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Dr Sam Hirst

@romgothsam

Catsitter. Teaching Associate in Romanticism - Sheffield Uni. Runs 'Romancing the Gothic'. Author of 'Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764-1834'

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THE BIG REVEAL! You can now buy tickets for our 2025 online conference 'A Warning to the Curious: Celebrating 100 years of M R James collection' Talks! Workshops! Events! Author roundtable with NGHI VO, SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA and SUZAN PALUMBO! buytickets.at/romancingthego…

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What a lovely way to spend a Sunday! Catching up on BLOOD, GUTS and GOD Zachary Dorion's talk on Christian Nationalism, Evangelicalism and The Conjuring universe youtu.be/hdHcVgrOIpY

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Did you miss this week's talk on Evangelical Horror, Christian Nationalism and the Conjuring films? Find it here! youtu.be/hdHcVgrOIpY

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This 'form obscene,' this 'obscure vacuity,' this 'dire haitus' is wide open and waiting for you. Delve inside with me this Saturday for my Romancing the Gothic talk on Derbyshire's very own hell pit. shorturl.at/vWGvm Dr Sam Hirst Cunning Folk Folk Horror Magpie 🌾🏵️💪

This 'form obscene,' this 'obscure vacuity,' this 'dire haitus' is wide open and waiting for you. Delve inside with me this Saturday for my Romancing the Gothic talk on Derbyshire's very own hell pit.
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Thanks to everyone who came to my Romancing the Gothic talk Dr Sam Hirst. Just been reading up on the infernal nature of cats. According to William Caxton: “the devyl playeth ofte with the synnar, lyke as the catte doth with the mous.” medievalists.net/2023/05/cats-h…

Thanks to everyone who came to my Romancing the Gothic talk <a href="/RomGothSam/">Dr Sam Hirst</a>. Just been reading up on the infernal nature of cats. According to William Caxton: “the devyl playeth ofte with the synnar, lyke as the catte doth with the mous.”  medievalists.net/2023/05/cats-h…
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Did you catch Dan Pietersen's talk on The Horror of Absence in Skinamarink and Beckett? You can catch it here - youtu.be/ZJ2La5S5Uus

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I have made another little video of Early Gothic reading recommendations but this time they're (slightly) less well-known! youtu.be/ONuSvBFewpU?si…

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Need a break? Romancing the Gothic has free classes every Saturday and this month's theme is 'Music and the Gothic' Tune in tomorrow for 'The Gothic and The Doors' and check out our other classes this month! eventbrite.com/cc/july-2025-g…

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Have you booked in for tomorrow's free online talk!? We're rounding off a month focused on the Gothic and music with a talk on Male Masochism and Clan of Xymox! 4pm and 9pm BST 4- buytickets.at/romancingthego… 9- buytickets.at/romancingthego…

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We have keynotes from Dr Darryl Jones and Dr Zoë Lehmann Imfeld We have an author roundtable including Nghi Vo, Suzan Palumbo and Silvia Moreno-Garcia! And we have a live performance of an M R James story from Robert Lloyd Parry Any of them are worth the ticket price alone!