Category Archives: Reviews

Is Twilight the wish-fulfillment fantasy to end all others?

Posted on 2nd November 2014 by Sam George

‘Twilight of the Gothic’ with Dr Joseph Crawford was an extraordinary prelude to our MA studies on the vampire and bridged the gap perfectly between vampire studies and YA fiction (my two modules and key areas of research). The talk … Continue reading →

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The Guardian’s Top Ten vampire books

Posted on 29th October 2014 by Sam George

Quite an interesting list from The Guardian re: their  top-10-vampire-books. Some unusual choices (Ann Radcliffe as vampire slayer and a vampire parrot) but many blood sucking basics too. I am lucky to have a nice reprint of Florence Marryat’s Blood … Continue reading →

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Review of Locating the Gothic conference

Posted on 27th October 2014 by firekrank

I write this whilst sitting in my hotel in Limerick, enjoying the free WiFi and a lovely cup of tea, having just come to the end of the ‘Locating the Gothic’ conference. I am feeling invigorated, re-energized, and raring to … Continue reading →

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‘Into the Woods’: Go behind the scenes with Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, and more

Posted on 24th October 2014 by William the Bloody

I can’t wait to see this film version of Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant musical Into the Woods, where he weaves several of Grimms’ fairy tales into one witty interconnected narrative. Sondheim’s music and lyrics are perfect.

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Conference Report: Ann Radcliffe at 250

Posted on 19th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A great review by Carly Stevenson, Lauren Nixon and Kathleen Hudson of the marvellous Ann Radcliffe at 250 Conference at the University of Sheffield in June this year by . I attended this conference, superbly organized by the University of … Continue reading →

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Artistic Takes on 9 Classic Fairy Tales

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Some witty and rather lovely pictorial reinterpretations of classic fairy tales.

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Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments to be a TV series

Posted on 14th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Cassandra Clare‘s excellent YA Mortal Instruments series (urban fantasy with elements of paranormal romance; demon hunters pitted against, and allying with, vampires, werewolves, and fallen angels) is to be a TV series (click here for details). The film (which I … Continue reading →

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Vampires, Werewolves, and the Recession

Posted on 6th October 2014 by firekrank

Well this looks promising: a contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet with vampires and werewolves set against the backdrop of the financial crisis in Italy. Literally, every part of that description thrills me to the core. I mean sure, this does continue … Continue reading →

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Some interesting YA and the Gothic texts …

Posted on 4th October 2014 by firekrank

Apologies for the least inspired title for a post ever hopefully the ellipsis adds a sense of anticipation. (I fear it doesn’t). During my trawls of the internet, in which I use Twitter and Google Alerts like a whale uses … Continue reading →

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The Sparkly Vampire Returns

Posted on 1st October 2014 by firekrank

It appears that the Twilight Saga will be returning to our screen in the form of a series of short films to be released on Facebook – so less big screen, more mini-screen. Each short film will deal with one of the … Continue reading →

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