Tag Archives: Film

Angela Carter: Lisa Appignanesi on ‘The Company of Wolves’

Posted on 25th January 2016 by William the Bloody

More on Angela Carter (I forgot to include this!). A special showing of Neil Jordan’s brilliant film The Company of Wolves, based on Carter’s stories: 26 February 2016 at 7 p.m., London Review Bookshop: Lisa Appignesi introduces it. Neil Jordan’s … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, Cat People

Posted on 12th January 2016 by William the Bloody

We’re not quite in the Company of Wolves, but Bowie’s theme song for Paul Schrader’s 1982 remake of the classic Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur feline shapeshifting film Cat People (1942) is yet another OGOM link.

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David Bowie, The Hunger

Posted on 11th January 2016 by William the Bloody

And, of course, David Bowie has a more immediate connection with OGOM because of his role in Tony Scott’s classic vampire film, The Hunger.

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‘Witches’ Brew’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, February 2016

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

It’s not just vampires, werewolves and zombies that draw our interest at OGOM. We are equal opportunity supernatural entities and Sam has certainly been flying the flag for witches. (She has blogged about the ‘The Emergence of the Sympathetic Witch’, … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Howl’ (2015)

Posted on 30th November 2015 by firekrank

Earlier this year I posted about an upcoming British werewolf movie called Howl (2015) and a little about how it had been received and last week I managed to get a copy from my local library. The film stars Ed Speleers as … Continue reading →

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The Cinematic History of Fake Blood

Posted on 11th November 2015 by firekrank

Claret, the red stuff, gore, ichor, life fluid, strawberry jam, protesters free-bleeding at the gates of parliament. It seems like blood is everywhere. Pertinent given the conversations that I have been having with Sam regarding the Books of Blood project on … Continue reading →

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Gothic Doubling and the Double, Gothically by Katherine Bowers

Posted on 11th November 2015 by firekrank

Over on the Facebook site, Bill has shared this very interesting article about the Double as a Gothic trope. Written by Katherine Bowers, ‘Gothic Doubling and the Double, Gothically’ looks at Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Double (1846) and how it has been reproduced … Continue reading →

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Witches, Gothic Novels, and Cosmic Horror

Posted on 30th October 2015 by William the Bloody

I’ve been a bit lax on posting to the blog; I’ve found lots of interesting and useful material lately but haven’t had time to blog them–they’re usually on our Facebook group, though, and Kaja has been reposting some of these … Continue reading →

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Vampires on the Big and Small Screen

Posted on 30th October 2015 by firekrank

I was a little sad to see this very cutting review of Eddie Murphy’s Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). Having watched it when I was ten with a friend, I remember quoting it for days. And, having recently re-watched it, I thought it … Continue reading →

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Digital Horror, an edited collection from Xavier Aldana-Reyes and Linnie Blake

Posted on 27th October 2015 by firekrank

In 2002, I decided to go and watch the re-make of The Ring at my local cinema. The next day I was ill from school and decided to watch a movie to pass the time. This was the time of VCRs and … Continue reading →

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