Tag Archives: vampire

Sam George: Bram Stoker’s Vampire online 27th November

Posted on 3rd November 2024 by Sam George

Whilst it is still the spooky season I thought I’d let you know that I will be taking part in Lunchtime Bites for an AHRC-funded project called Dracula Returns to Derby (led by Prof. Matthew Cheeseman of Derby University). It was in Derby … Continue reading →

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OGOM News: January, 2024

Posted on 21st January 2024 by Sam George

We’d like to wish all our followers a happy and successful 2024. We were thrilled this month to see the book jacket for our latest OGOM publication The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny, which is … Continue reading →

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Hellebore: The Darkness Issue

Posted on 30th October 2023 by Sam George

As the ancient festival of Samhain approaches and Halloween events are still underway, I’d like to draw your attention to HELLEBORE, a publication founded in 2019 by writer and editor Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, with art direction by Nathaniel Hébert. It is … Continue reading →

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The Folkloric Vampire and its English Progeny

Posted on 12th July 2022 by Sam George

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 →

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Goblin mode: the trend’s mythical origins, and why we should all go ‘vampire mode’ instead

Posted on 1st April 2022 by Sam George

Goblin mode Sam George, University of Hertfordshire “Goblin mode” is taking the current pandemic-ridden world by storm. This state of being is defined by behaviours that feel reminiscent of deep lockdown days – never getting out of bed, never changing … Continue reading →

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‘Some Curious Disquiet’: Highlights from Polidori, the Byronic Vampire and It’s Progeny, 6th-7th April, Keats House, Hampstead, 2019

Posted on 8th April 2019 by Sam George
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Polidori’s Bloodsucking Progeny: Scholars gather to celebrate 200 years of vampire fiction

Posted on 27th March 2019 by Sam George

The first news stories are starting to appear now about our exciting bicentenary event, like this one… To mark the bicentenary of the publication of John Polidori’s gothic tale The Vampyre, academics from across the world will gather at the … Continue reading →

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‘Polidori, the Byronic vampire & its progeny’ April 6th-7th 2019

Posted on 7th January 2019 by Sam George

‘Some curious disquiet’: Polidori, the Byronic vampire, and its progeny A symposium for the bicentenary of The Vampyre’ 6-7 April 2019, Keats House, Hampstead We’re beyond excited to announce our next event (above) in the spring. John Polidori published his … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Studying Vampires

Posted on 21st August 2017 by firekrank

My daily Google search for the word ‘vampire’ brought up a rather disturbing article today. An academic, specialising in vampire studies, has been accused of tacitly encouraging blood drinking during his lectures. (The original story can be found in The Daily … Continue reading →

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Buffy – My Childhood Companion

Posted on 10th March 2017 by firekrank

Happy Buffyversary! Bill has already blogged links to some wonderful articles about BtVS and below are a few more that may be of interest: The Guardian, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a feminist parable for everyone – including me’, Anthony Head … Continue reading →

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