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Teen Movie Adaptations of Classic Literature: Podcast Series
May 11, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

Recently I collaborated once more with Dr Stephanie Russo and Dr Jimmy Van on Macquarie University’s From the Lighthouse podcast to record a series of discussions based around one thing we all have in common: a love for teen movie […]

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Witches & the Magic of Shakespeare’s Macbeth: New Podcast Guest Appearance
May 8, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

My latest guest spot on From the Lighthouse – the literary podcast from Macquarie University’s Department of English – involved one of my favourite things to talk about: witches! Specifically, those gnarled, wisened, wonderful witches whose enduring mystery goes some […]

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New Podcast Chat: What to Read and Watch during Covid-19 Lockdown
April 5, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

Wherever you are, you are likely adjusting to the strange and potentially stressful new world of lockdowns and social distancing during Covid-19. It can be hard in a time like this to find the energy, concentration or willpower to continue […]

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Upcoming Talk: “The Gothic Horse”, Macquarie University, 5 March 2020
March 1, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

Do you like ghosts, goblins, and all things gothic? What about horses, horse-riding and all things equestrian? What happens if you put both of those things together? Heads will roll… On Thursday the 5th March I will be talking about […]

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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Review (New podcast episode)
February 27, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

The Dark Crystal (1982) was one of the many fantasy films on high rotation for me and my siblings growing up. Its blend of enchanting, ethereal beauty and hideous, brutal darkness, and its adventure story steeped in deep mythology made […]

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Sinking our Teeth into Netflix’s Dracula: Review (New Podcast Episode!)
January 29, 2020 In All Blog Posts 1 Comment

Dracula (BBC and Netflix, 2020) is the latest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic Victorian Gothic vampire novel. Dark, gory, and beautifully cinematic, it both returns to and departs from the novel in many different ways. Indulging liberally in well recognised […]

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Gothic Horsemanship in Washington Irving & Edgar Allan Poe: New Chapter Published
January 19, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I’m very excited to share the newly released collection of essays entitled Gothic Animals: Uncanny Otherness and the Animal With-Out, edited by Ruth Heholt and Melissa Edmundson, and published by Palgrave MacMillan (with gorgeous design and quality production work). Brimming […]

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Witches, Comics, Horror Films & Feminism: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (New Podcast ep)
October 4, 2019 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I’m excited to share with you my latest guest appearance on From the Lighthouse, the podcast of Macquarie University’s Department of English. In this episode, which was incredibly fun to record, I chat with Dr Stephanie Russo about our mutual […]

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