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Category Archives: Reviews
Folk Horror: Blood Sucking Vampire Goat Terrorises Village
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
Posted in News, OGOM News, Reviews
Tagged chupacabra, Folk Horror, Folklore, vampiric goat
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Folk Horror for Beginners
I am increasingly intrigued by ‘folk horror’ and it was one of the sections in the British Library’s Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination exhibition that I spent longest pondering over. The BFI’s recent article is a must read therefore, … Continue reading
Review: Therapy for a Vampire
This new Austrian vampire film, Therapy for a Vampire looks well worth seeing–a subtle comedy with themes of psychoanalysis and the representation of women. A thoughtful review here (thanks to Stacey Abbott for sharing this).
Posted in Film Clips, Reviews
Tagged Feminism, Film, psychoanalysis, vampire, Vampire films, women
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The Unheimlich Manoeuvre : Uncanny Short Stories Out Soon
Here are the details of a new book by Tracy Fahey who will be a big part of the OGOM Books of Blood project next year. Looking forward to working with you Tracy! THE UNHEIMLICH MANOEUVRE A collection by Tracy … Continue reading
Stacey Abbott on iZombie
The rise of the sympathetic monster has been a unifying theme of OGOM’s research. Of all the monsters to feature in paranormal romance and similar narratives that humanise the undead and the monstrous, the zombie is surely one of the … Continue reading
Top Ten Shapeshifters – The Retro Version
In response to The Guardian’s Top Ten Shapeshifters in Fiction (which is very noughties) and Kaja’s lively alternative list, I am posting my own top ten which is a little bit more retro! A shapeshifter is usually understood to be … Continue reading
Why I believe in the story of ‘Old Stinker’ the Hull Werewolf
Sabine Baring-Gould claims that ‘English folklore is singularly barren of werewolf stories , the reason being that wolves had been extirpated from England under the Anglo Saxon kings, and therefore ceased to be the object of dread to the people’ … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, OGOM News, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reviews
Tagged Company of Wolves, old stinker, Werewolves
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Review of ‘Reimagining the Gothic’, 6th-7th May 2016
‘Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosities’ took place on 6th-7th May. It consisted of two days: the first being a showcase which featured both postgraduates and undergraduates working in the field of the Gothic presenting their work to the … Continue reading
The Wicked Lady Rides Again
If you are a fan of wicked ladies (who isn’t) you won’t want to miss my colleague Dr Rowland Hughes talking about Hertfordshire legend Lady Skelton who transformed into a real life highwaywoman!! She is the dark lady that inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Film Clips, Publications, Reviews
Tagged folkore, highwaywoman, University of Hertfordshire, wicked lady
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Arabian Nights Vol 1: The Restless One review
From Peter Bradshaw’s enthusiastic review here, and others elsewhere, this looks to be a brilliant film. Miguel Gomes’s film shows contemporary Portuguese life obliquely through the framed tale structure of The Thousand and One Nights. The Nights is another of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged A thousand and One Nights, Arabian Nights, Fantasy, Film, Portugal
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