Tag Archives: Dracula

CFPs: Gothic Interruptions, New Romanticisms, Byron, Angela Carter, Romance

Posted on 26th November 2021 by William the Bloody

Some exciting CFPs for forthcoming conferences. The one we have all been waiting for, the International Gothic Association 2022 conference in Dublin is out at last!** Note that the deadline for the Angela Carter symposium is very soon–30 November. 1. … Continue reading →

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Mina’s Paprika Hendl, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Posted on 28th October 2021 by William the Bloody

Guest recipe post from Ella Buchan, co-author of A Gothic Cookbook (featured here also) Unlike Dracula’s cold cuts, this traditional Hungarian dish – also known as Paprika Hendl – is a warm welcome in a bowl, thick, rich and shot … Continue reading →

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Cats’ Protection: Transylvania Trek

Posted on 23rd September 2021 by William the Bloody

TEAMWORK MAKES THE SCREAM WORK ON THE TRANSYLVANIAN TREK! Cats Protection is looking for intrepid fundraisers to challenge themselves and raise money for cats on a thrilling new fundraising event next September. The Transylvanian Trek is a once-in-a-lifetime, six-day walk … Continue reading →

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A Gothic Cookbook: Celebrating food and drink across the best of the genre

Posted on 25th August 2021 by William the Bloody

Guest post by Ella Buchan, the Cookbook’s co-author Has devouring Dracula ever made you hungry? Perhaps Daphne du Maurier’s descriptions of revoltingly lavish afternoon teas in Rebecca have you craving crumpets, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein causes you to ponder the … Continue reading →

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CFPS & Deadlines re: Opportunities in Gothic Scholarship

Posted on 11th May 2021 by Sam George

A quick reminder of some deadlines pending in the area of Gothic Studies below: The Journal of Dracula Studies has extended its 2021 submission deadline to June 1st https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/01/19/journal-of-dracula-studies-deadline-extended-to-6121 There is a general CFP for Aeternum: The Journal of Contemporary … Continue reading →

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Review: Dracula (BBC, January 2020)

Posted on 11th January 2020 by William the Bloody

There has been much discussion of the BBC adaptation of Dracula by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, shown this January—and the debate has been highly polarised. The OGOM Project began with a conference on vampires in 2010, followed by our … Continue reading →

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‘I am Dracula’: The Count comes to Hertfordshire (by Ivan Phillips)

Posted on 15th October 2019 by William the Bloody

Dracula: The Vampire Play in Three Acts, dramatised by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston (from the novel by Bram Stoker) will be performed by the Settlement Players at the Little Theatre, The Settlement, 229 Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City, … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Myth and dream, horror, Dracula and vampires, youth horror

Posted on 26th January 2019 by William the Bloody

A few CFPs for conferences and calls for articles: 1. Myth and Dream / The Dreaming of Myth, 23-24 May 2019, University of Bologna. Deadline: 28 February 2019. The conference invites proposals addressing diverse approaches to the combination of myth … Continue reading →

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Vampires: Dracula, James Joyce, Jane Austen, bats, and Marx

Posted on 4th November 2018 by William the Bloody

Again, a bit too late for Hallowe’en, but a handful of essays on vampires here: 1. Recent research at the London Library on Bram Stoker’s annotations to source material for Dracula: ‘The Books That Made Dracula‘. 2. Austen Gilkeson, ‘The … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein Vs Dracula: Battle of the Books

Posted on 10th September 2018 by Sam George

Thanks to all those who attended the Monsters We Deserve: Dracula Vs Frankenstein events with myself and Marcus Sedgwick at Edinburgh International Book Festival  and at Conway Hall in London. Frankenstein won both rounds but Marcus and I drew 1-1 in … Continue reading →

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