Hopefully, we will have a delightfully dreary evening together, discussing excerpts from Frankenstein tomorrow! 💀 When: 5pm - 6pm BST 💀 In person: Hub 2, Jessop West 💀 Online: https://meet.google.com/fiy-qgoo-aah The chapters we will be taking a closer look at are (numbers might vary depending on your edition): 🫀"It was on a dreary night of … Continue reading Reading Group: Excerpts from Frankenstein
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Winter Reading Group Schedule
We hope to see you at some of the reading groups! They take place in a hybrid format and you can join either online or offline. For locations and Google Meets links, sign up to our Newsletter or keep an eye on this blog and our Instagram account, where we let you know the details … Continue reading Winter Reading Group Schedule
Reading Group: The Halloween Tree
We hope you are enjoying spooky season with scary books, movies, and pumpkin spice flavoured delights of your choice. We will be holding our next reading group in the first week of November: 🎃 Tuesday, November 4th 🎃 5pm - 6pm BST 🎃 In person: Jessop West, HUB 2 🎃 Online: https://meet.google.com/chm-mikx-ede Our text for … Continue reading Reading Group: The Halloween Tree
Lecture: Ann Radcliffe and Women’s Gothic Writing
Our friends from Ann Radcliffe Then and Now are putting on another free lecture here in Sheffield: Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing Dr. Deborah Russell (University of York) Friday, May 16th, 18:00 - 20:00 Mappin Hall, Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Mappin St, Sheffield, S1 4DT * Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was “the great enchantress” of … Continue reading Lecture: Ann Radcliffe and Women’s Gothic Writing
February Reading Group: Beginnings
We invite you to join us for our first reading group in 2025! Date: Thursday, February 27Time: 17:00 - 18:00Place: either in person in Hub 4, Jessop Westor online: meet.google.com/ptn-shvp-ygg The texts are: 🍄 "The Fruiting Body" by Bridget Collins (2023), published in the collection Of the Flesh: 18 Tales of Modern Horror. A young … Continue reading February Reading Group: Beginnings
Susan Kay’s “Phantom,” or How Trauma Persists from the Cradle to the Grave
A guest post by Alan D. Dalul. Even though it has been a while since I last spoke about Leroux’s world, it never really left me. I have been diving into Erik’s backstory by the hand of Susan Kay, author of Phantom. This has been my most difficult reading to date, but it doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading Susan Kay’s “Phantom,” or How Trauma Persists from the Cradle to the Grave
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