much older than previously thought, says researchers’ on The Guardian and ‘Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say’ on the BBC … Continue reading →

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‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’ by Will Pooley

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

This well researched post, ‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’, on the Beastly Histories blog is a very interesting read. (Actually the whole of the blog is pretty exciting so get ready to lose a few hours … Continue reading →

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‘Dark Shadows’, Serialisation and Sympathetic Vampires

Posted on 14th January 2016 by firekrank

Decider.com has published an article in its ‘Cult Corner’ entitled ‘”Dark Shadows” attacked Gothic Romance with Pulpy Plots’ which pays homage to the Gothic soap opera ‘Dark Shadows’ (1966-1971). Whilst the article is relatively solid fare – essentially a potted … Continue reading →

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The Lesbian Vampire: A (Fairly) Brief Media Retrospective

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

The Mary Sue has written a relatively brief (as the title suggests), but still interesting, media retrospective on the lesbian vampire. It covers more recent portrayals and I was very pleased to see that the Carmilla web series on YouTube … Continue reading →

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