Tag Archives: Ann Radcliffe

Events & CFPs: Mermaids, vampires, folkore, fairy tales, Gothic, Romanticism, Victorian, science

Posted on 30th November 2025 by William the Bloody

* Some deadlines, e.g. for CFPs, are very close! Sea Changes conference videos The videos of the online day of our September 2025 conference, Sea Changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river are … Continue reading →

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Events and CFPs: Fairytale ballads, water horses, Romanticism, Victorian, Gothic others, science, Ann Radcliffe

Posted on 25th October 2025 by William the Bloody

NB: The BARS deadline is approaching–29 September!! Edit: I forgot to include the Haunted Landscape event at Conwy Hall–my apologies. The Singing Bones: Ballads for the Witching Season The Carterhaugh School, four weeks from 4 November, 2025; on line. A … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2025! CFPs and Events

Posted on 7th January 2025 by William the Bloody

Happy New Year from OGOM to you all!! Sorry for the scarcity of posts but illness and workloads have taken their toll. But there are some exciting events for 2025 already in the world of the Gothic and fantastic, the … Continue reading →

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Events and CFP: Radcliffe, mermaids, Byron, Gothic Excursions, Haiti and Vodou

Posted on 26th November 2021 by William the Bloody

Some interesting online events coming up along with some prerecorded ones, plus another Byron CFP. Be warned: the first two events are very soon–Monday and Tuesday! 1. Radcliffe Beyond Udolpho, The Gothic Women Project, 29 November 2021. For the November … Continue reading →

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Exploring Gothic Romance

Posted on 26th January 2018 by William the Bloody

As part of my research into the formal qualities of Paranormal Romance, and how different genres encounter each other to generate this new kind of novel, I’m immersing myself into one of its forbears. Gothic Romance (sometimes known as fantasy … Continue reading →

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The Witch and Fast Anchor Film Festival 2017

Posted on 25th March 2016 by William the Bloody

An opportunity for up-and-coming film makers to submit entries to this festival and perhaps win an award. This site also features a review by Charlotte Haley of Robert Eggars’s current film The Witch: A New England Folk-Tale; Charlotte draws briefly … Continue reading →

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Some aural and visual delights to feed your Gothic needs …

Posted on 30th October 2015 by firekrank

Quite a few excellent sources have recently been posted on the OGOM Facebook page. For those of you who are not Facebookers, I thought I would collect them together for your delight, delectation, and education. Firstly there is this useful … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Crimson Peak’ (2015)

Posted on 27th October 2015 by firekrank

I have found it difficult to start this review and not just because procrastination is my middle name. In part the difficulty arises in trying to vocalise my disappointment at what had the potential to be an excellent movie and, … Continue reading →

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Stephanie Gallon: An Interview with Dr Dale Townshend

Posted on 16th January 2015 by William the Bloody

Stephanie Gallon, from the Spectral Visions group at the University of Sunderland, conducts a fascinating interview with Dr Dale Townshend, Stirling University. Dale is an expert on the Romantic Gothic and the Gothic aspects of Shakespeare and is also the … Continue reading →

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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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