Category Archives: Creative Writing

Spectral Visions: The Creative Journey

Posted on October 28, 2015 by William the Bloody

The Spectral Visions group of Gothic researchers at the University of Sunderland have started a new blog to document their creative activities. Dr Alison Younger and Jenah Colledge very kindly asked me to contribute, so I’ve written a frivolous Walpurgisnacht … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of the Sympathetic or Reluctant Vampire in Twentieth-Century Culture

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

Following my post on the sympathetic witch I should add that I am thinking of Dark Shadows (1966-1971) as being the vampire equivalent of Bewitched (1964-72) and Barnabas Collins as the wonderfully reluctant vampire. Here’s the classic moment when Barnabas Collins is … Continue reading →

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Ivan Phillips, ‘The Lycanthrope;

Posted on August 28, 2015 by William the Bloody

Ivan Phillips, of the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts, has been involved with the OGOM Project from the beginning. He has written a powerful poem about werewolves here: The Lycanthrope Hypocrisy is woven of a fine small thread, … Continue reading →

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