Sheffield Gothic is very excited to welcome you to our next reading group on vampire boyfriends and the Gothic imaginary. This reading group follows on from Sophie Haywood's Valentine's Day blog, which looked at the rise of vampires as romantic heroes in the modern day. We'll be meeting online at 3–4.30pm on Wednesday 20th April … Continue reading Reading Group: Vampire Boyfriends
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An Irish Tradition
Our Holiday Gothic series takes a look at the darker sides of celebrations throughout the year. In this post, Megan Stephens explores the influence of Irish authors on the Gothic for St Patrick's Day. Happy St Patrick’s Day! Today, as drinks run freely and rivers run green, here at Sheffield Gothic we’re celebrating by having … Continue reading An Irish Tradition
Dreams and Visions
She jumped and screamed and, as she did, a face came towards her: no eyes, no nose, no mouth. She screamed again and rushed to the bedroom door. Something touched her back... Things...no not a thing of the night, but Stephen, her husband. She had been screaming. It was the second time this week. The … Continue reading Dreams and Visions
‘Til Death Do Us Part’: Teenage Girls and their Vampire Boyfriends
Our Holiday Gothic series takes a look at the darker sides of celebrations throughout the year. In this Valentine's Day post, Sophie Haywood investigates the recent trend of vampires as YA romantic heroes. The vampire has long been a key figure in Gothic fiction, but its transformation into romantic hero is a fairly recent phenomenon. … Continue reading ‘Til Death Do Us Part’: Teenage Girls and their Vampire Boyfriends
Shirley Jackson Re-Imagined in Riverdale
This post contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 1 of Riverdale. Welcome to Rivervale ‘There’s a town that exists at the borderlands. A place of nightmares and dreamscapes. A place where folklore and myth carry the weight of fact and truth.’ I watch as Jughead Jones walks towards me on a lonely, forest road. Both … Continue reading Shirley Jackson Re-Imagined in Riverdale
Reading group: Body Snatching and Unruly Anatomies
Sheffield Gothic are excited to announce our first reading group back after the holidays, where we’ll be looking at Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘The Body Snatcher’ and Sheri Holman’s The Dress Lodger. These delightfully dark stories feature rogue anatomists in desperate pursuit of bodies for their dissection studies. We’ll be meeting online on Wednesday 9th February … Continue reading Reading group: Body Snatching and Unruly Anatomies
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