Category Archives: News

Forthcoming SFF Adaptations for Film and TV

Posted on 15th August 2017 by William the Bloody

Natalie Zutter, at the always useful Tor blog, has been looking at forthcoming adaptations of SF and fantasy books for film and TV. Some of these are very intriguing; I’m particularly interested in the coming to screen of Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed … Continue reading →

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RIP Nelsan Ellis

Posted on 9th July 2017 by William the Bloody

Very sad news that Nelsan Ellis, who played Lafayette magnificently in the HBO vampire series True Blood, has died. This is one of his most memorable scenes: Xavier Aldana Reyes wrote a superb article on this in our OGOM special issue … Continue reading →

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Ursula Le Guinn, The Left Hand of Darkness

Posted on 13th May 2017 by William the Bloody

One of the most important science fiction novels, Ursula Le Guinn’s  The Left Hand of Darkness is to be televised. The novel is a profound and moving exploration of the fluidity of gender; it’s also beautifully written, which is rare … Continue reading →

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Is A Yorkshire Village Home to the First Plague of English Vampires?

Posted on 3rd April 2017 by Sam George

Today news broke of a number of mutilated corpses uncovered in a Yorkshire village called Wharram Percy. The medieval English villagers showed widespread belief in the undead returning as revenants or reanimated corpses. They fought back against the risk of … Continue reading →

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Our respects to Dr David Lavery

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

Friends and followers of OGOM are very likely to have come across the work of Dr David Lavery, who has recently died after a brief illness. I never met Dr Lavery, but know of his pioneering work in the study … Continue reading →

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The Lost Boys — TV series

Posted on 24th August 2016 by William the Bloody

I like the concept of this forthcoming adaptation of Joel Schumacher’s classic 1980s vampire film, The Lost Boys as a TV series, described here.

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Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber televised

Posted on 10th August 2016 by William the Bloody

I have to confess I’m not usually a fan of high/epic fantasy, but I make an exception for Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber series, where the quasi-medieval world of Amber overlaps with our own and a host of shady worlds … Continue reading →

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Folk Horror: Blood Sucking Vampire Goat Terrorises Village

Posted on 29th June 2016 by Sam George

Following my recent post on folk horror and the appearance earlier this year of the Hull Werewolf Old Stinker, who sparked a folk panic in the UK, stories are breaking that a legendary Chupacabra has been caught and killed in the Ukraine … Continue reading →

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International Gothic Association: website changes

Posted on 2nd June 2016 by William the Bloody

The International Gothic Association (IGA) is redesigning its website and Kathleen Hudson, the site’s designer, has circulated this invitation to contribute: Hello everyone! We are in the process of building a new website for the International Gothic Association, and hope … Continue reading →

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New links and things

Posted on 20th January 2016 by William the Bloody

I’ve updated the link to MMU’s Centre for Gothic Studies, which they’ve just redesigned (and it looks great!). Try it–it’s in the Related Links section on the right-hand sidebar. I’ve also added a link to the fabulous Sussex Centre for … Continue reading →

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