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
The Dead Days: Epilogue
Happy New Year’s Eve! Thank you for joining us once again, at the end of the Dead Days, the end of the year. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading our posts this week, and that your own Dead Days have been pleasant (if a little uncanny). Whatever your plans for tonight, whether you stay up to … Continue reading The Dead Days: Epilogue
The Dead Days: Shifting Genres
Photo by Adrien Olichon on Pexels.com Welcome back to our Dead Days series, where we’re delving into ideas of liminality and thresholds in the Gothic, inspired by the in-between nature of this time of year. For this post, we’ll be thinking about how the Gothic not only features many indefinable elements, but is often indefinable … Continue reading The Dead Days: Shifting Genres
The Dead Days: The Fin de siècle
Welcome back to the Dead Days: a time of year that always makes me think about thresholds, the jumping off-point from one space or time to the next. These liminal days between Christmas and New Year are always heavy with expectation, excitement, or dread for the year ahead, and it is here, in these Dead … Continue reading The Dead Days: The Fin de siècle
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