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Author Archives: Sam George
The People Seeking the Company of Wolves
Anyone involved in academia will know of the importance of impact and on 8th June I will be speaking about the Open Graves, Open Minds project at the Public Engagement with Research Conference 2016 (Prince Edward Lecture Hall, University of … Continue reading
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Tagged Company of Wolves, Open Graves Open Minds, research impact
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Photographs of Children Raised by Wolves
The photographer Julia Fullerton Batten has created a series of images of wolf children, or children supposedly raised by animals. In Feral: The Children Raised by Wolves, Fiona Macdonald reports that these pictures have a ‘dreamlike, fairy-tale quality’, and yet the lives … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Resources
Tagged feral children, wolf children, Wolves
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Why I believe in the story of ‘Old Stinker’ the Hull Werewolf
Sabine Baring-Gould claims that ‘English folklore is singularly barren of werewolf stories , the reason being that wolves had been extirpated from England under the Anglo Saxon kings, and therefore ceased to be the object of dread to the people’ … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, OGOM News, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reviews
Tagged Company of Wolves, old stinker, Werewolves
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Ancient Werewolf Known as ‘Old Stinker’ Sparks Folk Panic in UK
Who would have thought it there is now a real life folk panic in Yorkshire following the sightings of ‘Old Stinker’ an eight foot werewolf spotted in the Wolds. Kaja has already posted on this and commented on the myth that … Continue reading
The Wicked Lady Rides Again
If you are a fan of wicked ladies (who isn’t) you won’t want to miss my colleague Dr Rowland Hughes talking about Hertfordshire legend Lady Skelton who transformed into a real life highwaywoman!! She is the dark lady that inspired … Continue reading
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Tagged folkore, highwaywoman, University of Hertfordshire, wicked lady
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Open Graves, Open Minds Book – Out in Paperback on 1st June!!
The paperback of the Open Graves, Open Minds vampire book arrived in the MUP offices today! You can pre-order it now on Amazon priced at a very reasonable 15.99 (due 1st June). Very exciting! If you are teaching the gothic, … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Courses, OGOM News, OGOM Research, Publications
Tagged Gothic, Vampires
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Vampire Zombies Run Amok in the Big Apple
One of my PhD students Jillian has been writing on The Strain. For those of you who are not familiar with it The Strain is a 2009 vampire novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first … Continue reading
Witches Night Brew for Walpurgisnacht
For Walpurgisnacht, or witches night, a witches rout or selection of dark posts from the archive…..do not leave home without your broomstick! How did I choose me my witchcraft kin? Witches, Gothic Novels and Cosmic Horror I Saw Three Witches … Continue reading
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It’s Walpurgisnacht – get your broomstick ready!
Today is Wapurgisnacht, a night of dark celebrations, also known as Hexennacht or witches night!! I am going to retweet some of our witchy posts from the blog but here are some pictures of the dark sabbath from the archive … Continue reading
Shakespeare, Hobgoblins and the Never Never
Following my post on Gothic Shakespeare I wanted to mention the British Library’s mesmerizing show Shakespeare in Ten Acts There are over 200 rare and unique items on display including the only surviving play-script in Shakespeare’s handwriting. Visitors are encouraged … Continue reading