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Author Archives: Sam George
Hans Andersen’ s Dark Musings From A Discarded Christmas Tree
I have been reading Hans Andersen’s unsettling account of a Christmas fir tree that feels pain. I was reminded of this story last year when I came across Lars Ostenfeld’s beautifully sad and poignant adaptation of The Fir Tree (Danish: Grantræet) on the … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Discarded Christmas trees, Fir Tree, Hans Andersen
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How Scooby Doo Influenced A Whole Generation of Gothic Scholars
If you were one of those kids who rushed home from school in the 70s to watch Scooby Doo it might just have influenced you in your Gothic thinking and in your understanding of the way Gothic stories are told. … Continue reading
The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles; 23rd November, Conway Hall, London
‘The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles’ is a one-day symposium on folklore, magic and beyond. Authors and researchers discuss fairies, witchcraft, werewolves, vampires, dragons, the lore of autumn, and the magic of common folk. Up the … Continue reading
OGOM Halloween Countdown: 31 Days of Spookiness
Those who believe that the spirit world and the living world co-exist, always hidden from each other, will see the barrier between them open in the witching hour. Here at OGOM we are leaving the doors of perception open. We … Continue reading
UK Werewolf Hauntings: Are We Living in Gothic Times?
In the opening decades of the twenty-first century, with Trump in the White House and Brexit on the horizon, Angela Carter’s famous assertion of 1974 that ‘we live in Gothic times’ has never been more apt. This theme of ‘Gothic … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Dogdyke, English eerie, Gothic, old stinker, werewolf, wolf
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OGOM Supernatural St Albans Halloween Tour
Join the Open Graves, Open Minds Project on 31st October to explore the magical and spectral history of St Albans. Your hosts will be vampire expert Dr Sam George and Dr Kaja Franck (a specialist in werewolves); together they will … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gothic Hertfordshire, OGOM Research
Tagged Halloween, St Albans, supernatural, tour
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What Happens to a Werewolf in the Harvest Moon?
The condition of shapeshifting into a wolf in the full moon is, of course, known as lycanthropy. September brings us the full moon closest to the Autumn equinox. The Harvest Moon will appear bigger and brighter tonight and will inspire … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged English eerie, Folklore, harvest moon, old stinker, Werewolves
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Gothic Times 26 October 2019
In the opening decades of the twenty-first century, with Trump in the White House and Brexit on the horizon, Angela Carter’s famous assertion of 1974 that ‘we live in Gothic times’ has never been more apt. But from the eighteenth … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, OGOM Research
Tagged fairies, Gothic Times, Holly Black, mummies
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Werewolves and Wildness: The Open Graves, Open Minds special issue of Gothic Studies
Reblogged from EUP Blog, 8 July 2019 The first issue of Gothic Studies published by EUP is also the first ever issue devoted to werewolves. In the twenty-first century, the era of late capitalism, new werewolf myths have emerged from our cultural … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Gothic Studies, OGOM, Werewolves, wildness
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Werewolves and Wildness
Woo hoo we’re excited to announce that OGOM’s Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes have edited the first ever issue of Gothic Studies on werewolves and it is out now from Edinburgh University Press: ‘Werewolves and Wildness’ 21.1 (May … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Werewolves, Wild children, wildness, Wolves
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