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
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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
A Bitter Cold Reading List
In line with the topic of last month's reading group and the thought that ‘tis the season for frosty settings, I hope that this list inspires you to pick up some scary books to read in the cold and dark months. (Ant-)Arctic Exploration The Terror (Dan Simmons, 2007) is probably the horror novel about arctic … Continue reading A Bitter Cold Reading List
December Reading Group: “The Kit-Bag”
Sheffield Gothic is holding one more reading group before the end of the year! Join us on Tuesday, December 17th17:00 - 18:00 (GMT)Meeting Link: meet.google.com/zjq-stzs-nuj Given how busy the season can be, we decided that it makes sense to let this month's group take place exclusively online, and we will only be reading one short … Continue reading December Reading Group: “The Kit-Bag”
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