Tag Archives: Victorian Gothic

Greg Buzwell, ‘Bram Stoker’s stage adaptation of Dracula’

Posted on 16th December 2014 by William the Bloody

Another useful article from the BL’s excellent series. This might be useful for OGOM MA researchers as well as those concerned with the transmutation of the vampire through various media: To coincide with the British Library’s current major exhibition, Terror … Continue reading →

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Gail Turley Houston, ‘From Dickens to Dracula’

Posted on 6th December 2014 by William the Bloody

A thoughtful short essay on Dracula and the presence of the Gothic mode in Victorian fiction generally.

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“There is no escape.” Horace Walpole and the terrifying rise of the Gothic

Posted on 2nd November 2014 by William the Bloody

Nick Groom on the trajectory from Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1764) to present-day Gothic culture. The rise of the Gothic novel to horror and SF film and Goth music and fashion, with a glance at architecture, are all … Continue reading →

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A Scientific Guide to Seeing Fairies. A fragment.

Posted on 19th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating blog essay by Franziska Kohlt on Lewis Carroll, Victorian science, and the perception of fairies. Franziska Kohlt is a DPhil Candidate at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford, and a graduate tutor in English literature at St … Continue reading →

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Conference Report: Ann Radcliffe at 250

Posted on 19th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A great review by Carly Stevenson, Lauren Nixon and Kathleen Hudson of the marvellous Ann Radcliffe at 250 Conference at the University of Sheffield in June this year by . I attended this conference, superbly organized by the University of … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of the Female Vampire

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Jamie Spears, who is completing her PhD at the University of Sunderland, has written a fascinating account of the origins of female vampire here.

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Penny Dreadful: dismembering and assembling the Victorian Gothic

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

OGOM contributor Conrad Aquilana gives his analysis of the TV series Penny Dreadful.

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