Tag Archives: Werewolves

Book Received: John B. Kachuba, Shapeshifters: A History

Posted on 15th January 2020 by William the Bloody

There is something about a shapeshifter – a person who can transform into an animal – that captures our imagination; that causes us to want to howl at the moon, or flit through the night like a bat. Werewolves, vampires, … Continue reading →

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The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles; 23rd November, Conway Hall, London

Posted on 12th November 2019 by Sam George

‘The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles’ is a one-day symposium on folklore, magic and beyond. Authors and researchers discuss fairies, witchcraft, werewolves, vampires, dragons, the lore of autumn, and the magic of common folk. Up the … Continue reading →

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What Happens to a Werewolf in the Harvest Moon?

Posted on 13th September 2019 by Sam George

The condition of  shapeshifting into a wolf in the full moon is, of course, known as lycanthropy. September brings us the full moon closest to the Autumn equinox.  The Harvest Moon will appear bigger and brighter tonight and will inspire … Continue reading →

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In the Company of Wolves book – news!

Posted on 29th August 2019 by William the Bloody

We’re very excited to have received the proofs for our forthcoming collection of essays, In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves, and Wild Children – it looks fabulous! This book is published by Manchester University Press and will appear in … Continue reading →

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Werewolves and Wildness: The Open Graves, Open Minds special issue of Gothic Studies

Posted on 11th July 2019 by Sam George

Reblogged from EUP Blog, 8 July 2019 The first issue of Gothic Studies published by EUP is also the first ever issue devoted to werewolves. In the twenty-first century, the era of late capitalism, new werewolf myths have emerged from our cultural … Continue reading →

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Werewolves and Wildness

Posted on 20th May 2019 by Sam George

Woo hoo we’re excited to announce that OGOM’s Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes have edited the first ever issue of Gothic Studies on werewolves and it is out now from Edinburgh University Press: ‘Werewolves and Wildness’ 21.1 (May … Continue reading →

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Something to Howl About: OGOM Gothic Studies Special Issue, ‘Werewolves and Wildness’

Posted on 21st October 2018 by Sam George

We’re excited to announce that we have submitted our special issue of Gothic Studies on ‘Werewolves, Wild Children and Wilderness‘ to Edinburgh University Press for publication in May, 2019.  This is the first of two publications that have developed from … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter: BBC Documentary and The Angela Carter Society

Posted on 15th August 2018 by William the Bloody

Angela Carter’s work has been one of the centres OGOM’s research has revolved around, particularly since our very successful 2015 Company of Wolves conference. My own writing on paranormal romance has covered both werewolf narratives (for example, my chapter on … Continue reading →

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Will the Blood Moon Come Too Soon?

Posted on 26th July 2018 by Sam George

Serpents, dragons, jaguars, bats and wolves are all associated with the eclipse, according the Smithsonian Magazine’s What Folklore Tells us About the Eclipse.  You have probably heard of the myth of the wolf who swallows the sun or moon causing an eclipse or … Continue reading →

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Review: Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic

Posted on 30th March 2018 by Sam George

Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic, edited by Robert McKay and John Miller (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2017. 272 pages). The eleven essays in McKay and Miller’s Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic focus on a creature that has already been analysed … Continue reading →

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