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Originally posted on Writing North East:
In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, I thought this should be a festive post. And since St Valentine is the patron saint of love (and bee-keeping, plague and epilepsy, but they’re so…

Originally posted on Spectral Visions:
The blog admin interviewed Dr Dale Townshend. Dr Townshend is a Senior Lecturer of English at the University of Stirling and the director of the renowned MLitt The Gothic Imagination. He also worked in collaboration…

Originally posted on Spectral Visions:
As part of our Contemporary Media and the Gothic series, Stephanie Gallon looks at the Gothic influences of a Disney short. Stephanie is an MA English student. Her interest in the Gothic is werewolf literature,…

Originally posted on Spectral Visions:
The blog admin interviewed Dr Bill Hughes. Dr Hughes is one of the founders of the Open Graves, Open Minds research project. His research areas are paranormal romance, the Byronic hero and the undead. His…

Originally posted on Spectral Visions:
The blog admin managed to catch a quick word with Darren Shan when he was in Newcastle, and got to talk about the most Gothic and horrific of his series, The Demonata. Book one of…

Originally posted on Spectral Visions:
In the 19th century, the society of the time was experiencing a number of rapid changes: urbanisation was beginning to take effect, parts of the country were living in poverty, and the female rights movement…

Originally posted on Spectral Visions:
The blog admin interviewed Professor William Hughes. Professor Hughes is a professor of Gothic Studies at Bath Spa University, editor of the Gothic Studies journal, and the co-president of the International Gothic Association. He has…