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Category Archives: OGOM Research
Vampire at the Crossroads
The intersection of roads and pathways are dark, dangerous, uncanny places, offering two or more options at once. According to ancient superstitions crossroads are unhallowed ground, haunted by vampires, demons, witches and trolls. Malevolent spirits who like to lead travellers … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Crossroads, Dr Sam George, folkore, suicide, superstition, Vampires
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The Corpse Flower: One of Nature’s Monsters
This magnificent Corpse Flower is in bloom at New York Botanical Gardens. AMORPHOPHALLUS TITANUM smells of rotting flesh and resembles an enormous phallus. Proof that truth really is stranger than fiction. I see it as a symbol of my research appearing as … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Corpse flower, Dr Sam George, monstrous plants, New York Botanical Gardens, poetic botany
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Monsters: Dreams and Discords: Vampire Fiction in Twenty-First-Century American Culture
Congratulations to Jillian Wingfield who yesterday submitted her thesis: ‘Monsters: Dreams and Discords: Twenty-First-Century Vampire Fiction and American Culture’. Jillian got a mention in the preface to the Open Graves, Open Minds book as embarking on her journey into American vampires … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged American Gothic, Jillian Wingfield, Nina Auerbach, Vampires
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OGOM: Fearful Fens
Thanks to Kaja for initiating the fabulous #FearfulFens during May. Some really interesting and fun research came out of this and you can catch up via our Twitter ‘moment’ below. Our new hashtag for June is the deliciously wicked #TheFallen. … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged #FeafulFens, #TheFallen, eco-Gothic, folk Gothic
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Fallen Angels and the Hybrid Nature of Demons
Here’s my Twitter ‘Moment’ for ‘Demon of the Day’ #gothichybridity. I’ll be back with this hashtag later in the month when I’ll be exploring vampire/ angels and continuing my research into hybridity in relation to the fallen. Devils & Demons #DeathByFolklore
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Tagged #GothicHybridity, demons, Dr Sam George, fallen angels, Hybridity
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Twitter ‘Moment’ for #UrbanWeird2018
Here’s our Twitter ‘Moment’ for #UrbanWeird2018 documenting the fantastic OGOM meets Supernatural Cities conference and tour. Enjoy! The Urban Weird 2018
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research, OGOM: The Urban Weird
Tagged OGOM, Supernatural Cities, The Urban Weird
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The Urban Weird Conference
Thanks to our wonderfully weird speakers and keynotes, OGOM and Supernatural Cities presents ‘The Urban Weird’ was extremely inspiring on the research front and probably the most fun it is possible to have at an academic conference! It seemed to have … Continue reading
Review: Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic
Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic, edited by Robert McKay and John Miller (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2017. 272 pages). The eleven essays in McKay and Miller’s Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic focus on a creature that has already been analysed … Continue reading