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On the left, a screenshot of the article "Atmospheric invasions: Alien encounter as ecohorror in contemporary cinema" in plain text.

On the right, an image from the 2022 film NOPE in which a woman runs away from a giant alien formation that looks like an origami-folded white sheet.

Sometimes a cloud isn't a cloud ... @whitmarshphd.bsky.social looks at "atmospheric invasions" by aliens in NOPE and BLOCK ISLAND SOUND as ecohorror in a new essay at Science Fiction Film & TV. Available at @projectmuse.bsky.social
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The cover of the book "Fulci's Inferno: Faith in the Films of a Horror and Giallo Auteur," featuring images from Lucio Fulci films, including a hanged priest and a scarred person's face from films in his Gates of Hell trilogy.

It's not *always* the priest, but … c'mon, it's always the priest. @1428publishing.bsky.social examines the famous Italian director's Catholic faith via his horror and giallo films in "Fulci's Inferno," new from @mcfarland.bsky.social.
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The cover of the book "Hollywood Haunts The World" featuring an orange-toned, surrealist drawing of Death, holding his sickle, sitting in a chair under the Hollywood sign.

Easy to find the occult in THE BABADOOK and TWIN PEAKS, but what about JFK or READY PLAYER ONE? In "Hollywood Haunts The World," Robert Guffey finds the hidden gnosticism, surrealism, and taboo in films & TV both in and out of the horror genre. New from @headpress.com
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On the left, a screenshot of the article "The Representation of Women as the Source of Evil: The Evolution of the Witch Figure" in plain text.

On the right, one of the witchy female models from THE NEON DEMON, a young blonde woman bathed in red light with a spray of metallic stars painted over her right eye.

I'll get you, my pretty! Andrea Fernández Pastor reviews a half-millennium of witchy women in art, film, and fashion in a new #openaccess essay. "The Representation of Women as the Source of Evil: The Evolution of the Witch Figure" in Arts. @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3390/arts...

The cover of the book "Sound and Horror in the Giallo Film" with a bright yellow cover and a black rotary telephone. A black gloved hand picks up the receiver.

<gasp!> rrrriiip <slash!> <whisper> Aaaaaaiiiiieeee ... Damien Pollard listens to "Sound and Horror in the Giallo Film" focusing on thriller classics like THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS. New from @iupress.bsky.social.
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On the left, the cover of the book "Kinflix: Adoption & Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Film." The title is printed on what looks like a filmstrip, in aqua and orange.

On the right, an image from the 2009 ORPHAN in which killer tot Esther stands over the bed of her sleeping baby sister, a murderous look on her face.

The kids aren't alright. Marina Fedosik considers Damien (THE OMEN), Esther (ORPHAN), Dren (SPLICE), and that grown-ass test tube baby from EMBRYO in her new book about adopted and created children of cinema. "Kinflix" is new from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social.
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Now available in paperback, just in time for Christmas.

A screenshot from the front page of Night Tide Magazine online, showing thumbnails for several articles about cannibalism and film images depicting various people, like a naked bearded man from LAST CANNIBAL WORLD.

Eat too much candy this Halloween? Instead gorge on essays about cannibalism at @nighttidemag.bsky.social. Neurodivergence in RAW, family chompin' in SOMOS LO QUE HAY, Deodato's Italian flesh + +. Elijah Fischer / Sarah Anne Stubbs @momoshaty.bsky.social Jill Vranken / Megan Kenny
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Image: two greetings cards, notebook, gold pen, black envelopes, and lament configuration, surrounded by leaves. The first card blends the character of Pinhead with Valak from The Conjuring 2 (“Angels to nun, demons to others...”), and the second card draws from the Scared Sacred's illustrated chapters to complete the set (“Malice in Chains”). Text: holpublishing.com; Halloween sale; 30% off everything.

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Happy Halloween, my ghoulies and ghosties! Send any unwanted Twizzlers or Smarties in the wolf's direction (you know he can't have chocolate). Awooo!

Please follow this account if you like high-quality books on horror & film & pop culture niches. They are some of the best-looking volumes on the wolf's shelf!

The cover of the book "Beyond Zombie Politics: The Art of George A. Romero's Cinema" showing a photo of the director from the side as he sits behind a camera on a movie set -- which appears to be MONKEY SHINES based on the capuchin monkey sitting on his shoulder.

There's more to George A. Romero than Dawn, Day & Night. "Beyond Zombie Politics" spans the director's oeuvre and films like SEASON OF THE WITCH + KNIGHTRIDERS. @clairecornillon.bsky.social @davidrochelorelei.bsky.social @upmississippi.bsky.social
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Halloween Screams: Event Horizon Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

Hey y’all, my celebration of Paul WS Anderson’s EVENT HORIZON is now live: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/halloween-sc...

I love this film & I absolutely adore PWSA. It feels nice being right about this one for so long.

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On the left, a screenshot of the online article "Exorcising patriarchy: the subversion of exorcism tropes in Verónica and the Devil’s Doorway" in plain text.

On the right, an image from the film VERÓNICA in which an older teenage girl holds out a crucifix as if to ward some evil off, and two smaller children clutch at her legs in fear.

Is the standard male priest + possessed woman too … American? Maria Gil Poisa looks at one Spanish and one Irish exorcism film to find out. "Exorcising patriarchy: the subversion of exorcism tropes in Verónica & The Devil's Doorway" is new from @tscreensjournal.bsky.social.
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This year, we're offering a terrifyingly deep discount of 40% off ALL horror titles with coupon code HORROR40. But hurry—these slashed prices will become ghostlore on Samhain, November 1!

