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Events & CFPs: Folktales, Gothic women, monsters, winter tales, Hardy

Posted on 5th October 2022 by William the Bloody

Various events and CFPs coming up soon. I’ve left this post quite late, sorry, so check dates as some are urgent! 1. English Folktales Lost & Found: Storytelling and Scholarship 5–6pm (BST), 11 October 2022, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, … Continue reading →

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CFPs: IGA 2019, Mapping the Mythosphere

Posted on 21st November 2018 by William the Bloody

Calls for papers for two exciting conferences. First, following the fabulous IGA 2018 in Manchester, the IGA 2019 conference, Gothic Terror, Gothic Horror is being held on 30 July to 2 August 2019, at Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, United States. Deadline: … Continue reading →

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The Witch and Fast Anchor Film Festival 2017

Posted on 25th March 2016 by William the Bloody

An opportunity for up-and-coming film makers to submit entries to this festival and perhaps win an award. This site also features a review by Charlotte Haley of Robert Eggars’s current film The Witch: A New England Folk-Tale; Charlotte draws briefly … Continue reading →

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CFA: ‘Exploring Teen Wolf’

Posted on 14th March 2016 by firekrank

The following CFA has been released for a collection on MTV’s Teen Wolf to be published by McFarland Press. ‘Looking for papers for an essay collection on the MTV television show Teen Wolf, with an emphasis on the most recent seasons. This … Continue reading →

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The Nightmare World of H. G. Wells

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

Starting on 28th January, Sky Arts are screening adaptations of four H. G. Wells novels. Though there isn’t a huge amount of information about the productions yet, the trailer looks wonderful and certainly whet my appetite.

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Witches, Gothic Novels, and Cosmic Horror

Posted on 30th October 2015 by William the Bloody

I’ve been a bit lax on posting to the blog; I’ve found lots of interesting and useful material lately but haven’t had time to blog them–they’re usually on our Facebook group, though, and Kaja has been reposting some of these … Continue reading →

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Dale Townshend, ‘An introduction to Ann Radcliffe’

Posted on 13th November 2014 by William the Bloody

An excellent and illuminating piece by Dr Dale Townshend, Senior Lecturer in Gothic and Romantic Literature at the University of Stirling, on the work of Ann Radcliffe, one of the pioneers of the Gothic novel.

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