Tag Archives: horror

CFP Global Fantastika: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 4-5 July 2016, Lancaster University

Posted on 29th May 2015 by William the Bloody

Sadly, I was unable to attend this year’s Locating Fantastika Conference at Lancaster University in July (though Kaja is presenting there and I’m sure she’ll report back!). However, the CFP is out for the follow-up Global Fantastika conference in 2016: … Continue reading →

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Call for Articles: The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies

Posted on 27th February 2015 by William the Bloody

Details here for submissions to this excellent journal of the Gothic. The submission deadlines for the next issue of The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies are as follows: Articles: DEADLINE EXTENDED to 1 April 2015 Reviews: 16 May … Continue reading →

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CFP: Locating Fantastika: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 8 July 2015, Lancaster University

Posted on 16th January 2015 by William the Bloody

An exciting conference at Lancaster in July, embracing all aspects and genres of fantastic narrative. “Fantastika”, coined by John Clute, is an umbrella term which incorporates the genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, but can also include alternative histories, … Continue reading →

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CFP: Current Research in Speculative Fiction 2015, 8 June 2015, University of Liverpool

Posted on 16th January 2015 by William the Bloody

An exciting conference for postgraduates to present their research at the University of Liverpool, well-known as a pioneering centre for research into science fiction: Returning for its fifth consecutive year, CRSF is a one day postgraduate conference designed to promote … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Werewolf Cop’ by Andrew Klavan

Posted on 22nd December 2014 by firekrank

Following the release of the Company of Wolves CFP, Sam aka Lucy Northernra was sent a copy of Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan to be published in March 2015. Knowing that I am masquerading as Werewolf Lady, Sam passed the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

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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Adam J Smith, ‘A True Accouneit of Sublime Terror and Paranormal Activity’

Posted on 16th November 2014 by William the Bloody

In this amusing and insightful blog entry, Dr Adam Smith muses on the eighteenth-century origins of terror and the sublime while watching the film Paranormal Activity 4, via Daniel Defoe and Ann Radcliffe.

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Dale Townshend, ‘An introduction to Ann Radcliffe’

Posted on 13th November 2014 by William the Bloody

An excellent and illuminating piece by Dr Dale Townshend, Senior Lecturer in Gothic and Romantic Literature at the University of Stirling, on the work of Ann Radcliffe, one of the pioneers of the Gothic novel.

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Dead Letter: The Aesthetics of Horror

Posted on 1st November 2014 by William the Bloody

Dead Letter: The Aesthetics of Horror ‘An investigative essay into the value of artistic representations of gore.’ A very thoughtful essay on the ethics and aesthetics of representing the horrific and the profoundly unpleasant in art by Jude D. Russo.

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In defence of horror

Posted on 24th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A stimulating essay by Darryl Jones on the literary tradition of horror, which is not confined to the Gothic mode but appears in Greek tragedy. Shakespeare, and even James Joyce.

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