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
Tag: Halloween
A Brief Celebration of Witches
(This is a special Halloween post by Sophie Barber) There is no character we are guaranteed to see at Halloween more than the witch. A favourite fancy dress costume for children and adults alike, we have come to associate witches with the frivolity of Western Halloween celebrations. But the pointy hats and broomsticks of our modern-day witches have a rich history that has not always been so light-hearted...
Halloween and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Part Three
Kicking off our Buffy Blog Series this week, in our exploration of Season Six, we have a previously unpublished Halloween post exploring third and final Halloween episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the third part of Sheffield Gothic’s 2014 Buffy Halloween Series by co-organiser Mary Going (you can read part one here and part two here): yes, our … Continue reading Halloween and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Part Three
Samhain in the Great South Land
It is commonly believed that the celebration of Halloween is a uniquely American practice, and, in a certain sense, this is true: it is highly unlikely that the celebration, as we know it today, with its canon of costumes, colours, and commercial impact, would have grown to its cultural reach and significance anywhere else.When we … Continue reading Samhain in the Great South Land
2014 Halloween Blog Series, Part Two
Halloween doesn't necessarily end on the morning of the 1st of November. Much like Christmas there's a hazy afterglow: a period in which the festivities seem to linger whilst the world slowly gets back to normal. Of course, in the case of Halloween, this is less likely to involve messing about with presents or spending a … Continue reading 2014 Halloween Blog Series, Part Two
2014 Halloween Blog Series, Part One
As you'll no doubt be aware, today is October the 30th: a date known around the world as All Hallows Eve... Eve. It's when the witches are scrubbing their cauldrons, the vampires are checking their reflections (and swearing a bit), the werewolves are consulting lunar calendars and adjusting their costume accordingly and the giant helmets … Continue reading 2014 Halloween Blog Series, Part One
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