Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria

Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria

@horrorstudies.bsky.social

The Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University (UK): the Home of Horror Studies horrorstudies.com #horrorNU

1,043 Followers 1,945 Following 37 Posts Joined Nov 2024
3 weeks ago
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New Video: Dr Rick Wood on Autistic-Coded Representation in Horror

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1 month ago

You still have time to get a proposal in if you are quick...

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1 month ago

Still time to get those proposals in for this excellent conference #horror peeps! 😁👇 #HorrorSky

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Deadline for proposals - January 30th

Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University

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Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
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3 months ago
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Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire - University of Tampa Press Studies in the Fantastic, in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University, is proud to present the second in a series of blog posts highlighting new and exciting resear...

New on the Studies in the Fantastic blog!💫🩸📖

Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire

Ami Nisa's essay explores the powerful emergence of the British Asian vampire in media!

utampapress.org/rivers-of-bl...

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#Vampire #Blog #SFF

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3 months ago

Horror Studies Now is a fantastic conference and with a Jan 30th deadline there is still plenty of time to get those abstracts in! Check it out #Horror scholars 👇 #HorrorSky

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Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire - University of Tampa Press Studies in the Fantastic, in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University, is proud to present the second in a series of blog posts highlighting new and exciting resear...

Check out this article by @ami-n.bsky.social - based on a paper presented at Horror Studies Now 2024, for which Dr Nisa received an Honorable Mention for the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies #horrorNU

utampapress.org/rivers-of-bl...

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3 months ago

Grab yourself a half price copy of my books

- The Metamodern Slasher Film shorturl.at/wOga0
- The Postmodern Slasher Film shorturl.at/j43ry

or any of the excellent books by my fellow members of
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3 months ago
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Until 9am 1st Dec @edinburghup.bsky.social titles are half price!

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❤️🔥📕⚡🧠 Strange worlds, sharp minds, Issue 19 is now live.

Delve into the fantastic: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55643
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3 months ago
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Dr Damien Pollard - "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema" YouTube video by Horror Studies

The recording of Damien Pollard’s Horror Studies Research Group talk “Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema” is now available via our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/fTU29j4JZkg

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4 months ago
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Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema" Please join us for a research talk by our own Dr Damien Pollard on Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm.The talk will be held in-person at Northumbria university in Squires Building SQB 316. The talk will al...

Reminder: Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"

Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm

For details (including abstract and Teams link), click here: tinyurl.com/e4p9dau7

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4 months ago
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Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema" Please join us for a research talk by our own Dr Damien Pollard on Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm.The talk will be held in-person at Northumbria university in Squires Building SQB 316. The talk will al...

Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"

Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm

For details (including abstract and Teams link), click here: tinyurl.com/e4p9dau7

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5 months ago
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Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
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5 months ago
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The Anthropocene Unconscious of Jerry London’s Killdozer (1974) - University of Tampa Press Studies in the Fantastic, in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University, is proud to present the first in a series of blog posts highlighting new and exciting researc...

Her project, “The Anthropocene Unconscious of Jerry London’s Killdozer (1974)”, offers a fascinating environmental lens on the classic monster flick.

Read more: utampapress.org/the-anthropo...
#HorrorStudies #EnvironmentalHorror #AcademicResearch #StudiesInTheFantastic

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5 months ago

Our first featured author is Sophie Dungan, runner-up for the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies at the Horror Studies Now conference.

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5 months ago

📢 New on the Studies in the Fantastic blog! ✨📚🌙🌀🔮💫📖

We’re thrilled to launch our new blog series—created in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University—spotlighting fresh and innovative research in horror studies.

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5 months ago

Several of us will be at Grindfest, introducing various films - see you there!

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5 months ago
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Fear

Check out this podcast featuring our own Johnny Walker and @kte75.bsky.social

Pivotal: Fear -
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Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University

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6 months ago

✍️📈✨"Survival and Recovery: Addiction and the Therapeutic Potential of Horror Writing" by Alex Herod.

Thrilled to feature this piece in our latest Issue 18!

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6 months ago
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Not long now..

#35mm
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6 months ago
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Film festival celebrating cult classics returns to Christchurch Grindfest 2025 returns to Christchurch's Regent Cinema, celebrating 35mm genre cinema with cult classics, rare film prints, and UK horror…

BIG filmic thumbs up to @bournemouthecho.bsky.social, @filmhubsw.bsky.social, @abertoirfest.bsky.social, @horrorstudies.bsky.social #vinegarsyndrome and of course the beautiful art deco Regent for your much valued support in making GRINDFEST an ongoing key event in the film festival calendar!

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Slasher Trash – CreatorVC Studios Inc Celebrate and explore rare and obscure slashers in the ultimate slasher documentary! Join now to get your name in the credits, reserve limited edition merch, and join unique community events! Pre-orde...

Only one day left to support the crowdfunding campaign for Slasher Trash, a documentary focusing on obscure, low-budget slasher films

Check it out:
slashertrashdoc.com?sca_ref=9391...

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6 months ago
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Slasher Trash – CreatorVC Studios Inc Celebrate and explore rare and obscure slashers in the ultimate slasher documentary! Join now to get your name in the credits, reserve limited edition merch, and join unique community events! Pre-orde...

The crowdfunding campaign for the documentary Slasher Trash closes on 14th August

The documentary is going to focus on obscure, low-budget slasher films, so it is right up my street!

Check it out:
slashertrashdoc.com?sca_ref=9391...

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7 months ago
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My report from the (consecrated) ground at @horrorstudies.bsky.social annual Horror Studies Now conference back in May now out in The Dark Side (269)

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7 months ago
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Our annual conference, Horror Studies Now, is featured in this month's issue of Dark Side Magazine

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7 months ago

Check out the new website for Horror Studies @ Northumbria. ✨stay tuned for exciting announcements about our upcoming partnership!

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7 months ago
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We have a new website! horrorstudies.com

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