Category Archives: Events

Living Frankenstein – On tour with a vampire slaying kit

Posted on 28th April 2018 by Sam George

I will be on tour in May with a vampire slaying kit. First stop UCL on 23rd May and then on to the Bath Literary Festival. Do put the dates in your diary it is going to be such a … Continue reading →

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Press Release: OGOM and Supernatural Cities to Host ‘The Urban Weird’, 6th-7th April

Posted on 2nd April 2018 by Sam George

University of Hertfordshire to host ‘The Urban Weird’, a two-day programme of events on the theme of supernatural cities ‘The Urban Weird’ will take place at the University of Hertfordshire on the 6 and 7 April. The event will explore … Continue reading →

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Full Programme for OGOM and Supernatural Cities Present: The Urban Weird, 6th-7th April

Posted on 25th March 2018 by Sam George

Our design for ‘The Urban Weird’ 6th-7th April has now been released in all its glory. You can view all the wonderful panels and events over two days and see the graphics for our complete programme here.  If you are … Continue reading →

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The Urban Weird 6th-7th April Booking is Open

Posted on 14th March 2018 by Sam George

The amazing OGOM and Supernatural Cities present ‘The Urban Weird’ on 6th-7th April is now open for bookings!! You can log on and select a number of events from spectral city tours to Urban Weird screenings and workshops!! Find out … Continue reading →

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Urban Weird Conference News

Posted on 10th March 2018 by Sam George

I’m just announcing one or two changes to the line up for our forthcoming ultra exciting  ‘Urban Weird’ conference. We now have Dr Mikel Koven taking us on a filmic, folkloric, urban weird journey into witches through the ages, following … Continue reading →

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The Selkie: Storytelling, Poetry & Panel

Posted on 5th March 2018 by Sam George

I am teaching Selkies this week on OGOM’s YA gothic course and I have just discovered this Selkie: Storytelling, Poetry & Panel Discussion on the 19th March in Brighton. The event is part of Imogen Di Sapia’s exhibition The Selkie: Weaving … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein Schools Programme

Posted on 21st February 2018 by Sam George

On February 27th  I will take part in a Q&A on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with sixth forms in Hertfordshire in collaboration with the St Alban’s Abbey Theatre. We will mark 200 years since the novel’s publication in 1818 and spend … Continue reading →

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The Northern YA Literary Festival: Holly Black, Samantha Shannon, Alwyn Hamilton

Posted on 28th January 2018 by William the Bloody

The Northern YA Literary Festival is hosted by the University of Central Lancashire at Preston, 24 March 2018. This looks a great event: the wonderful Holly Black (probably my favourite author in YA paranormal romance) being interviewed by Samantha Shannon … Continue reading →

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There Must Be An Angel #FebruaryAngels

Posted on 26th January 2018 by Sam George

A special announcement – in February OGOM will team up with the ever innovative, entertaining and educational FolkLore Film Festival on Twitter for a month of Angel-inspired fun, heavenly connections and celestial interventions. Join us on Twitter @OGOMProject @FolkloreFilmFes using the … Continue reading →

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Folk Horror Returns Ahead of The Urban Weird in April

Posted on 17th January 2018 by Sam George

Folk Horror has officially returned!! This could not be more serendipitous given that in three months time the OGOM project will collaborate with Supernatural Cities to present The Urban Weird (6th, 7th April) with more than a slight nod to … Continue reading →

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