Insider or Outsider?
The challenge I have as an academic is that I am both inside and outside of my research. I cannot avoid writing from the perspective of a long-term insider with...
Tag: Bizarre Magick
Elizabeth and BGT – Bizarre Magick plays big?
In Spirit Theatre (1986) Eugene Burger when referring to bizarre magick quotes Tony Andruzzi as saying; ‘the number of people in attendance is in direct ratio t...
Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment (finale)
So what no posts since the 28th September? Well, the simple fact is I realised that I couldn’t write up every session as we were digging deeper and deeper...
Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment – Early doors
For the next few months I’ll shall be mostly blogging about a research/teaching project that begins in earnest this September. The performance event will be ha...
Halloween Happening 2017 – The thinning of the veil …
I once again had the pleasure of joining Ashton Carter and Roger Curzon in an evening of performance at the Lawrence Batley Theatre’s annual Halloween Happening...
Doomsday VII
I attended Doomsday VII last weekend it still remains the highlight of my year. It’s an extraordinary couple of days, Dan Baines has written an excellent...
Research Ramble
I’ve had a bit of a holiday, a few weeks away from most things. Just to regroup really and start to gently plan a focus for the second half of my research. It...
Doomsday VI
Each year a motley band of dark initiates gather in Whitby for Doomsday. Just in case you don’t know, Doomsday is the annual gathering of all that is bizarre, s...
Tales Beyond Borders
I throughly enjoyed the Tales Beyond Borders Conference last week. A wonderful collection of people all with a passionate interest in the Fantastic! And a big ...