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Tag Archives: Sam George
Finding Vampires
The identity of a vampire may be known to its victims but if the identity is not known certain procedures can be followed to locate the right grave according to folklore: SATURDAY In Southern Europe the search is traditionally carried … Continue reading
Polidori’s Missing Grave: St Pancras Old Church
St Pancras Old Church has withstood the Industrial Revolution, Victorian improvements, wartime damage and an attack by Satanists in 1985. In 1847 the church was derelict and virtually in ruins until Victorian architects Robert Lewis Roumieu (1814–1877) and Hugh Roumieu Gough (1843–1904) transformed the … Continue reading
In the Company of Wolves: Gothic Reading 2024
We have received this lovely endorsement for our book In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children. Sincere thanks to everyone involved in the IGA book prizes. This means a lot to OGOM! Sam George and Bill Hughes, … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Reading Lists
Tagged Bill Hughes, Gothic, MUP, Sam George, werewolf, Wild children, Wolves
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Shadowlands: The Dark Origins of the Victorian Fairy, 17th April, 1.30 online
I will be giving a free online talk for the University of Hertfordshire’s Literature Research Seminar Series on Wed 17 April at 1.30. The concept of gothic has had an association with fairy from its inception; I’ll be exploring how … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged fairies, fairy, Folklore, Gothic, Sam George, The Dead, Victorian literature
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Writing the Occult: Vampires, 28th October, 2023 Online
I am thrilled to be part of ‘Writing the Occult: Vampires’; it is taking place online on Saturday 28th October, 1pm-9pm (UK time). It features a wide range of speakers and sessions for writers and readers in the genre including: … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Black vampyres, Folklore, Jewelle Gomez, lesbian fiction, occult, Sam George, vampire fiction, Vampires, writing vampire fiction
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Werewolves and the Gothic: In Search of the Spectre Wolf (22nd October 2022 – London Month of the Dead)
London Month of the Dead is an annual festival of death and the arts supporting London’s magnificent seven cemeteries: Kensal Green (1832); West Norwood (1837); Highgate (1839); Abney Park (1840); Nunhead (1840); Brompton (1840); Tower Hamlets (1841). The programme this … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Brompton cemetery, London Month of the Dead, Sam George, Werewolves, Wolves
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The Folkloric Vampire and its English Progeny
I am delighted to announce that I will be speaking at the Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic in Todmorden, Yorkshire on 6th August. My new research is specifically focussed on the intersection between folklore and the gothic, and this … Continue reading
Congratulations, Prof. Sam George!
It is with great pleasure that I announce the promotion of Sam George to Associate Professorship. I’ve known Sam for many years and for the last ten we have worked together founding and developing the Open Graves, Open Minds Project. … Continue reading
Gothic Hybridity: Ambiguous Creatures and Ambivalent Morals
The IGA conference 2018 gets underway in Manchester, UK, in just 3 days time. It’s a really important and exciting date in the goth calendar. The conference runs from July 31st to 3rd August. You can view the full programme here. … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Bill Hughes, Daisy Butcher, IGA Manchester, Kaja Franck, OGOM, Sam George
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Dracula: An International Perspective (Palgrave Gothic)
Since Dracula is in the news just now following my stint on the BBC World Service I thought I would mention an essay I wrote on the novel which grew out of OGOM’s collaboration with scholars at the University of … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Dracula, Marius Crisan, Palgrave Gothic, Romania, Sam George
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