Category Archives: Events

The Wicked Lady Rides Again

Posted on 13th May 2016 by Sam George

If you are a fan of wicked ladies (who isn’t) you won’t want to miss my colleague Dr Rowland Hughes  talking about Hertfordshire legend Lady Skelton who transformed into a real life highwaywoman!! She is the dark lady that inspired … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Gothic Study Day, Lancaster University, 20 May 2016

Posted on 11th May 2016 by William the Bloody

This looks like a brilliant day on contemporary Gothic at Lancaster University, organised by Catherine Spooner’s Gothic scholars and featuring Emma McEvoy (University of Westminster) and the award-winning novelist Andrew Michael Hurley. In addition, there are papers on a wide … Continue reading →

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The Witch and Fast Anchor Film Festival 2017

Posted on 25th March 2016 by William the Bloody

An opportunity for up-and-coming film makers to submit entries to this festival and perhaps win an award. This site also features a review by Charlotte Haley of Robert Eggars’s current film The Witch: A New England Folk-Tale; Charlotte draws briefly … Continue reading →

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‘Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble’: Witches, Magic and Demons @TheJohnRylands

Posted on 15th March 2016 by Sam George

I have been blogging quite a lot lately about witches and magic books. I wrote on the Renaissance magician John Dee in ‘It’s a kind of Magic’ and offered some critical thoughts on ‘Sexualising the Witch’ in response to recent … Continue reading →

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‘Dead Body Politics, Materialities and Mobilities’ Research Seminars

Posted on 8th March 2016 by firekrank

Seminar 4 of ‘On encountering corpses’ will be taking place on Friday 18th March, 1.00pm-4.30pm at 70 Oxford Street, Manchester. This session is called ‘Dead Body Politics, Materialities and Mobilities’. It is free to attend and more information about registration and … Continue reading →

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The Bram Stoker International Film Festival

Posted on 6th March 2016 by firekrank

Tickets are now one sale for ‘The Bram Stoker International Film Festival’ (27th-30th October 2016). Certainly an event to get your fangs into!

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Bristol Festival Celebrates Angela Carter, May 18th

Posted on 29th February 2016 by Sam George

The Bristol Festival of Ideas is following in the footsteps of OGOM: Company of Wolves  and is hosting an evening celebrating the life, work and legacy of Angela Carter on May 18th. Carter began her writing career in Bristol. During the event Sir … Continue reading →

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Talk on Fairy Tales and National Identity at the University of Chichester

Posted on 26th February 2016 by firekrank

The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy have organised a talk by Professor Andrew Teverson at the University of Chichester on Monday 14th March, 5.15pm. The talk will be about how the history of fairy tales has affected … Continue reading →

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Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosity

Posted on 23rd February 2016 by firekrank

The registration for ‘Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosity’ has opened. The event is run by the University of Sheffield Gothic reading group and will include a symposium (at which I am presenting) and a creative showcase. Taking place … Continue reading →

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Ghostly Sightings: hauntology and spectrality in East Asian gothic cinema

Posted on 22nd February 2016 by firekrank

If your around London on 15th March, it’s worth heading to Kingston University for Colette Balmain’s talk ‘Ghostly Sighting: hauntology and spectrality in East Asian gothic cinemas’. Colette gave a wonderful talk, ‘Through the eyes of a child: Hybridity and … Continue reading →

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