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Tag Archives: horror
CFP: Romancing the Zombie
The following CFP for articles on romance and the zombie has been released: ‘Romancing the Zombie: Falling in Love with the Undead in the 21st Century Editors Ashley Szanter, Weber State University Jessica K. Richards, Weber State University Project Overview … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Generation Dead, Gothic, horror, Paranormal romance, Romance, The Walking Dead, Warm Bodies, Zombies
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The Final Girl in Horror Movies
February has now drawn to a close, extra day and all, which means the end of ‘Women in Horror’ month. To celebrate, or commiserate, the end here is an interesting round table discussion about the final girl trope in horror … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged femininity, Feminism, Final Girl, Gothic, horror, Horror Film, Horror Movie, sexuality, women
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‘Tania de Rozario: On the monstrous feminine’
Continuing on the theme of celebrating Women in Horror during February (though I encourage you to do so all year round), this is a very intriguing and interdisciplinary article about the monstrous feminine in discussion with Tania de Rozario. It … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged contemporary Gothic, femininity, Feminism, horror, Horror Film, women
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CFP: Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television
There has been a call for chapters for an edited text, Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television. Abstracts of 300 words with biographical notes and a CV need to be received by 1st May 2016. The completed chapter (15,000 words … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged contemporary Gothic, Films, Gothic, horror, Monsters, monstrosity, movies, television, Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies
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Angela Carter, Fairytales and Adaptation
Yesterday morning I noticed that #UpdateAFairytale was trending on Twitter. Of course I jumped right on board and had a merry time thinking up increasingly bizarre possibilities for contemporary fairy tales. Cinderella as a feminist campaigner against modern day slavery, … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Fun stuff
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, fairy, Fairy tales, Gothic, horror, popular culture
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CFP: Nautical Gothic (Journal Special Issue)
The following CFP has been released for a journal special issue: ‘Nautical Gothic (journal special issue): proposals due 30 May 2016; papers due 30 November From the earliest sea journeys, the challenges of coastal and ocean travel have rendered the … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged CFA, CFP, ecoGothic, Gothic, Gothic novels, horror, Journal Special Issue, Monsters, Nautical Gothic, supernatural creatures
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Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosity
The registration for ‘Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosity’ has opened. The event is run by the University of Sheffield Gothic reading group and will include a symposium (at which I am presenting) and a creative showcase. Taking place … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Events
Tagged adaptation, body Gothic, Gothic, Gothic novels, horror, Monsters, monstrosity, Symposium
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Science and the Evolutionary Monster
I really enjoyed this article, ‘Evolutionary Theory and its Monstrous Wonders’ by Donna McCormack. It resonated with the ideas regarding hybridity and monstrosity that I have been exploring in my chapter on Whitley Strieber’s werewolves. It has also got me … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged evolution, Gothic science, horror, Monsters, popular culture, science, SF, television, The X-Files, transformation, Werewolves
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‘The Witch’ (2015)
Over the past few days, I have been enjoying watching the trailer for The Witch (2015), a horror movie about witchcraft, Puritanism, wilderness and the New World. The film has received excellent reviews and a recent Buzzfeed article, ‘The Movie That’s Going … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged American Gothic, Films, Gothic, horror, Puritans, wilderness, Witch, witches
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Ghostly Sightings: hauntology and spectrality in East Asian gothic cinema
If your around London on 15th March, it’s worth heading to Kingston University for Colette Balmain’s talk ‘Ghostly Sighting: hauntology and spectrality in East Asian gothic cinemas’. Colette gave a wonderful talk, ‘Through the eyes of a child: Hybridity and … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Asian Horror, Company of Wolves, contemporary Gothic, Gothic, horror, Horror films, International Gothic
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