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Tag Archives: Werewolves
The Science of Lycanthropy
The website for ‘The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency’ has a page dedicated to the science of Lycanthropy. Whilst there are plenty of other pages and books dedicated to pseudo-scientific frameworks for the existence of monsters – Max Brooks’ The Zombie … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Fun stuff
Tagged Gothic, Gothic science, lycanthropy, medicine, Pathology, science, Vivisection, Werewolves, wilderness
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Top 10 Werewolf Scenes
Bill posted a YouTube video containing the ‘Top 10 Werewolf Scenes’. Most of these scenes centre, understandably, on the transformation of man into wolf/ lupine monster. Interestingly the obsessive recording of the agonising transformation is a relatively recent addition to … Continue reading
‘Werewolves in Africa’: An Interview with the Creator of ‘The Pack’
Though my research is centred on werewolves in Western literature (predominately British and American literature), this is a very interesting interview with Paul Louise-Julie who created The Pack, a comic book which follows two Nubian brothers, Khenti and Nekhet, who becomes leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Fun stuff
Tagged African literature, comics, Gothic, Werewolves, YA Fiction
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‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’ by Will Pooley
This well researched post, ‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’, on the Beastly Histories blog is a very interesting read. (Actually the whole of the blog is pretty exciting so get ready to lose a few hours … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, animality, Animals, Nineteenth century, translation, Werewolves
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Young Adult Classes about Werewolves
As we have just begun the Generation Dead module which includes some werewolf texts and following the sad demise of Alan Rickman I thought I’d post a link to Severus Snape teaching the dark arts class about werewolves. It seems … Continue reading
Bill Hughes, ‘”But by blood no wolf am I”: Language and Agency, Instinct and Essence – Transcending Antinomies in Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver series’
More from me on YA paranormal romance. This time, I’m writing about Maggie Stiefvater’s beautifully written and very moving werewolf romance, Shiver. Shapeshifter fictions, for obvious reasons, allow writers to explore all that is animal and instinctive about human beings … Continue reading
Review of ‘Rules for Werewolves’ by Kirk Lynn
This is a very exciting and promising review from The Guardian for Kirk Lynn’s Rules for Werewolves (2015). It shows the increasing variation in presentations of lycanthropy and the overlaps between weres and feral children. Definitely one to get your teeth into … Continue reading
‘Wolfgirl’ Trailer
Earlier this year NBC ran a competition to find the next ‘ground-breaking comedy’. One of the potential comedies was called ‘Wolfgirl’ and the mini-episode is still available to watch on YouTube. Unfortunately voting is no longer open and the winner … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Fairy tales, feral children, Werewolves, Wolves
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L’Abbe Bordelon’s ‘Monsieur Oufle’ on Radio 4 Extra
There is currently a radio adaptation of Abbe Laurent Bordelon’s A History of the Ridiculous Extravagancies of Monsieur Oufle (1710) on the BBC iPlayer. In the story, the eponymous M. Oufle, a believer in the supernatural and reader of works such … Continue reading
Review of ‘Neon Joe: Werewolf Hunter’
The New York Times has reviewed the new television programme Neon Joe: Werewolf Hunter (2015-) which is appearing on the channel Adult Swim. It looks like a great show for the festive season as our brains get addled by excessive food and … Continue reading