Academic Guest Blog Posts
The Gothic Imagination
This post analyses Angela Carter's short story The Tiger's Bride for it homages to the 1946 French surrealist classic film La Belle et la Bête
Beautiful things are fragile; Female Gothic and Crimson Peak
Spectral Visions
Following the release of the Gothic romance film Crimson Peak, this post looks at the use of Female Gothic tropes in a review-analysis style
The International Gothic Association
This post looks at the history of werewolf stories in English literature in a brief chronology, highlighting the changes in lycanthropic mythology.
Gothic in Night on Bald Mountain (1940)
Spectral Visions
This post looks at the Gothic influences in Walt Disney's 1940 animated short Night on Bald Mountain, from the movie Fantasia.
The International Gothic Association
This post looks at Gryla, the Yule Lads and the Yule Cat in relation to their Gothic roles in Icelandic Christmas traditions.
White Fell and the Criminal Woman: The Donna Deliquente in The Were-Wolf
Spectral Visions
This post explores the application of Cesare Lombroso's theory of the Criminal Woman to White Fell from Clemence Housman's The Were-Wolf.
The Female Vampire in Children's Animation
Spectral Visions
This post analyses how female vampires are portrayed in children's television, particularly Adventure Time, Monster High and Mona the Vampire.
And never look in to my eyes; Gothic Surrealism in La Belle et la Bête (1946)
The Gothic Imagination
Providing a definition of Surrealism and surrealism, this post looks at the 1946 French classic, La Belle et la Bête.
The International Gothic Association
This post looks at the symbolism of clothing in fairy tales, looking in particular at Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and The Red Shoes.
The International Gothic Association
This post looks at Krampus and Perchta in relation to their Gothic roles in Germanic Christmas traditions.
Spectral Visions
This post was part of their Contemporary Media and the Gothic series. It is a review of the Sky Atlantic series Penny Dreadful.
