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Ultimate Vampire Showdown: Day 2

Hello and welcome to day two of Sheffield Gothic's Ultimate Vampire Showdown of 2020 and the second round of voting! For a recap of our championship check out our previous post here - and if you're just joining the championship make sure you sink your teeth into today's polls! Yesterday Groups A, B, C, and … Continue reading Ultimate Vampire Showdown: Day 2 →

Gothic Bible Halloween Seminar

On Monday 28th October Sheffield Gothic and SIIBS are delighted to welcome Dr Simon Marsden (University of Liverpool) to the University of Sheffield for a special Gothic Bible Halloween seminar! Simon will be exploring ‘In God We Trust: The Contested Sacred Spaces of American Horror Film’ and if you would like to join us it will be … Continue reading Gothic Bible Halloween Seminar →

Vampires in Romantic Literature

His peculiarities caused him to be invited to every house; all wished to see him, and those who had been accustomed to violent excitement, and now felt the weight of ennui, were pleased at having something in their presence capable of engaging their attention. In spite of the deadly hue of his face, which never … Continue reading Vampires in Romantic Literature →

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 →