Category Archives: Fun stuff

L’Abbe Bordelon’s ‘Monsieur Oufle’ on Radio 4 Extra

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Kaja Franck

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 →

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Review of ‘Neon Joe: Werewolf Hunter’

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Kaja Franck

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 →

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Gothic Blooms: The Dark Sunflower

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

Following my post on Bloody and Monstrous Flowers. I thought I would picture my gothic sunflower. I have grown black tulips in the past but this is much more beautiful and surprising. I have commented on flowers that are thought … Continue reading →

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Wolf Alice Late at the Library

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

There is a Late at the Library Fairy Tale and Wonderland Event at the BL on 21st November which looks really magical. You can see a performance of Wolf Alice and take part in some scarily dark adventures through mirrors … Continue reading →

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Black Dogs and Hell Hounds

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Lucy Northenra

Ted Hughes described this time of year as ‘The month of the drowned dog’ in his evocative poem ‘November’ where after long rain ‘the land  was sodden as the bed of an ancient lake/ Treed with iron and was bird … Continue reading →

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Fear Itself on the BBC

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Kaja Franck

Though I haven’t caught up with it yet, I am very excited to watch the BBC’s programme ‘Fear Itself’ (2015) at some point this week. It describes itself as a journey through 100 years of horror film and the blurb … Continue reading →

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Chris Riddell’s Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Kaja Franck

I have been lucky enough to finish reading Chris Riddell’s latest book in the Goth Girl series, Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright (2015). The series follows the adventures of Ada Goth, the daughter of the renowned poet Lord Goth who is ‘mad, … Continue reading →

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A Compendium of Monsters

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Kaja Franck

Over the Halloween period, the Wellcome Collection have put together an online compendium of monsters including the witch, zombie, werewolf, vampire and ghost. Though it’s quite tongue-in-cheek, I always think it is interesting to note what constitutes the stereotype of … Continue reading →

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Post-Halloween Blues

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Kaja Franck

There is no denying it – the weather is getting worse, I’ve laundered my woollen apparel, hoovered up the last of the glitter, cut my fake nails short, and turned the calendar to a new month,  Gothtober is officially over. … Continue reading →

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Mussorgsky – Night on the Bare Mountain (Bernstein)

Posted on November 1, 2015 by William the Bloody

Continuing the witches theme. Not strictly for Hallowe’en, but an eerie accompaniment to my Walpurgisnacht poem: Mussorgsky – Night on the bare mountain (Bernstein)

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