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The Nightmare before Hogswatch

The very oldest stories are, sooner or later, about blood.1 A guest post by Clair Hutchings-Budd. In recognition of the spooky season, and looking ahead to winter festivities, in this blog post I’ll be talking about Tim Burton’s 1993 stop-frame animation musical fantasy film The Nightmare Before Christmas (Nightmare) and Terry Pratchett’s 1996 novel Hogfather. … Continue reading The Nightmare before Hogswatch →

Reading Group Announcement: The Bitter Cold

Our first reading group this academic year has the theme The Bitter Cold! It takes place on Friday, the 15th of November, between 5pm and 6pm. The event is hybrid, so you can join either in person (Hub 1 in Jessop West) or online - send us an email to sheffieldgothic@gmail.com for the invite link. … Continue reading Reading Group Announcement: The Bitter Cold →

Morbid Catastrophes and Gothic Immortality: A Talk Review of Pop! Gothic

by Arya Ray (https://x.com/aryaray08) ‘If a catastrophe […] is believed to have given rise to this work, it will contribute to interest the reader, and will make […] a still more moving story.’ Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto (1764) On 16 May 2024, Sheffield Gothic hosted a talk by Dr Lauren Nixon and Dr … Continue reading Morbid Catastrophes and Gothic Immortality: A Talk Review of Pop! Gothic →

Gothic Wilderness, or how the wild things creep up on you

Sheffield Gothic co-president, Sophie Haywood, introduces the theme of this term's reading groups and events: Gothic Wilderness. We often think of the wilderness as separate. It is a place outside of the civilised, somewhere to visit when we want to experience nature in its wilder form. But are these two spheres so separate? Where does … Continue reading Gothic Wilderness, or how the wild things creep up on you →

Book Review: The Whistling (2021)

Rachael Elizabeth reviews The Whistling, an eerie ghost story from Rebecca Netley. Summer is now but a distant memory as we trudge reluctantly into the dark recesses of winter. We feel some salvation through October as we can celebrate the spookiest month of the year - but these dark, wintery nights create the perfect backdrop … Continue reading Book Review: The Whistling (2021) →