Open Graves, Open Minds Research Project. Emphasising that sense of Gothic as enchantment. Also tweeting as @DrSamGeorge1 @BillBloodyHughe
Hertfordshire, UK
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In Polidori's The Vampyre of 1819 we see the #vampire as rake or libertine. No longer a revenant of Eastern Europe, this predatory creature is an English Lord with irresistible powers of seduction. The story of this Romantic Vampire is out in paperback in June #FolkloreSunday
Ding Ding time to set your clocks for a goth party it's #WorldGothDay!! Have a gothtastic evening everyone!
OVER ON THE OGOM BLOG Doctoral Student & fairy scholar Alex Hughes reviews @DrFrancisYoung Fairies: A History. 'A worthy addition to anyone's [fairy] library' @TheSilurian opengravesopenminds.com/revi…
MERMAID BLOG A write up of @OGOMProject Sea Changes conference on the fairy tale gothic of mermaids, selkies and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river is now available to read on the @BARS_official research blog
bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6411
OGOM AT THE IGA - read our abstracts on shadows, doubles and changelings for @IGA_Goths conference Gothic Selves/Artificial Others in July over on the OGOM blog opengravesopenminds.com/ogom…
BOOK PRIZE 📢 Thrilled to announce that The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny has made the longlist for this year’s International Gothic Association Book Prize @IGA_Goths. Congratulations to all nominated authors & editors!
HAPPY NEW YEAR with lots of fairy sparkle to all our followers!! Looking forward to announcing our plans for 2026. Watch this space!
Merry Christmas and a Gothtastic New Year to all our followers. See you in 2026!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Image: Fairy & Holly, Arthur Rackham
