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The Cinematic History of Fake Blood
Claret, the red stuff, gore, ichor, life fluid, strawberry jam, protesters free-bleeding at the gates of parliament. It seems like blood is everywhere. Pertinent given the conversations that I have been having with Sam regarding the Books of Blood project on … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, blood, body Gothic, Film, Hammer horror, horror, Horror Film, theatre
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Gothic Doubling and the Double, Gothically by Katherine Bowers
Over on the Facebook site, Bill has shared this very interesting article about the Double as a Gothic trope. Written by Katherine Bowers, ‘Gothic Doubling and the Double, Gothically’ looks at Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Double (1846) and how it has been reproduced … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Film, Gothic, Gothic novel
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Wilderness, National Parks and Hybrid Wolves
My good friend Karen Graham (who I met at the inaugural OGOM conference) sent me this very interesting article, ‘Coydogs and Lynxcats and Pizzlies, Oh My’. Though the title is a little ridiculous, it is an interesting look at science’s … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Animals, anthropology, Company of Wolves, nature, Werewolves
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Fear Itself on the BBC
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
Posted in Fun stuff, Resources
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, body Gothic, Gothic, horror, Horror Film, sexuality
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Shakespeare’s Vampires
My two worlds collide in this article: ‘Shakespeare’s Vampire: Hubris in Coriolanus, Meyer’s Twilight, and Stoker’s Dracula’ by Patrick Gray.
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged Dracula, Gothic, Shakespeare, Twilight, Vampires
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The Man Who Brought Zombies to America
Following on from the article ‘The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies’, there is this thoughtful biography of William Seabrook by Roger Luckhurst. Seabrook helped introduce the figure of the zombie into Western popular culture following his travels to Haiti where … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged adaptation, Hammer horror, horror, Zombies
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A Compendium of Monsters
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
Posted in Critical thoughts, Fun stuff, Resources
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Ghosts, Gothic, horror, Monsters, Vampires, Werewolves, witches, Zombies
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Spectral Visions: The Creative Journey
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
Posted in Creative Writing, Resources
Tagged Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic novel, poetry
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The Dark Arts Journal – Promoting upcoming and emerging voices in the Gothic
Some of you may have noticed a new link on the OGOM blog. However, I also wanted to draw your attention to it in a post. The Dark Arts Journal has just published its first volume, ‘The Gothic Subject’. This … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, body Gothic, Female Gothic, Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic novel, horror
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Carmilla Web Series
During a quick Halloween inspired Pinterest session, I stumbled across a web series called ‘Carmilla’ (2014 – ?) based on the novel of the same name by Sheridan Le Fanu. The sapphic undercurrents of the original text are laid bare in … Continue reading
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