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Category Archives: Gothic Hertfordshire
A Spooky True Story for Halloween with a Hertfordshire link
A short article by Daisy Butcher ‘The Death of Marie Emily ‘Netta’ Fornario in 1929′ Marie Emily ‘Netta’ Fornario was born in 1897 in Cairo to an Italian doctor and English mother. Her mother died while she was still an … Continue reading
Posted in Gothic Hertfordshire, OGOM Research
Tagged Daisy Butcher, fairies, Fornario, Golden Dawn, gothic Hertfordshire, Paranormal
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OGOM Supernatural St Albans Halloween Tour
Join the Open Graves, Open Minds Project on 31st October to explore the magical and spectral history of St Albans. Your hosts will be vampire expert Dr Sam George and Dr Kaja Franck (a specialist in werewolves); together they will … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gothic Hertfordshire, OGOM Research
Tagged Halloween, St Albans, supernatural, tour
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OGOM: Spectral St Albans Hallowe’en Tour – booking now
OGOM is proud to announce a special Supernatural St Albans Hallowe’en Tour. We will be exploring the magical and spectral history of Hertfordshire’s finest gothic city. The event is informed by the research we carried out for our ‘Urban Weird‘ … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gothic Hertfordshire, OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged dragons, Ghosts, gothic Hertfordshire, Halloween, St Albans, wicca, witches
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Why Are Witches So Popular?
The Guardian Newspaper has just featured an article entitled Coven Ready: from Instagram to TV:Why are Witches so Popular? It appears that there is a spate of new occult dramas about witches. A Discovery of Witches, an adaptation of Deborah Harkness’s novel about a … Continue reading
Full Programme for OGOM and Supernatural Cities Present: The Urban Weird, 6th-7th April
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
OGOM: Tales from Gothic Hertfordshire 1
I have decided to introduce a new searchable feature on Gothic Hertfordshire on the blog ahead of Supernatural Cities 3 which OGOM will co-host in March 2018. (‘Gothic Hertfordshire’ is now a Category, found on the right-hand side here.) I’ll … Continue reading