Tag Archives: Vampires

CFP: Fourth World Dracula Congress

Posted on 14th February 2016 by firekrank

The Fourth World Dracula Congress organised by the Transylvanian Society of Dracula will be taking place on the 2oth-21st October 2016, at Trinity College, Dublin. The CFP has been released and abstracts of 150-250 words need to be sent in by … Continue reading →

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Open Graves, Open Minds: Representations of Vampires and the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present Day (paperback)

Posted on 10th February 2016 by William the Bloody

We’re very pleased to announce that the first OGOM book, Open Graves, Open Minds: Representations of Vampires and the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present Day (Manchester: MUP, 2013), will soon be appearing in paperback from Manchester University Press … Continue reading →

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CFP: International Vampire Film and Arts Festival

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

This year, 26th-29th May, the inaugural International Vampire Film and Arts Festival will be taking place in Sighisoara, Transylvania in Romania. Amongst the key note speakers is one of OGOM’s founders Stacey Abbott (University of Roehampton). It looks like a … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter, Vampirella

Posted on 26th January 2016 by William the Bloody

More from the fabulous Angela Carter. I apologise for not posting this sooner; there are only six days left in which to listen to it. But this is a rare chance to hear Carter’s 1976 vampire radio play Vampirella, starring … Continue reading →

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’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’

Posted on 21st January 2016 by firekrank

It’s Thursday which means the weekend is in sight (though I realise this may not mean a break for everyone). In this spirit, I am sharing ’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’. I have definitely shouted … Continue reading →

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‘Dark Shadows’, Serialisation and Sympathetic Vampires

Posted on 14th January 2016 by firekrank

Decider.com has published an article in its ‘Cult Corner’ entitled ‘”Dark Shadows” attacked Gothic Romance with Pulpy Plots’ which pays homage to the Gothic soap opera ‘Dark Shadows’ (1966-1971). Whilst the article is relatively solid fare – essentially a potted … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, The Hunger

Posted on 11th January 2016 by William the Bloody

And, of course, David Bowie has a more immediate connection with OGOM because of his role in Tony Scott’s classic vampire film, The Hunger.

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The Lesbian Vampire: A (Fairly) Brief Media Retrospective

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

The Mary Sue has written a relatively brief (as the title suggests), but still interesting, media retrospective on the lesbian vampire. It covers more recent portrayals and I was very pleased to see that the Carmilla web series on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Inviting Vampires into the Academy

Posted on 5th January 2016 by Sam George

I finished teaching MA ‘Reading the Vampire: Science, Sexuality and Alterity in Modern Culture’ yesterday (see tab for ‘Undead Studies’ above) with a pertinent session on folklore and fiction. The course is designed to come full circle visiting the monstrous … Continue reading →

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Gothic Britain

Posted on 5th January 2016 by firekrank

Following on from my previous post about YA Gothic novels, the Costa Book Awards has announced that the winner of its Costa First Novel Award 2015 is The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley. Set in the northwest of England, it looks like a … Continue reading →

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