Tag Archives: horror

CFP: Rereading Stephen King: Navigating the Intertextual Labyrinth, Kingston University, 11 November 2017

Posted on 24th June 2017 by William the Bloody

Only a week left before the deadline for proposals for this conference on Stephen King, Rereading Stephen King: Navigating the Intertextual Labyrinth, Kingston University, 11 November 2017. In Stephen King’s Gothic (2011) John Sears asserts that rereading King represents ‘an … Continue reading →

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Horror and Dark Fantasy, by Women and in Translation

Posted on 12th June 2017 by William the Bloody

Two very useful reading lists here. The first, Women of Horror, Dark Fantasy, and the Weird: A Recommended Reading List, lists tales, novels, and even poetry from those genres and looks intriguingly non-mainstream. Then, a list of Horror in Translation from … Continue reading →

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Divine Horror: Essays on the Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and the Diabolical

Posted on 10th May 2017 by William the Bloody

There’s a new collection announced from McFarland, Divine Horror: Essays on the Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and the Diabolical, edited by Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper. It looks very promising. From Rosemary’s Baby (1968) to The … Continue reading →

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CFP: Gender and Horror edited collection

Posted on 5th May 2017 by William the Bloody

A call for articles for a proposed edited collection on gender and horror. Deadline end of May. This edited collection aims to re-examine horror in an era of remakes, reboots and re-imaginings. There have been many developments in the horror … Continue reading →

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CFP: The Handbook to Horror Literature: Select chapters needed

Posted on 5th April 2017 by William the Bloody

A Call for Articles here for a collection on horror literature edited by Kevin Corstorphine and Laura Kremmel. The deadline is 30 April 2017. Most handbooks on the subject of horror focus specifically on film, whereas books on the literary … Continue reading →

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Dissections: The Journal of Contemporary Horror

Posted on 27th March 2017 by William the Bloody

I’ve just been alerted to the journal Dissections: The Journal of Contemporary Horror, based at the University of Brighton and edited by Gina Wisker. It looks great and I’ve added a link to our list of journals that appears on … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of My Mother

Posted on 16th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Kate Timperley has asked me to pass this news on about an intriguing Gothic film soon to be released: I am really happy to let you guys know of a really interesting Gothic horror film that I’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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CFP: Gothic Nature: New Directions in Eco-horror and the EcoGothic, Trinity College Dublin, 17-18 November 2017

Posted on 25th February 2017 by William the Bloody

CFP for a conference in Dublin, 17-18 November on Gothic Nature: New Directions in Eco-horror and the EcoGothic (deadline 2 April 2017): Gothic and horror fictions have long functioned as vivid reflections of contemporary cultural fears. Wood argues that horror … Continue reading →

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CFA: The Spaces and Places of Horror

Posted on 25th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Calls for articles in a collection edited by Francesco Pascuzzi, The Spaces and Places of Horror, deadline 15 April 2017. This volume aims to explore the complex, layered horizon of landscapes in horror film culture to unpack the use that … Continue reading →

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Seductive and Demented, ‘The Lure’ is Unlike Any Musical Ever Made

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

Who can resist mermaids? Well, maybe it’s just me. I love musicals too so the film reviewed here, Agnieszka Smoczynska’s The Lure sounds irresistible. There’s a trailer; it looks scary, mysterious, and lots of fun.

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