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Tag Archives: Ghosts
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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CFPs: Haunted Futures, folklore and Gothic, Blue Humanities, Dennis Wheatley, Gramarye
CFPs for conferences and edited collections: 1. Haunted Futures Conference: ‘The Future of Folklore’ University College Cork, 29-30 October 2024Deadline: 24 August 2024 The conference proposes to explore hauntings and ghosts as potent staging grounds for radical social change, which, … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Blue Humanities, Dennid, Dennis Wheatley, eco-Gothic, fairy tale, Fantasy, Folk Horror, Folklore, Ghosts, Gothic, haunting, horror, interdisciplinarity, landscapes
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Christmas 2022
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our followers!
Marcus Sedgwick, ‘Alpine Spirits’, Rural Gothic Christmas Ghosts, 30 December 2020
This sounds fabulous: a podcast from one of OGOM’s favourite collaborators, the award-winning novelist Marcus Sedgwick. Marcus writes: On December 30th I’ll be a guest on The Folklore Podcast, kicking off an evening of talks in an event titled Rural … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Aldous Huxley, alpine, Christmas, Folklore, Ghosts, Green Man, Marcus Sedgwick, Possessed Children of Morzine, possession, Werewolves, Wolves
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The Black Vampyre: Gothic Visions of New Worlds #BeingHuman2020
We’re excited to invite you to our forthcoming event to explore Gothic dreams of new worlds and the creatures that inhabit them, notably Mary Shelley’s plague world, John Polidori’s vampyre, the Black Vampyre, and the ghosts of World War 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged black vampire, Ghosts, plague, Polidori, Shelley, Vampires, vampyre, Wollstonecraft, Word War 1
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OGOM Gothic New Year Tour
Happy New Year OGOMers. Why not catch up on the dark fest that was Gothic Advent and celebrate 2020 by joining us on 18th January to explore the magical and spectral history of St Albans. Your hosts will be vampire … Continue reading
OGOM: Spectral St Albans Hallowe’en Tour – booking now
OGOM is proud to announce a special Supernatural St Albans Hallowe’en Tour. We will be exploring the magical and spectral history of Hertfordshire’s finest gothic city. The event is informed by the research we carried out for our ‘Urban Weird‘ … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gothic Hertfordshire, OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged dragons, Ghosts, gothic Hertfordshire, Halloween, St Albans, wicca, witches
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Press Release: OGOM and Supernatural Cities to Host ‘The Urban Weird’, 6th-7th April
University of Hertfordshire to host ‘The Urban Weird’, a two-day programme of events on the theme of supernatural cities ‘The Urban Weird’ will take place at the University of Hertfordshire on the 6 and 7 April. The event will explore … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News, OGOM: The Urban Weird, Press Coverage
Tagged demons, dragon, Ghosts, Open Graves Open Minds, St Albans, Supernatural Cities, The Urban Weird, wicca, witches
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The Franck Crucifix: A Case of Family Folklore
Last week, I was up (across?) in Worcestershire helping my parents move into their new home. Alongside the mammoth amount of unpacking, there was a chance to wander around the local community. Like many British towns, we found our fair … Continue reading
10 Works of Literary Horror
A very intriguing list by Emily Temple of ‘10 Works of Literary Horror You Should Read‘–a title which in itself raises interesting questions of genre and evaluation. I’ve only read two of these; it does stimulate me to read more … Continue reading