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Winter Film Reviews: “Let the Right One In” (2008)

A guest post by Molly Leeming. When I consider what the term ‘winter gothic’ means to me, a simple image comes to my mind’s eye- the stark contrast of red blood on white snow. A film which embodies this sense of dangerous, chilly beauty is the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In. Directed … Continue reading Winter Film Reviews: “Let the Right One In” (2008) →

Reading Group: The Erl-King

One week to go until our next reading group, where we will talk about two short texts which find their inspiration in the myth of the Erlking. Carter's short story is part of her collection The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. Goethe's poem can be found online, for example here on Wikisource. If you have … Continue reading Reading Group: The Erl-King →

Call for Blog Posts: Gothic Winter Film Reviews

Calling all Goths, Gothicists and Film Enthusiasts! We are currently organising a weekly film review series focusing on gothic and/or horrorfilms set during winter or in a cold climate. Potential examples include Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025), Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024), John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), and many other excellent options. If you are interested, … Continue reading Call for Blog Posts: Gothic Winter Film Reviews →

Reading Group: Excerpts from Frankenstein

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 →

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 →