Category Archives: Events

Bram Stoker International Film Festival, Whitby, 23-27 November 2014

Posted on 11th October 2014 by William the Bloody

The Bram Stoker International Film Festival. A fabulous week of Gothic and horror cinema at Whitby, the Athens of the Gothic.

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CFP: Wonderlands: Reading/Writing/Telling Fairy Tales and Fantasy, University of Sussex, 23 May 2015

Posted on 11th October 2014 by William the Bloody

This looks to be an exciting conference on Fairy Tale and Fantasy and which overlaps with concerns about Gothic literature and YA fiction. The details have not been fully announced yet, but we will highlight them when they become available. … Continue reading →

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Whitby Goth Weekend 2014, 31 October–2 November

Posted on 11th October 2014 by William the Bloody

The famous Whitby Gothic Weekend: ‘The WGW’s official line is to provide musical entertainment with bands and DJs, although the culture of the WGW has far outgrown that simple agenda. Whitby Gothic Weekend, often abbreviated to WGW or simply referred … Continue reading →

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Le Fanu at 200

Posted on 11th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Le Fanu, author of the classic lesbian vampire novella, Carmilla, has his bicentenary this year. Trinity College will host the Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Bicentenary Conference on 15th– 16th October 2014. To coincide with the event, the Library is planning … Continue reading →

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Gothic Manchester Festival 2014, 23rd-26th October 2014, Manchester

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fabulous set of events, covering all things Gothic, at MMU’s Gothic Manchester Festival

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Gothic Spaces / Gothic Places, 25th October 2014, Manchester Metropolitan University

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A great conference at MMU relating the Gothic and spatiality, part of MMU’s Gothic Festival. Catherine Spooner, who has contributed much to the OGOM project, will be speaking: ‘This day conference brings together some of the UK’s foremost gothic scholars … Continue reading →

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Sideways in Time: Alternate History and Counterfactual Narratives – March 30-31, 2015, Liverpool

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

An exciting conference at the University of Liverpool that embraces fantasy, SF, steampunk, and–I’m sure Gothic and the Undead: ‘Sideways in Time is an Alternate History Conference to be held at the University of Liverpool – in association with Lancaster … Continue reading →

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‘The Twilight of the Gothic’: OGOM Open Discussion 29th October, University of Hertfordshire

Posted on 4th October 2014 by Sam George

In celebration of the beginning of the 4th year of ‘Reading the Vampire: Science, Sexuality Alterity and Modern Culture’ we have Dr Joseph Crawford  speaking on The Twilight of the Gothic?  on Wednesday 29th October (Literature and Creative Writing Research Seminar … Continue reading →

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IFI Horrorthon 2014, Dublin, 23-27 October 2014

Posted on 2nd October 2014 by Admin

This looks an exciting festival of horror cinema–the IFI Horrorthon 2014 in Dublin (23-27 October 2014)

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Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination

Posted on 2nd October 2014 by Admin

A suitably eerie trailer for the Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination exhibition at the British Library, opening tomorrow (3 October 2014).

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