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Tag Archives: fairies
Hellebore: The Elemental Issue
The latest issue of Hellebore is a little bit special as it is the Elemental issue for Beltane 2025. I have contributed an article on ‘Fairy Lepidoptera’ which shows the fae to be part of a shadowy tradition allied to … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, Reviews
Tagged Elementals, fairies, Folklore, Gnomes, Hellebore, water serpents, witches
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CFP and Events: ECR prize, horror, Green Children, fairy tales and race, Scottish and Irish Gothic, folklore
We’ve had a fabulous response to our CFP for the Sea changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river conference. We’ll keep you updated with news on what looks to be an amazing event. … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged changelings, digital humanities, ECRs, fairies, Fairy tales, Folklore, Gothic, horror, racism, Scandinavian folklore, Scottish Gothic
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Review: Lowry Charles Wimberley, Folklore in the English and Scottish Ballads
This book is a fascinating read in its own right but it is also an invaluable source for my research into fairy literature that I have been pursuing along with Sam as part of the OGOM Project. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged ballads, ethnology, fairies, Folklore, Ghosts, mermaids, Otherworld, paganism, Werewolves, witches
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Jane Gill: A Trip to Marsh’s Library and University College Dublin
Jane Gill is a Doctoral Student at the University of Hertfordshire and an OGOM Member In the depths of winter, I embarked on a journey to Dublin with two main objectives: to visit Marsh’s Library and to present my first … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged archives, fairies, fungal Gothic, Irish folklore, Jane Gill, Lady Jane Wilde, Marsh's Library, mermaids, W. B. Yeats, William Hope Hodgson
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Shadowlands: The Dark Origins of the Victorian Fairy, 17th April, 1.30 online
I will be giving a free online talk for the University of Hertfordshire’s Literature Research Seminar Series on Wed 17 April at 1.30. The concept of gothic has had an association with fairy from its inception; I’ll be exploring how … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged fairies, fairy, Folklore, Gothic, Sam George, The Dead, Victorian literature
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Egg Shell Lore: Witches & Fairies
There’s an interesting overlap between witches and fairies in folklore, this is seen, for example, in the shared idea of their uncanny voyages and the unusual vessels they choose to travel in. According to A Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), witches … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged A Discovery of Witches, boats, egg folklore, eggshell, fairies, witch boats, witches
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UH Literature Research Seminar Series (January- March 2024)
OGOMERS are cordially invited to join me for the Literature Research Seminar series at the University of Hertfordshire. These take place online once a month on Wednesdays at 1.30. The papers are 35 mins and we have 20 minutes for … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged fairies, fairy tale, Gothic fairies, The Dead, Trolls
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Halloween Fairies
Halloween is supposedly a time when the veil between our world and the shadow world is extremely thin. A time when you are more likely to hear stories of encounters between humans and fairies. Fairies are said to reside in … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Celtic folklore, fairies, Halloween, Samhain, spirits, The Dead
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OGOM Halloween Event Diary
The spooky season is the busiest time of the year for gothic scholars; here are some of the Halloween events that you can catch up with the OGOM crew at between now and 31st October. Friday 20th October: OGOM: In … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News
Tagged events, fairies, Halloween, Monsters, Vampires, Werewolves
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