Category Archives: Reviews

Rowan Williams: why we need fairy tales now more than ever

Posted on 9th January 2015 by William the Bloody

Rowan Williams reviews Marina Warner’s new book, Jack Zipes’s translation of the Grimms, and Malcolm Lyons’s translation of early Arabic wonder tales, and discusses the power of the fairy tale in a fascinating essay-review.

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Review of British Library Gothic Study Day

Posted on 8th January 2015 by firekrank

I’m starting this year by looking backwards towards the end of last year which seems oddly suitable as a scholar of the Gothic. Early in December 2014, though it seems longer ago, I attended the Gothic Study Day at the … Continue reading →

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Good Omens: dark and funny collaboration

Posted on 22nd December 2014 by Sam George

Good Omens: How Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett wrote a book Lively insight into collaborative practices by two of the most original, dark and funny writers to ever co-write a novel For the uninitiated, Good Omens is a story about … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Werewolf Cop’ by Andrew Klavan

Posted on 22nd December 2014 by firekrank

Following the release of the Company of Wolves CFP, Sam aka Lucy Northernra was sent a copy of Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan to be published in March 2015. Knowing that I am masquerading as Werewolf Lady, Sam passed the … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Campbell, ‘Review: Reading Vampire Gothic Through Blood: Bloodlines’

Posted on 21st December 2014 by William the Bloody

Alexandra Campbell, PhD student at the University of Glasgow, succinctly reviews here what looks to be an essential contribution to the critical literature on the vampire in literature and other media: Aspasia Stephanou’s book, Reading Vampire Gothic Through Blood: Bloodlines, … Continue reading →

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Dale Townshend, ‘Review of Elisabeth Bronfen’s Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, Film’

Posted on 21st December 2014 by William the Bloody

Dale Townshend, University of Stirling, gives a thoughtfully analytical review of Elisabeth Bronfen’s Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, Film, which itself looks a very interesting exploration of Gothic themes, in particular the image of Night, as the underside of Enlightenment in … Continue reading →

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Review of Mark Bruce’s ‘Dracula’

Posted on 20th December 2014 by firekrank

At the end of November, I treated myself and a friend to a performance of Mark Bruce’s Dracula. It is a sign of the how good the reviews had been that I was willing to trek from South-West London to North-East London to … Continue reading →

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Review of Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibition at the British Museum

Posted on 20th December 2014 by firekrank

Last Monday, I decided to treat myself to the Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibition at the British Museum. It was my kind of treat because it covers a subject matter of much interest to me and it was also free. The exhibition … Continue reading →

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So Snape isn’t a Vampire …

Posted on 18th December 2014 by firekrank

In a pre-Christmas treat, J. K. Rowling has written more about Severus Snape and vampires. Apparently, you would be wrong to think that Snape is a vampire because of the clear evidence to the contrary – of course arguably, Rowling … Continue reading →

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Sharing Our Lives with Wolves on Radio 4

Posted on 16th December 2014 by firekrank

Since starting my PhD on werewolves, I have discovered that whilst I don’t see lycanthropes everywhere (I’ve not started hallucinating through exhaustion yet), I do see wolves where ever I go. On a brief sojourn to my home county, Lincolnshire, … Continue reading →

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