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Tag Archives: Film
David Bowie, The Hunger
And, of course, David Bowie has a more immediate connection with OGOM because of his role in Tony Scott’s classic vampire film, The Hunger.
‘Witches’ Brew’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, February 2016
It’s not just vampires, werewolves and zombies that draw our interest at OGOM. We are equal opportunity supernatural entities and Sam has certainly been flying the flag for witches. (She has blogged about the ‘The Emergence of the Sympathetic Witch’, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, exhibitions, Resources
Tagged cinema, Female Gothic, Film, folk Gothic, Folk Horror, Folklore, Gothic, Horror Film, Southern Gothic, witches
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Review of ‘Howl’ (2015)
Earlier this year I posted about an upcoming British werewolf movie called Howl (2015) and a little about how it had been received and last week I managed to get a copy from my local library. The film stars Ed Speleers as … Continue reading
The Cinematic History of Fake Blood
Claret, the red stuff, gore, ichor, life fluid, strawberry jam, protesters free-bleeding at the gates of parliament. It seems like blood is everywhere. Pertinent given the conversations that I have been having with Sam regarding the Books of Blood project on … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: Books of Blood, Resources
Tagged aesthetics, blood, body Gothic, Film, Hammer horror, horror, Horror Film, theatre
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Gothic Doubling and the Double, Gothically by Katherine Bowers
Over on the Facebook site, Bill has shared this very interesting article about the Double as a Gothic trope. Written by Katherine Bowers, ‘Gothic Doubling and the Double, Gothically’ looks at Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Double (1846) and how it has been reproduced … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Film, Gothic, Gothic novel
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Witches, Gothic Novels, and Cosmic Horror
I’ve been a bit lax on posting to the blog; I’ve found lots of interesting and useful material lately but haven’t had time to blog them–they’re usually on our Facebook group, though, and Kaja has been reposting some of these … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged cosmic horror, Film, Gothic, Gothic novel, Guillermo del Torro, H. P. Lovecraft, horrid novels, terror, witches
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Vampires on the Big and Small Screen
I was a little sad to see this very cutting review of Eddie Murphy’s Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). Having watched it when I was ten with a friend, I remember quoting it for days. And, having recently re-watched it, I thought it … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff
Tagged aesthetics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Film, horror, Horror Film, TV, Vampires
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Digital Horror, an edited collection from Xavier Aldana-Reyes and Linnie Blake
In 2002, I decided to go and watch the re-make of The Ring at my local cinema. The next day I was ill from school and decided to watch a movie to pass the time. This was the time of VCRs and … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, body Gothic, Film, Gothic, horror, Horror Film, Internet, technology, TV
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Genevieve Valentine, ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster’
A fascinating essay by Genevieve Valentine on the shifting nature of the powerful and ambivalent female vampire in cinema.
Various CFPs: October 2015
There are a few CFPs for conferences and publications nearing their deadline, so I’m bundling them together on this page: Domestic Entanglements in the Works of Joss Whedon (Edited Collection) (Deadline: 1 Nov 2015) Call for Papers Haunted Europe: Continental … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged CFP, fantastic, Fantasy, Film, Genre, Gothic, Joss Whedon, new media, postcolonialism, technology
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