Category Archives: Reviews

Why I believe in the story of ‘Old Stinker’ the Hull Werewolf

Posted on 18th May 2016 by Sam George

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 →

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Review of ‘Reimagining the Gothic’, 6th-7th May 2016

Posted on 17th May 2016 by firekrank

‘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 →

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The Wicked Lady Rides Again

Posted on 13th May 2016 by Sam George

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 →

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Arabian Nights Vol 1: The Restless One review

Posted on 7th May 2016 by William the Bloody

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 →

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Vampire Zombies Run Amok in the Big Apple

Posted on 2nd May 2016 by Sam George

One of my PhD students Jillian has been writing on The Strain. For those of you who are not familiar with it The Strain is a 2009 vampire novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first … Continue reading →

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Gothic Shakespeare: Enter the Gothspeare!!

Posted on 23rd April 2016 by Sam George

The nation is celebrating Shakespeare this weekend and it is time to enter the gothspeare and rediscover some of our blog entries on gothic Shakespeare see for example: Supernatural Shakespeares Shakespeare’s Vampires Shakespeare’s Irish Werewolves Buffyology Lessons in the Academy: … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic’, 15th-17th April 2016

Posted on 21st April 2016 by firekrank

On 15th-17th April, I attended ‘Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic’ at Kingston University. This conference, dedicated as the name suggests to folklore and the Gothic, was jointly organised by The Folklore Society and Kingston University. The conference opened with … Continue reading →

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Bram Stoker: The Disappearing Vampire at Dublin Writer’s Museum

Posted on 6th April 2016 by Sam George

When I found myself in Ireland over Easter I headed to the Dublin Writer’s Museum to look for material on Bram Stoker. The museum presents ‘the literary heritage left by writers of the past’ and it was established ‘to promote interest, … Continue reading →

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Walpole: The House and the Letters

Posted on 10th February 2016 by firekrank

The New York Review of Books has in its latest issue an article by Geoffrey Wheatley, ‘Walpole: The House & the Letters’. It as the name suggests a look at Strawberry Hill, the Gothic abode Walpole engineered for himself, and his … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen vs. Zombies

Posted on 9th February 2016 by firekrank

This video considers what Jane Austen would think about the movie ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith and, of course, Jane Austen. Once it has been released, … Continue reading →

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