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Lincoln Book Festival Goes Gothic

Posted on 26th May 2017 by firekrank

As I have no doubt mentioned before, I grew up in Lincolnshire. Therefore I was very interested to see that the Lincoln Book Festival (25th-30th September, 2017) this year has a Gothic theme, including a Gothic flashfiction competition. With its endless … Continue reading →

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Art project: Martin O’Brien: For The Dead Travel Fast

Posted on 17th May 2017 by William the Bloody

A great opportunity here for artists who have Undead affinities with Martin O’Brien and the For The Dead Travel Fast project, with funded workshops and visits to Dracula-related sites in Whitby and Transylvania. This project will take 5 artists on … Continue reading →

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White Wolves in and out of the Academy

Posted on 16th May 2017 by Sam George

OGOM is keeping track of wolf related stories ahead of the Being Human Festival in November. I posted earlier that May is the month of the wolf and Dr Catherine Spooner, a plenary at the now legendary Company of Wolves … Continue reading →

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Penda’s Fen: Symposium, BFI, 10 June 2017

Posted on 11th May 2017 by William the Bloody

We’ve posted a few items here on Folk Horror recently. The classic TV drama Penda’s Fen (1974) is frequently mentioned in this context; I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never seen it (though have just borrowed the DVD). Sukhdev Sandhu writes about … Continue reading →

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Victoria Schwab UK Tour, 28 July-5 August 2017

Posted on 10th May 2017 by William the Bloody

Victoria Schwab writes powerful fantasy, both for young adults and adults (the latter as V.E. Schwab). The Shades of Magic series, with its magical parallel Londons, and the magician Kell and pirate/thief Delilah Bard protagonists, is excellent. And I like … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Frankenstein and Scientific Hubris

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

Here’s an excellent essay by Phillip Ball, ‘“Frankenstein” Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era‘ that challenges the oft-circulated idea that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is directed against the hubris of scientists. Sometimes, this is framed as feminist critique, but … Continue reading →

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Gothicise and Supernatural Cities

Posted on 26th April 2017 by Sam George

I’m setting up a permanent link (in the Related Links column on the right) from the site to the art collaborative Gothicise,  which was launched in 2010. Gothicise create site-specific performances that interrogate the relationship between site and narrative including the 2015 … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Films and Gothic Forests at the Barbican, 3-25 May 2017

Posted on 26th April 2017 by William the Bloody

A season of films on fairy tale and Gothic forests, Into the Woods at the Barbican (including Neil Jordan’s adaptation of Angela Carter’s tales, The Company of Wolves, which inspired OGOM’s 2015 conference). Join us as we venture in to the … Continue reading →

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Conference review: Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings, Queen’s University Belfast, 7-8 April 2017

Posted on 25th April 2017 by William the Bloody

At last I’ve managed to review the ‘Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings’ conference at Queen’s University Belfast which I attended recently. My thanks to the organisers, Lisa Kennedy, Amy Finlay, and Christina Collins for such an inspiring … Continue reading →

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Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase, University of Sheffield, 13 May 2017

Posted on 21st April 2017 by William the Bloody

Still time to book for this Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase; though the CFP is closed, it should be a great event. Sheffield Gothic invites you to an afternoon of creative explorations around the theme ‘Gothic Spaces’. Reimagining … Continue reading →

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