Associate Professor, University of Hertfordshire
Convener Open Graves, Open Minds Project (OGOM)
Gothicist & Botanist: Vampires, Werewolves, Gothic Fairies, Wolf Children, Angels, Yōkai. @DrSamGeorge1
Coffin Boffin
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PANDORA Rackham's re-imagining of the Pandora myth c. 1910 shows the contents on her box to be bats; a gothicising of the myth of how evil got into the world takes place & a direct referencing of Goya's sleep of reason producing monsters. Fascinating!
Attendees can expect an enchanting keynote speech from @ogomproject.bsky.social's own Dr Sam George (@coffinboffin.bsky.social) as well as a spooky creative writing workshop run by Ella Ruby Self (@local-sea-wytch.bsky.social), author of Abraxus Elijah Honey (2024). darkenchantments.my.canva.site
In October 2026, the upcoming PGR-led conference, Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale, will be held at the University of Sheffield. Interested in getting involved? Follow the QR code and send us your abstracts by the end of July!
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TAKING TEA WITH A COCKATRICE This monstrous C19th teapot is stunning; perfect for entertaining gothic guests! The cockatrice or basilisk is hatched from a rooster's egg by a toad with a serpent's head & tail & the feet and wings of a cockerel!
UNVEILING NEW ACCOUNT If you were following my Coffin Boffin account on Twitter @drsamgeorge1 please follow this bsky account. I can't make the transition easily as I have 35K followers on there and only 700+ on here. I am posting on the same themes of Gothic Enchantment and Dark Folklore!!
MERMAID HELMET dated 1643 & made by Filippo Negroli (The Met Museum NY). In the mythical scenes, the #mermaid siren forming the helmet's comb holds a grimacing head of Medusa by the hair #MythologyMonday
WINGED WOLF-HEAD HELMET of Emperor Charles V, c.1540, Patrimonio Nacional, Real Armería, Madrid. The #wolf, often reviled as a fearsome predator, is a noble and brave beast in heraldry #MythologyMonday
TONTLAWALD This dark moorland is inhabited by a very old dwarf who poisons your food, a cat as big as a foal, a girl with a snake for a tongue & a doll with a needle in her heart. This Estonian folktale retold in Lang, Violet Fairy Book, 1901, ills H.J. Ford #FolkloreSunday
Head's delivery in the opening exchange here is amazing. Xander's line is already funny, and Giles' response tops it. youtu.be/cmrYGq8DNG4?...