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Provocative Substance: Challenges Posed by The Substance to Feminist Film Criticism - Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies The present article explores the ambiguous treatment of female bodies in the film The Substance (Coralie Fargeat 2024) in order to outline some of the political dilemmas and representational paradoxes...

"You're the only part of me I don't hate." György Kalmár analyzes THE SUBSTANCE in line with feminist film theory and as New French Extremity in his new essay for Acta Universitatis Sapientiae/Film and Media Studies. #openaccess
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Now available in softcover:

The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies
By Bryan Senn

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On the left, a screenshot of the article "'It's Like a Horror Movie That You Walk Through': Experiencing Horror Through Immersive Recreation" in plain text.

On the right, a promotional photo for the Nosferatu Immersive Experience featuring an image from the 2024 version of NOSFERATU in which a bony, sharp-nailed vampire hand caresses the face of a young woman who's lying down.

For those visiting a haunt this Halloween season, brush up on the fundamentals of fear before you go. @mysterysue.bsky.social's essay "It's Like a Horror Movie That You Walk Through": Experiencing Horror Through Immersive Recreation" is new + #openaccess from J Am Culture.
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The cover of the book "Horror in Haddonfield: Halloween’s Untold Stories" featuring the title in a big, 3-D yellow font and a black-and-white picture of a suburban house looking shadowy and scary.

Never a better time to remember The Night He Came Home. @andrewgrevas.bsky.social's "Horror in Haddonfield" covers the entire HALLOWEEN series with new interviews, photos, and thoughts about the franchise's highs and lows. @horrorinhaddon.bsky.social
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The cover of the book "Pieces of Us: The Design of Jordan Peele's Modern Horror Classic" in red and black with repeated icons of a person's side profile and a pair of scissors.

Finally, a perfect coffee table book for both you AND your Tethered twin. "Pieces of US" is an official movie tie-in from #InsightEditions + author @caseengaines.bsky.social and includes new interviews with creator Jordan Peele.
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On the left, a screenshot of the article "The Savior, the Mother, and the Terminator: A Secular Redemptive Narrative for Technoscience-Skeptics" in plain text.

On the right, a famous image from TERMINATOR II: JUDGMENT DAY in which Arnold Schwarzenegger (as a cyborg) hangs off the back of a motorcycle and points a giant gun offscreen. The bike is being steered by a 13-yer-old boy with floppy hair.

"We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean." Ran Sagev considers the posthuman in TERMINATOR + TERMINATOR II and what it says about our "broken system." "The Savior, the Mother, and the Terminator" is #openaccess from J Religion & Popular Culture. @ucpress.bsky.social
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The cover of the book "Rocky Horror: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Cult Classic" featuring a distorted image of the film's main character Dr. Frank-n-Furter (Tim Curry), a man in heavy drag makeup, including bright red lips.

It's just a jump to the left… "Rocky Horror: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Cult Classic" is a retrospective on the 50-year-old cult musical. Now out from Mick Rock and Tim Mohr, both who've left us but not before making their marks. @harpercollins.bsky.social
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The cover of the book "The Lizard People Don't Want You to Read This: Essays on Conspiracy Theory in Popular Culture" featuring an illustration of a close-up eye of a green-skinned humanoid. The iris of the eye has circuitry within it.

You're not paranoid if they really ARE out to get you. @librarianchef.bsky.social & friends peek at cultural phenoms, TV like THE X-FILES and films like SOFT & QUIET in their new book of essays on pop conspiracies. @mcfarland.bsky.social @memorieschild.bsky.social
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On the left, a screenshot of the article "'Atlantic overflows: Bull sharks, inland incursions, and fictions of containment," in plain text.

On the right, the DVD cover for RED WATER (2003), a red-washed photo of a huge shark, jaws open, coming up from the bottom of the water to menace two swimmers.

There's more than one set of jaws in the sea ... Shark-horror aficionado Michael Fuchs looks at RED WATER (2003) & other texts that showcase the bull shark "unsettling distinctions between land & sea, safety & danger, human & nonhuman domains." #openaccess #AtlanticStudies
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Tiles with select book titles cropped surround bright-colored text against black background: Ghosts and Monsters Sale.

October has dawned—and so has our spooky sale. Ghosts and monsters, Mothra and Godzilla, horror theory and horror film, the supernatural and the speculative: 30% off our collection with code MN93980.
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The Ghost Breakers (1940) | Orrin Grey Meets the Monsters Get more from Orrin Grey Meets the Monsters on Patreon

Also, to usher in the spooky season, there's a FREE post over at my Patreon, where I write about Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, Willie Best and the Scooby-Doo vibes of THE GHOST BREAKERS (1940).

The cover of the book "Horror's New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse" in large, plain text against a turquoise-colored background with a faded skull image.

@blumhouse.com is the new House of Horror (if it doesn't say so itself!) Dave Schilling takes us thru 15 years of conjurings, purges, and paranormal activities in this new studio book filled with images and behind-the-scenes goodies.
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The cover of the book "Scream with Me: Horror Films & the Rise of American Feminism" featuring three photo strips of the eyes of famous women in horror movies (ROSEMARY'S BABY, THE EXORCIST, and THE OMEN) and red text.

Eleanor Johnson has a nightmare of "reproductive control, domestic violence & patriarchal oppression" and explains how films like ROSEMARY'S BABY expose it. "Scream with Me: Horror Films & the Rise of American Feminism" is new from @atriabooks.bsky.social
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