Tag Archives: Werewolves

Lamenting the Last Wolf: lupine lovers of the world unite

Posted on 15th March 2015 by Sam George

To say I have had quite a few conversations about wolves over the last two years would be  an understatement. My PhD student Kaja, familiar to followers of this blog, researches werewolves and another Matt, has written an entire book … Continue reading →

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Neck of the Woods, Manchester International Festival, Fri 10 Jul 2015 – Sat 18 Jul 2015

Posted on 10th March 2015 by William the Bloody

Not quite werewolves, but obviously of interest to those exploring those boundaries between wolf and human that the werewolf narrative explores. Neck of the Woods–a multimedia performance on the wolf–looks very intriguing: MIF has invited Turner Prize-winning artist Douglas Gordon … Continue reading →

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Caryl Churchill, The Skriker, with Maxine Peake, Manchester Royal Exchange, 3 July 2015-1 August 2015

Posted on 5th March 2015 by William the Bloody

This performance of Caryl Churchill, The Skriker, with Maxine Peake looks fabulous; I’d not, I’m ashamed to admit, heard of this play before. Very appropriately, I’ve just finished my chapter on werewolf narratives, ‘”But by blood no wolf am I”: Language … Continue reading →

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Werewolf News

Posted on 6th February 2015 by firekrank

Two things popped up on my Google search this week. The first was a spoof trailer for the video game featuring werewolves called The Order: 1886. (Apparently the programmers don’t like you calling it a werewolf video game). The spoof … Continue reading →

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There’s a She-Wolf in the Closet

Posted on 3rd February 2015 by firekrank

I am not ashamed to admit that I am enamoured of the song ‘She Wolf’ by Shakira. Not only does it find a convincing rhyme for ‘lycanthropy’ but she looks fierce in the video. (I am also not ashamed to … Continue reading →

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Wolf Packs and Feral Children

Posted on 28th January 2015 by firekrank

A couple of tweets caught my eye this week. I have the uncanny ability to pick out the word ‘wolf’ from a page of text. Not sure if this is something that should go on my CV but it is … Continue reading →

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Demon Lovers: Embracing the Monster in Paranormal Romance (slideshow)

Posted on 25th January 2015 by William the Bloody
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Bill Hughes, ‘Demon Lovers: Embracing the Monster in Paranormal Romance’

Posted on 25th January 2015 by William the Bloody

This is rather late, I know, but I just wanted to give a brief account of the Halloween 2014 Spectral Visions event at the University of Sunderland, where I was honoured to be invited to give a keynote talk on … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Werewolf Cop’ by Andrew Klavan

Posted on 22nd December 2014 by firekrank

Following the release of the Company of Wolves CFP, Sam aka Lucy Northernra was sent a copy of Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan to be published in March 2015. Knowing that I am masquerading as Werewolf Lady, Sam passed the … Continue reading →

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So Snape isn’t a Vampire …

Posted on 18th December 2014 by firekrank

In a pre-Christmas treat, J. K. Rowling has written more about Severus Snape and vampires. Apparently, you would be wrong to think that Snape is a vampire because of the clear evidence to the contrary – of course arguably, Rowling … Continue reading →

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