Tag Archives: John Polidori

Events & CFPs: Mermaids, vampires, folkore, fairy tales, Gothic, Romanticism, Victorian, science

Posted on 30th November 2025 by William the Bloody

* Some deadlines, e.g. for CFPs, are very close! Sea Changes conference videos The videos of the online day of our September 2025 conference, Sea Changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river are … Continue reading →

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Open Graves, Open Minds: Halloween Newsletter 2025

Posted on 20th October 2025 by William the Bloody

Welcome to the Open Graves Open Minds Newsletter for October. We’re delighted to bring you our news and activities for the 2025 spooky season. We are trying out a new way of publishing the newsletter, directly from the website (other … 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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Out today! (1 October 2024) OGOM Project’s new book, The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny

Posted on 1st October 2024 by William the Bloody

The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny, ed. by Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes Out now from Manchester University Press. This collection of essays begins with a Forward, ‘Poldori Revisited’, by the pioneer of … Continue reading →

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Polidori’s Missing Grave: St Pancras Old Church

Posted on 1st October 2024 by Sam George

St Pancras Old Church has withstood the Industrial Revolution, Victorian improvements, wartime damage and an attack by Satanists in 1985.  In 1847 the church was derelict and virtually in ruins until Victorian architects Robert Lewis Roumieu (1814–1877) and Hugh Roumieu Gough (1843–1904) transformed the … Continue reading →

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OGOM News: January, 2024

Posted on 21st January 2024 by Sam George

We’d like to wish all our followers a happy and successful 2024. We were thrilled this month to see the book jacket for our latest OGOM publication The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny, which is … Continue reading →

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In Our Time – Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre’

Posted on 19th June 2022 by Sam George

It’s the Year of the Vampire! A good time to share vampiric projects. In April 2022 I was excited to be a guest on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time alongside Martin Rady (University College London) and Prof. Nick Groom … Continue reading →

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2022: The Year of the Vampire

Posted on 9th May 2022 by Sam George

2022 is the YEAR of the VAMPIRE!! 100 years of Nosferatu, 125 years of Dracula, 150 years of Carmilla, 175 of Varney the Vampire, 25 years of Buffy and many more. OGOM has a special focus on vampire studies, so … Continue reading →

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CFP and Events: Lady Caroline Lamb, Byron, and rebellion

Posted on 10th January 2022 by William the Bloody

A few related items here, centering on Byron and rebellion and including the Byronic vampire. 1. Rebellion, treachery, and glamour: Lady Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon and the Byronic vampire, The Byron Society, Art Workers Guild, London, 20 April 2022, 6.30-8.00 pm … Continue reading →

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Events: Mary Shelley, Octavia Butler, Gothic ocean, Byron, Polidori

Posted on 28th January 2021 by William the Bloody

Despite the pandemic isolation, scholars in Gothic and allied fields are finding creative ways to keep literary and cultural dialogue flourishing with on-line events. here are a few we’ve noticed: 1. BARS Digital Event: ‘The Late Mary Shelley’, 18 February … Continue reading →

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