Tag Archives: Gothic

Paul Magrs: Magic and Mystery

Posted on 9th February 2016 by firekrank

This is a great interview with the author Paul Magrs which originally features in The Oxford Student on 21st May 2015. It’s a brilliant insight into the mind of an original and engaging author.

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CFP: Special Issue of ‘Image [&] Narrative’ on Horace Walpole

Posted on 4th February 2016 by firekrank

The journal Image [&] Narrative is seeking papers for a special issue on Horace Walpole. Abstracts of 300 words need to be sent in by 1st June 2016 and the finished 5000 word articles will need to be submitted by 1st February … Continue reading →

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Public Lecture Series at Strawberry Hill, Spring 2016

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

From May to June 2016, there will be a series of six lectures taking place at Horace Walpole’s abode, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. The lectures are part of the AHRC-Funded research project based at Stirling, ‘Writing Britain’s Ruins, 1700-1850: The … Continue reading →

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CFP: International Vampire Film and Arts Festival

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

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 →

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The Science of Lycanthropy

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

The website for ‘The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency’ has a page dedicated to the science of Lycanthropy. Whilst there are plenty of other pages and books dedicated to pseudo-scientific frameworks for the existence of monsters – Max Brooks’ The Zombie … Continue reading →

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CFP: Trans-states: The Art of Crossing Over

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

The University of Northampton is hosting a conference called ‘Trans-states: The Art of Crossing Over’ (9th-10th September 2016). Abstracts and proposals of 250-300 words should be sent in by the 20th March 2016. Further details can be found here.

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Poe: Three Animations of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’

Posted on 26th January 2016 by William the Bloody

It was Edgar Allen Poe’s birth date on 19 January; here (slightly late) are three very different animations of Poe’s classic tale ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, with an accompanying essay by Josh Jones and links to further resources. Each one captures … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter: Masterclass with Marina Warner; Critical Essays and Discussions

Posted on 25th January 2016 by William the Bloody

I think Angela Carter must be one of the presiding spirits haunting (benevolently) the OGOM Project. Her rich and startling prose, full of intelligence and humour, draws on all strands of fantastic narrative–fairy tale, Gothic, science fiction, horror. She has … Continue reading →

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CFP: Global Fantastika

Posted on 22nd January 2016 by firekrank

Just a reminder that the deadline for the Global Fantastika conference (4th-5th July 2016) is 1st March 2016. I attended Locating Fantastika last year and as my review shows, it was well worth the trip.

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CFPs and Talks

Posted on 21st January 2016 by firekrank

This an admin-esque post just drawing people’s attention to some CFPs and a talk that might be of interest to our followers. Firstly, there is a CFP for the Victorian Popular Fiction Association which will be holding its conference from … Continue reading →

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