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Category Archives: Reviews
Review of Gothic Manchester’s ‘What Lies Beneath’
There was a deep irony to my journey north for ‘‘What Lies Beneath’, the symposium to mark the Gothic Manchester Festival because what lay beneath the venue was a very big part of my youth – The Cornerhouse. Cornerhouse was … Continue reading
Britain’s Medieval Vampires – Review
Last night I caught up with ‘Britain’s Medieval Vampires’ on Channel 4. The programme looked at a number of ‘deviant’ burials which had occurred in the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain and related them to a 12th-century text, the ‘Life and … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Reviews
Tagged anthropology, blood, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Folklore, Vampires
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Review of ‘Crimson Peak’ (2015)
I have found it difficult to start this review and not just because procrastination is my middle name. In part the difficulty arises in trying to vocalise my disappointment at what had the potential to be an excellent movie and, … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Reviews
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Ann Radcliffe, Female Gothic, Gothic, Horror Film
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Bloody Disgusting – Review of ‘Howl’ (2015)
Whilst some of the reviews of Paul Hyett’s Howl (2015) have been a little tepid, Bloody Disgusting call it ‘an unexpectedly fun experience’. I agree with the reviewer that American Werewolf in London (1981), Ginger Snaps (2000), and Dog Soldiers (2003) are the top three werewolf films … Continue reading
Del Toro’s Crimson Peak – The reviews are in …
From the first moment I saw the trailer to the delightful interview with Tom Hiddleston in which he announced he went full-nude to redress the sexist imbalance regarding nudity in film, I have been thoroughly excited about Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson … Continue reading
Maria Cohut, ‘Review: Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright’
Chris Riddel’s Goth Girl books are great fun, appealing to both young people and older people versed in literary knowledge. They’re wittily, pleasurably intertextual. Maria Cohut of the University of Warwick has written an enticing review here on the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Children's literature, Gothic, Gothic novel, Intertextuality, parody, Romanticism, Victorian Gothic, YA Fiction
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Nick Stead: The Company of Wolves
I know it’s a while since the fabulous Company of Wolves conference in September, but I’m still revelling in the memories. I’ve been a bit ill, and was exhausted after the conference, so my blogging has got a little behind. … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reviews
Tagged Company of Wolves, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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Review of Xavier Aldana-Reyes’ Body Gothic (2014)
I seem to be getting forgetful in my old age (or it might be my Gothic past catching up on me). Regardless I can’t remember if I posted my review of Body Gothic (2014) by Xavier Aldana-Reyes on ‘The British Society for … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Reviews
Tagged aesthetics, body Gothic, Gothic, horror, Horror Film
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The British Library’s Animal Tales
I went along to the British Library’s Animal Tales Exhibition today. The show is divided into subsections which include ‘metamorphosis’, ‘wildness’, ‘animal allegories’, ‘tales for children’ and more. The highlight for me was undoubtedly the manuscript of Angela Carter’s ‘Mr … Continue reading
Willis Goth Regier, ‘Grimm Beginnings’
An excellent review essay on the new Jack Zipes edition of the first edition of Grimms’ Tales and of his new book on the continuing influence of the tales. It contains an informed account of the history of successive editions … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Reviews
Tagged Fairy tales, Folklore, Grimm brothers, translation
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