Category Archives: Reviews

Dale Townshend, ‘Review of Elisabeth Bronfen’s Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, Film’

Dale Townshend, University of Stirling, gives a thoughtfully analytical review of Elisabeth Bronfen’s Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, Film, which itself looks a very interesting exploration of Gothic themes, in particular the image of Night, as the underside of Enlightenment in … Continue reading

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Review of Mark Bruce’s ‘Dracula’

At the end of November, I treated myself and a friend to a performance of Mark Bruce’s Dracula. It is a sign of the how good the reviews had been that I was willing to trek from South-West London to North-East London to … Continue reading

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Review of Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibition at the British Museum

Last Monday, I decided to treat myself to the Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibition at the British Museum. It was my kind of treat because it covers a subject matter of much interest to me and it was also free. The exhibition … Continue reading

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So Snape isn’t a Vampire …

In a pre-Christmas treat, J. K. Rowling has written more about Severus Snape and vampires. Apparently, you would be wrong to think that Snape is a vampire because of the clear evidence to the contrary – of course arguably, Rowling … Continue reading

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Sharing Our Lives with Wolves on Radio 4

Since starting my PhD on werewolves, I have discovered that whilst I don’t see lycanthropes everywhere (I’ve not started hallucinating through exhaustion yet), I do see wolves where ever I go. On a brief sojourn to my home county, Lincolnshire, … Continue reading

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Rachey Taylor: A Review of Xavier Aldana Reyes’ Body Gothic (2014)

Rachey Taylor, PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, enthusiastically reviews OGOM contributor and member of The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies Xavier Aldana Reyes‘s new book, Body Gothic here; it looks fascinating.

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LA Weekly’s ‘Twenty Best Vampire Movies 1979 to the Present’ – prepare to be underwhelmed

LA Weekly’s Twenty Best Vampire Movies 1979 to the Present is  a tad underwhelming… Kristy Swanson as Buffy in 1992 anyone? Only redeemed by Shadow of the Vampire 2000 but the synopsis seems to misunderstand the entire premise of the … Continue reading

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Review of Screening Twilight: Critical Approaches to a Cinematic Phenomenon

Dr Rebecca Williams, Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media Studies at the University of South Wales and a contributor to the OGOM special issue of Gothic Studies, reviews an interesting new collection of essays on the Twilight films: Screening Twilight: … Continue reading

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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

A short review and trailer for Ana Lily Amirpou’s new vampire film from Iran, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. This looks exciting, intelligent, and stylish.

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Review: The Gothic Fairy Tale in Young Adult Literature

A review by Donna Mitchell of what looks to be an important collection of essays on the Gothic aspects of the fairy tale in connection with the adaptation of such tales in YA literature: The Gothic Fairy Tale in Young … Continue reading

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