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Author Archives: Sam George
I Know What You Did Last Summer: Welsh Bigfoot to rival Old Stinker the Hull Werewolf
Sasquatch, a Yeti or Bigfoot like creature has been spotted in Welsh woodland according to British newspapers. He is now set to rival Old Stinker the Hull Werewolf in the history of British monsters, having been supposedly captured on film. Bigfoot … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff, Resources
Tagged Bigfoot, Hull werewolf, Sasquatch, Welsh folklore, Yeti
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Hull Werewolf Old Stinker Inspires Research Paper
I am beyond excited to report that The Hull Werewolf ‘Old Stinker’ has surfaced again in the last few days, terrorising women with his human face and very, very, bad breath (hence his name). The two most recent sightings have … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Company of Wolves, old stinker, Werewolves, Wolves
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The Strange Case of the Gubblecote Witch
I read this account of the Gubblecote Witch in a very old pamphlet on Gothick Hertfordshire, uncovered on a market stall in Hitchin. For some reason I was really unsettled by this story, which is a true one, it took … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, Publications, Resources
Tagged ducking, Gobblecote, gothic Hertfordshire, Witch
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Vampire and Undead Studies 2016-17
Maybe we had found the perfect moment in history, the perfect balance between the monstrous and the human, the time when the ‘vampire romance’ born in my imagination […] should find its greatest enhancement (Lestat). It is seven years since … Continue reading
Gothic Blooms: The Dark Poetics of Botany
It is quite hard to combine my two research strands on botany and the gothic but I do like to experiment with gothic blooms in my garden. I grew this red chocolate sunflower as a dark counterpart to the sunshine yellow variety! … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged gothic gardening, poetic botany, Sam George Botany
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Blood and Mermaids: Limerick 2016
If our bodies are books of blood, then they can be read; we invite such readings and contributions where blood is the signifier. We are also interested in the analyses and representation of the literal presence of blood in our … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: Books of Blood
Tagged blood, gothic Ireland, John Rimmer, Limerick, mermaids, Tracy Fahey, Wellcome Trust
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Monstrous Blooms: The Amazing Corpse Lily
It is not often that the two strands of my research, botany and the undead, come together and I get very, very excited when they do (it is even less frequent that botany makes front page news). Enter the Corpse … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged botany, monstrous flowers, New York Botanical Gardens, Sam George Botany
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The Wolf: BBC Radio 4 Natural Histories Programme
Brett Westwood meets a wolf and considers the role of the wolf in our culture in this BBC Radio 4 Natural Histories programme which also features OGOM Company of Wolves plenary Garry Marvin and the UK Wolf Trust which we … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Company of Wolves, Open Graves Open Minds
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‘Some Curious Disquiet’: Troubled Teens Turn Vampire in St Albans @AbbeyTheatreStA
I was at the Abbey Theatre in St Albans last week with a friend to see a play entitled ‘A Vampire Story’ written by Moira Buffini and directed by Phillip Reardon. Buffini has collaborated with Damon Albarn and this play was … Continue reading
How Old Are Vampires Really? Body of 500 Year Old Vampire Inspires New Debate
The body of a five hundred year old ‘vampire’ will go on display in an ancient cemetery in the town of Kamien Pomorski this month. The vampire corpse was discovered two years ago in Northern Poland and is currently being … Continue reading