Tag Archives: insects
Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird
Daisy Butcher, a member of OGOM and PhD student of Dr Sam George, has collaborated with friend of OGOM and University of Hertfordshire alumna, Janette Leaf to put together an exciting anthology of insect themed stories for the British Library’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Gothic, horror, insect weird, insects, Victorian literature
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Events: Crawling Horrors, Gothic Revolutions
Two exciting events coming up soon. 1. The first is from OGOM’s own Daisy Butcher, in collaboration with Janette Leaf. They are promoting their new book, Crawling Horrors, and this is one of several events–more news to come. The book … Continue reading
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Tagged French Revolution, Gothic, Haitian Revolution, insects, Ireland, revolution, Romantic period, women
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Tessa Farmer’s fairy taxidermy
A piece on Tessa Farmer’s grotesquely Gothic tableaux of some very unpleasant fairies, constructed from insect parts. I find this fascinating and darkly humorous–but very creepy!