Join us on this dark night as Sheffield Gothic revives the tradition of telling Ghost Stories on Christmas Eve by recommending some of our favourites. The Open Door (1882) by Charlotte Riddell Amy JacksonThe Open Door is a classic Victorian ghost story which shares much with the popular sensation novel. I like this story because … Continue reading Dark Tales for Dark Nights: Ghost Story Edition
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Considering Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) is a Victorian fin de siècle novel which fully embraces the Gothic aesthetics of the supernatural and the hidden room. The novel engages with well-established archetypes and tropes, such as the Faustian pact. In the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde states that ‘there is … Continue reading Considering Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray
Considering The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
‘ON the north-east coast of Scotland, in the most romantic part of the Highlands, stood the Castle of Athlin; an edifice built on the summit of a rock whose base was in the sea. This pile was venerable from its antiquity, and from its Gothic structure; but more venerable from the virtues which it enclosed.’It … Continue reading Considering The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Frankenstein Alive, Alive: The Immortal Being
This is a guest post written by Alan D. D. Mary Shelley’s story of a mad scientist and his creation has left an undeniable print in popular culture. Not in vain, the story has been described as ‘one of the most adaptable and adapted novels of all time, spurring countless renditions in film, television, comic books, … Continue reading Frankenstein Alive, Alive: The Immortal Being
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Genesis of an outcast
This is a guest post written by Alan D. D.As ironic as it sounds, this has been pretty festive year for Goths. 1818 was not only the year when Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, by Jane Austen, were published after her death in 1817, it also started with the publication of Mary Shelley’s most famous work: … Continue reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Genesis of an outcast
The Only Way Is Witchcraft
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live (Exodus 22:18)Blonde, dumb, easy, sleeps around, drunk every night, is known for being a slut, stupid, cheap, hair tight to head etc. (Urban dictionary)It’s my theory that, despite memories of the witch hunts fading, the reputation of the county’s women never really recovered, which is why, when … Continue reading The Only Way Is Witchcraft
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