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Tag Archives: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy: Once More with Feeling
Here’s a link to Billboard’s Podcast of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star Anthony Head on the 15th Anniversary of the Show’s Musical Episode for all of OGOM’s Buffy fans…something to walk through fire for or to sing about! Here’s a reminder of … Continue reading
Generation Dead: Gothic Romanced
Firstly, apologies for the delay in writing up this blog post on my second lecture for ‘Generation Dead’, ‘Gothic Romanced: Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, which took place last week. You can expect two blogs on ‘Generation Dead’ this … Continue reading
Our respects to Dr David Lavery
Friends and followers of OGOM are very likely to have come across the work of Dr David Lavery, who has recently died after a brief illness. I never met Dr Lavery, but know of his pioneering work in the study … Continue reading
Posted in MA Reading the Vampire module news, News
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Lavery, TV
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Buffy singalong!
Devotees of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be aware of the many experiments with genre that the series carried out, most notably the musical episode ‘Once more with feeling’ (season 6, episode 7). The episode explores ideas of communication and … Continue reading
Buffy and Feminism
A good article here, ‘Buffy Summers: Third-Wave Feminist Icon’, on the feminist stance of the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Juliet Landau: Vampire Documentary
Dread Central here with an interview with the fabulous Juliet Landau, who has worked with Tim Burton and played the delightfully creepy Drusilla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and is now producing a documentary on vampires, A Place Among the … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Film, Joss Whedon, Tim Burton, Vampires
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Stan Lee, Spiderman and Troubled Teen Protagonists
Today I happened to catch this excerpt from an interview with Stan Lee on BBC 5 live in which he was speaking about one of his most famous creations, Spider-Man. He was discussing the fact that when he first suggested Spider-Man … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Batman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comics, Gothic, Paranormal romance, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, supernatural, teen fiction, Teen Wolf, teenagers, Vampires
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CFP: International Vampire Film and Arts Festival
This year, 26th-29th May, the inaugural International Vampire Film and Arts Festival will be taking place in Sighisoara, Transylvania in Romania. Amongst the key note speakers is one of OGOM’s founders Stacey Abbott (University of Roehampton). It looks like a … Continue reading
’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’
It’s Thursday which means the weekend is in sight (though I realise this may not mean a break for everyone). In this spirit, I am sharing ’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’. I have definitely shouted … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Fun stuff
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Language, vampire, Vampires, YA Fiction
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‘Dark Shadows’, Serialisation and Sympathetic Vampires
Decider.com has published an article in its ‘Cult Corner’ entitled ‘”Dark Shadows” attacked Gothic Romance with Pulpy Plots’ which pays homage to the Gothic soap opera ‘Dark Shadows’ (1966-1971). Whilst the article is relatively solid fare – essentially a potted … Continue reading