Tag Archives: sexuality

Fairy Tale Fashion at the FIT, NY

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

This is another post for my transatlantic friends (and one which I am bitterly jealous about and on which I have previously blogged). The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, are hosting an exhibition on Fairy Tale Fashion (15 January – … Continue reading →

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The Lesbian Vampire: A (Fairly) Brief Media Retrospective

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

The Mary Sue has written a relatively brief (as the title suggests), but still interesting, media retrospective on the lesbian vampire. It covers more recent portrayals and I was very pleased to see that the Carmilla web series on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Fear Itself on the BBC

Posted on 5th November 2015 by firekrank

Though I haven’t caught up with it yet, I am very excited to watch the BBC’s programme ‘Fear Itself’ (2015) at some point this week. It describes itself as a journey through 100 years of horror film and the blurb … Continue reading →

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Octavia Butler’s ‘Fledgling’ and Queer Black Vampire Mythology

Posted on 4th November 2015 by firekrank

For my sins, I have not read Octavia Butler’s Fledgling (2005). However this article ‘Fledgling and Queer Black Vampire Mythology’, part of Autostraddle’s ‘Hidden Gems of Queer Lit’ series, makes me think I may need to get hold of a copy,

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Lesbian Vampires in the Movies

Posted on 3rd November 2015 by firekrank

I admit that I watched the appalling Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) and was suitably disappointed. (And I unashamedly like terribly, B-Movie style films). Though I suspect it meant to be an ironic homage to early lesbian vampire movies, it ventured too far into … Continue reading →

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Twilight, Abstinence and Desire

Posted on 26th October 2015 by firekrank

Following the ten year anniversary of the publication of Twilight (2005), Eva Wiseman has written an article about its presentation of sexuality, chastity and vampiric desire, ‘Vampires, blood and chastity: how Twilight turned teens on’. Though the opening paragraphs were a little suspect, putting … Continue reading →

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The First Global Fairy Census Wants To Hear About Your Close Encounters

Posted on 17th October 2015 by William the Bloody

A fascinating account by Jess Zimmerman of investigation into the existence of and encounter with fairies.

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Genevieve Valentine, ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster’

Posted on 16th October 2015 by William the Bloody

A fascinating essay by Genevieve Valentine on the shifting nature of the powerful and ambivalent female vampire in cinema.

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CFP – The Dark California: Millennial Concerns in the Contemporary Pop-Cultural Readings of California

Posted on 15th October 2015 by firekrank

This incredibly intriguing CFP has come to the attention of OGOM. It is a request for papers on the subject of The Dark California: Millennial Concerns in the Contemporary Pop-Cultural Readings of California. California is officially nicknamed ‘The Golden State’ and its most … Continue reading →

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Tracy Hastie, ‘Leather Clad Heroines and the Monster Within’

Posted on 15th October 2015 by William the Bloody

An excellent blog post by Tracy Hastie on the ambivalent sexual politics of the female protagonist of paranormal romance/urban fantasy.

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