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Author Archives: firekrank
100 Years (Give or Take) of Zombie Evolution
This video is proof that my Buzzfeed procrastination is sometimes a good thing. Made by the Top Trending channel, this video pertains to follow 100 years of the zombie transformation. Whilst this is a claim that will have purists cringing … Continue reading
CFP: International Vampire Film and Arts Festival
This year, 26th-29th May, the inaugural International Vampire Film and Arts Festival will be taking place in Sighisoara, Transylvania in Romania. Amongst the key note speakers is one of OGOM’s founders Stacey Abbott (University of Roehampton). It looks like a … Continue reading
The Science of Lycanthropy
The website for ‘The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency’ has a page dedicated to the science of Lycanthropy. Whilst there are plenty of other pages and books dedicated to pseudo-scientific frameworks for the existence of monsters – Max Brooks’ The Zombie … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Fun stuff
Tagged Gothic, Gothic science, lycanthropy, medicine, Pathology, science, Vivisection, Werewolves, wilderness
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CFP: Trans-states: The Art of Crossing Over
The University of Northampton is hosting a conference called ‘Trans-states: The Art of Crossing Over’ (9th-10th September 2016). Abstracts and proposals of 250-300 words should be sent in by the 20th March 2016. Further details can be found here.
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Feminism, Gothic, Hybridity, identity, Monsters, sexuality, Trans, transformation
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CFP: Global Fantastika
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Global Fantastika conference (4th-5th July 2016) is 1st March 2016. I attended Locating Fantastika last year and as my review shows, it was well worth the trip.
CFPs and Talks
This an admin-esque post just drawing people’s attention to some CFPs and a talk that might be of interest to our followers. Firstly, there is a CFP for the Victorian Popular Fiction Association which will be holding its conference from … Continue reading
Top 10 Werewolf Scenes
Bill posted a YouTube video containing the ‘Top 10 Werewolf Scenes’. Most of these scenes centre, understandably, on the transformation of man into wolf/ lupine monster. Interestingly the obsessive recording of the agonising transformation is a relatively recent addition to … Continue reading
‘Werewolves in Africa’: An Interview with the Creator of ‘The Pack’
Though my research is centred on werewolves in Western literature (predominately British and American literature), this is a very interesting interview with Paul Louise-Julie who created The Pack, a comic book which follows two Nubian brothers, Khenti and Nekhet, who becomes leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Fun stuff
Tagged African literature, comics, Gothic, Werewolves, YA Fiction
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’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’
It’s Thursday which means the weekend is in sight (though I realise this may not mean a break for everyone). In this spirit, I am sharing ’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’. I have definitely shouted … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Fun stuff
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Language, vampire, Vampires, YA Fiction
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Fairy Tales, Ancient Histories, and Eternal Appeal
There have been a couple of articles recently on the ancient origins of fairy tales – ‘Fairytales much older than previously thought, says researchers’ on The Guardian and ‘Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say’ on the BBC … Continue reading