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‘A Night at Baptiste’s’ – An Extract from Matthew Lewis’ The Monk

This is another text that we’ll be reading as part of the 2025 ‘Scare a Day’ reading challenge, but you’re welcome to read it on its own. The story is an extract from Matthew Lewis’ novel The Monk. It was a common practice at this period to reprint summarised and adapted versions of popular GothicContinue reading “‘A Night at Baptiste’s’ – An Extract from Matthew Lewis’ The Monk“

Albert of Werdendorff, or, The Midnight Embrace by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson

This is another story that I have transcribed for the 2025 A Scare a Day challenge. This is an 1812 chapbook, supposedly the translation or adaptation of a German Tale. Albert of Werdendorff; or, The Midnight Embrace Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson Albert, lord of the ancient but stately castle of Werdendorff was young nobleman of elegantContinue reading “Albert of Werdendorff, or, The Midnight Embrace by Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson”

My Visitation by Rose Terry Cooke

I’m gearing up for this year’s 2025 #AScareADay reading challenge (a frightening story a day in October!). Some of the stories and tales I’m including aren’t that easy to find online and this is one of them! You can read this one now or wait until the challenge This is Rose Terry Cooke’s tale ‘MyContinue reading “My Visitation by Rose Terry Cooke”

2025 Romancing the Gothic Call for Papers

I’m opening up the call for the 2025 Romancing the Gothic talk series! Each month has a theme but please interpret it liberally. We want a range of papers from different countries and traditions. We welcome people from all stages of their academic career and from outside academia. You can find a list of topicsContinue reading “2025 Romancing the Gothic Call for Papers”

Devils and Justified Sinners – 2 day online conference – 24/25th August

Romancing the Gothic presents its fourth annual online conference over two days – 24th and 25th August. The conference celebrates 200 years of James Hogg’s Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner with a series of talks, events and workshops. You can sign up here The conference is designed to cover different timezones soContinue reading “Devils and Justified Sinners – 2 day online conference – 24/25th August”

Free Abstract Writing Workshop

As we do every year in preparation for the upcoming conference, Romancing the Gothic is offering a free abstract writing workshop to anyone interested. You don’t have to be coming to our conference to join us! We’ll go over some basics of abstract writing for humanities (in a British context). A lot of the informationContinue reading “Free Abstract Writing Workshop”

Romancing the Gothic 5 star reads (2023)

Every week Romancing the Gothic runs an online book group (everyone’s welcome as often or as infrequently as they like – use the contact page to get in touch if you’re interested!) We read short stories, graphic novels, novellas, novels, watch tv shows and sometimes play interactive games. At the end of each year, IContinue reading “Romancing the Gothic 5 star reads (2023)”

2024 Romancing the Gothic Programme – Call for Proposals

I am currently putting together the 2024 programme (January – June) of talks for Romancing the Gothic. We hold talks every week at the weekend and run each talk twice (time zones permitting!) to make sure as many people from as many time-zones as possible can join us. Each talk fits in a one hourContinue reading “2024 Romancing the Gothic Programme – Call for Proposals”