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Author Archives: William the Bloody
CFPs: Gothic folklore, chimeras, fairy-tale horror, Dracula and vampires
Some CFPs for articles and a conference–deadlines approaching! 1. FOGO Conference 2023: Folklore and Gothic: Supernatural Presences and Environments in Europe and the Americas Universidad de León (España), 5-7 July 2023. Deadline: 1 April 2023. This conference aims to open … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged adaptation, Dracula, Fairy tales, Film, Folklore, Gothic, horror, myth, nature, popular culture, posthumanism, Vampires
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CFPs: Byron, monsters, the Brontës, SFF, fairytale horror
We’ve been very lax about adding news to the blog lately and we do apologise (work pressure, ill health, project deadlines, etc.). However, there does seem to be a lot going on and here are some recent CFPs for conferences … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Brontes, Byron, Fairy tales, Fantasy, Gothic, horror, landscape, Monsters, nature, Romanticism, SF, SFF, TV, Werewolves
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Christmas 2022
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our followers!
Marcus Sedgwick (1968-2022)
We are very saddened to hear of the death of August Sedgwick, who wrote as Marcus Sedgwick, on 15 November. August was a brilliant writer who wrote novels for children, young adults, and adults (though he wasn’t fond of the … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Fantasy, Gothic, historical fiction, Marcus Sedgwick, obituary, vampire books, YA Fiction, YA Gothic
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Gramarye ‘Ill met by moonlight’ special issue
The ‘Ill met by moonlight’ special issue of Gramarye: The Journal of the Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction, guest edited by Sam and I, is now available to preorder here. This special issue has emerged out … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM: Ill met by moonlight, Publications
Tagged enchantment, Faerie, fairies, Gothic, journal
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OGOM Hallowe’en 2022
OGOM are involved in some very exciting and spooky events this Hallowe’en. We will be distributing our stylish new OGOM postcards as informative souvenirs of the events and our Project. Blood and Celluloid Vampire Film Festival First, on 15 October, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News
Tagged Faery, fairies, Film, Folklore, fungi, Gothic, horror, The Company of Wolves, Vampires, Werewolves, women
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The Little Mermaid and exclusion
OGOM and the appeal of the mermaid Mermaids (and other fabulous marine creatures such as sirens and selkies) have long been favourite topics with us at OGOM. Three’s something appealing about their ambiguous positioning between human and animal, aquatic and … Continue reading
Mythological Africans: Seeing Beyond the Unknown Other in Folklore
We’d like to showcase the work of Helen Nde, whose project Mythological Africans is an exciting exploration of the diverse mythology, religion, and folklore of the African continent. Helen has a forthcoming book, The Runaway Princess and Other Stories, a … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged Africa, African folklore, African literature, Fantasy, foklore, magical realism, Monsters, myth, speculative fiction
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Rebellion, treachery, and glamour: Lady Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon and the Byronic vampire, The Byron Society, 20 April 2022
I was very honoured to be invited by Emily Paterson-Morgan of The Byron Society (@EPatersonMorgan) to give my talk, ‘Rebellion, treachery, and glamour: Lady Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon and the Byronic vampire’. It’s an expanded version of the talk I gave … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Byron, demon lovers, Gothic novel, Gothic romance, Lady Caroline Lamb, Paranormal romance
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