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Tag Archives: Ireland
Lady Caroline Lamb (13 November 1785–25 January 1828) – Byronic vampires and romance
Lady Caroline Lamb, whose birthday it would have been on 13 November (I’m a bit late!), famously judged Lord Byron ‘Mad, bad, and dangerous’, having had a brief and tempestuous affair with him. This relationship inspired her novel Glenarvon (1816), … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Byron, Byronic hero, Glenarvon, Gothic romance, Ireland, Lady Caroline Lamb, paramormal romance, Polidori, Vampires
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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
Posted in Events
Tagged French Revolution, Gothic, Haitian Revolution, insects, Ireland, revolution, Romantic period, women
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Frankenstein: essays and 1910 film
A bit behind with blogging, so quite a few Frankenstein items have accumulated (it being, as I’m sure you’ll know, the 200th anniversary of the novel’s publication). First, a brief discussion, with some very useful links, of the claim by … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged art, Film, Frankenstein, Ireland, Mary Shelley, moral philosophy, morality, science, science fiction
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Wolfwalkers
A preview by Amy Cranswick of what looks like a wonderful animated film of motifs that prompted OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference–wild children, wolves, and werewolves–‘First look at Tomm Moore’s next animated feature Wolfwalkers‘. Moore is the creator of The Secret … Continue reading
Posted in Film Clips, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reviews
Tagged animation, Company of Wolves, Film, Ireland, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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Werewolves in the woods – a 12th century account of strange happenings on the borders of Meath
An eerie mediaeval Irish werewolf tale from Gerald of Wales, The History and Topography of Ireland.
