Dr Darren Gray

Poster for Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)

Just watched DRACULA: A LOVE TALE (2025). It’s worth a watch but it’s a very mixed bag. Some truly bizarre choices. It’s like a take on Coppola’s Dracula via Perfume with a passing nod to Subspecies. #HorrorSky #vampires #dracula

This is very exciting! Glad to see Hamish Linklater in the cast as he is phenomenal in Midnight Mass #Horrorsky

Smiling man dressed as Deku from My Hero Academia

Man dressed as Deku from My Hero Academia

For #WorldBookDay this year I have been promoting Manga and have very much enjoyed teaching my classes as Izuku Midoria ‘Deku’ from My Hero Academia today 😁

Pictures of ghost frontman Papa 1 to 5

Yep! That’s Papa 1 - 5.

Photo of Tobias Forge

As a fan of all things #horror #rock and #metal I love the band Ghost. Wishing a big happy birthday to Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge #Thebandghost

Poster for Harvest (2024)

I finally managed to see HARVEST (2024). Love the visual style. Filmed on 16mm film it has a really grungy grainy look. If you look at the edges of the frame there’s al kinds of distortion and blurring. Cool stuff! #filmsky

Poster for The Last Sacrifice (2024)

Stumbled across and watched this fascinating documentary - THE LAST SACRIFICE (2024) - this afternoon. True crime, witches, black magic, folk horror and…the Teletubbies? It is great watch. Loved it! #horror #horrorsky #folkhorror

EXCLUSIVE POSTER: 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR premieres on
@shudder.com March 20.

From writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, the documentary offers a deep dive into how women pioneers revolutionized horror cinema through their groundbreaking work as directors, actors, and creators since 1895.

This book looks fantastic. I shall be definitely getting a copy. Check it out #horror fans and scholars 👇 #Horrorsky

I saw some drafts for the cover art / design for my book Horror and Disability (released Summer 2026) today. It’s going to look really cool! Very exciting! 😁 #HorrorSky #BookSky

Poster for Mother of Flies (2025)

A new @adamsfamfilms.bsky.social film is always something I look forward to and is always a treat. Mother of Flies (2025) is now available on Shudder and it is a dark, visceral and beautiful treat indeed. Check it (and the rest of their films) out! #HorrorSky

On the blog: the wonderful Dr Jodie Marley (@jodielmarley.bsky.social) takes us through some critical approaches to Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025)!
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6278

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

Poster for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

First #horror film cinema trip of 2026 and I am seated and ready for 28 Years Later : The Bone Temple (2026). Very excited! lLet’s go! 💀💀💀 #HorrorSky #TheBoneTemple

Picture of David Bowie from The Man Who Fell To Earth

10 years ago today David Bowie left us. To mark the day and celebrate his life I went to see the 40th anniversary rerelease of Labyrinth. It was great to see it on the big screen. I’m now hoping for a 50th anniversary cinema rerelease of The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) #DavidBowie

Thank you so much.

Smiling man holding a copy of a book titled Disability, Illness and the Vampire.

Smiling man holding a copy of a book titled Disability, Illness and the Vampire.

My contributor copy of Disability, lllness and the Vampire arrived today! I wrote Chapter 17 of this awesome book and I am very proud to be a part of it! #Vampires #Disability #AcademicSky #BookSky #HorrorSky

The first fight scene is fantastic! It’s a excellent performance by Logan Marshall Green, he’s just so believable 😁

Definitely 💯

It is a gem indeed! I loved it 😁

Poster for Upgrade (2018)

As research for a potential project next year I finally managed to watch Leigh Whannel’s UPGRADE (2018). What a cool film! Tech-Sci-fi-body horror! Great stuff! #HorrorSky

Picture of a David Bowie Ziggy Stardust Christmas decoration on top of a Christmas tree.

The star at the top of the Christmas tree this year is very special as it is a tribute to the starman himself David Bowie. #DavidBowie

Disability, Illness, and the Vampire in Literature and Culture Drumlin N.M. Crape and Brooke Cameron’s Disability, Illness, and the Vampire in Literature and Culture is an edited collection of essays addressing a wide range of literary depictions of vampirism and...

I’m delighted to say that I’m in this upcoming book release! I contributed a chapter discussing disability and child vampirism in Midnight Mass and Interview with a Vampire (film and tv series). It’s a fantastic book, check it out! #Vampires #HorrorSky #Disability www.routledge.com/Disability-I...

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

It’s currently streaming on Shudder.

Poster for The Haunted Season: The Occupant of the Room. Poster shows a man covering his face surrounded by shadows.

I really enjoyed watching @kierlajanisse.bsky.social’s adaption of Algernon Blackwood’s THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM as the second instalment of horror anthology series THE HAUNTED SEASON. Atmospheric with stunning visuals and animation creating a sense of growing unease and dread. Superb work 😁

Smiling man in running outfit

Smiling man in running outfit with a medal.

Ran the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k this morning. It was cold but lots of fun! #Running #Leeds #AbbeyDash

Poster for IT: Welcome to Derry

Finally caught up with all the available episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry. I’m really liking it 😁🤡🎈 #HorrorSky #ITWelcometoDerry

Logo for The Creep Tapes

The first episode of season 2 of The Creep Tapes dropped on @shudder.com yesterday. It’s a great opening episode 😁 #HorrorSky #TheCreepTapes

It was an absolute pleasure to speak to @mollytie.bsky.social for this excellent article 👇 Please do check it out (as well as her other superb Punk Rock Philosophy articles) and keep an eye out for her upcoming book ‘Rebel Grrrls - The Story of Women and Punk’ coming out next year 😁