Tag Archives: horror

CFP and Events: ECR prize, horror, Green Children, fairy tales and race, Scottish and Irish Gothic, folklore

Posted on 21st February 2025 by William the Bloody

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 →

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Happy New Year 2025! CFPs and Events

Posted on 7th January 2025 by William the Bloody

Happy New Year from OGOM to you all!! Sorry for the scarcity of posts but illness and workloads have taken their toll. But there are some exciting events for 2025 already in the world of the Gothic and fantastic, the … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Haunted Futures, folklore and Gothic, Blue Humanities, Dennis Wheatley, Gramarye

Posted on 27th July 2024 by William the Bloody

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 →

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CFPs and Events: Horror, Gothic poetry, monstrosity and Romanticism, Gothic books, Georgic Gothic

Posted on 21st March 2024 by William the Bloody

1. Horror Studies Now: A Two-Day Conference Northumbria University, UK, 30-31 May 2024.Deadline: 31 March 2024 Researchers working in the broad field of “Horror Studies” are invited to submit abstracts about their research for an in-person conference, hosted by the … Continue reading →

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In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children – out in paperback August 2023

Posted on 1st August 2023 by Sam George

We are delighted to announce that the OGOM publication In the Company of Wolves is out in paperback from MUP this month priced at £20.00. The book connects together innovative research from a variety of perspectives on the cultural significance … Continue reading →

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Review: Catherine Spooner on Renfield

Posted on 29th April 2023 by William the Bloody

Prof. Catherine Spooner, Professor of Literature and Culture at Lancaster University, has been a regular contributor at OGOM events and in our books. Here, she reviews the recent reworking of Dracula in the film Renfield (2023) (from The Conversation, 18 … Continue reading →

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Review: Stacey Abbott, Phantome Der Nacht: 100 Jahre Nosferatu/Phantom of the Night: 100 Years of Nosferatu

Posted on 27th April 2023 by William the Bloody

Stacey Abbott has long been a friend of, and collaborator with, OGOM, presenting inspiring keynotes at our conferences and contributing excellent chapters to our books. Here, she reviews the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection’s recent exhibition in Berlin celebrating 100 years of F. … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Gothic folklore, chimeras, fairy-tale horror, Dracula and vampires

Posted on 3rd March 2023 by William the Bloody

Some CFPs for articles and a conference–deadlines approaching! 1. FOGO Conference 2023: Folklore and Gothic: Supernatural Presences and Environments in Europe and the Americas Universidad de León (España), 5-7 July 2023. Deadline: 1 April 2023. This conference aims to open … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Byron, monsters, the Brontës, SFF, fairytale horror

Posted on 9th February 2023 by William the Bloody

We’ve been very lax about adding news to the blog lately and we do apologise (work pressure, ill health, project deadlines, etc.). However, there does seem to be a lot going on and here are some recent CFPs for conferences … Continue reading →

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OGOM Hallowe’en 2022

Posted on 18th October 2022 by William the Bloody

OGOM are involved in some very exciting and spooky events this Hallowe’en. We will be distributing our stylish new OGOM postcards as informative souvenirs of the events and our Project. Blood and Celluloid Vampire Film Festival First, on 15 October, … Continue reading →

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