New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 3) In the third of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social focuses on the ways that information is withheld from viewers in postmodern slasher films youtu.be/w43EMniPnMo #horrorNU

Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 3 (Dr Steve Jones)

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"There are certain rules that one must abide by…" @drstevejones.bsky.social challenges what you think you know about "The Postmodern Slasher Film" including that it started with SCREAM. Now in paperback from @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 2) In the second of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social examines how postmodern slashers embed an invitation to play in their whodunit narratives youtu.be/PB6rdf6DV_o #horrorNU

Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 2 (Dr Steve Jones)

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New Video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 1) In the first of a six-part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social argues that the common murder-mystery structure illuminates the postmodern slasher's distinctive tonal features. youtu.be/G-EgSuemA8c #horrorNU

Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 1 (Dr Steve Jones)

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New video: Intertextuality in Urban Legend @drstevejones.bsky.social argues that Urban Legend offers a more sophisticated take on intertextuality than most other slasher films of the period youtu.be/m4fQnzD7U2s #horrorNU

Telling Tales: Intertextuality in Urban Legend (Dr Steve Jones)

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Check out this CFP for a special issue of Apocalyptica: 'Capitalism and the end of the world' heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/apo...

I saw all of these presentations and they were absolutely fantastic. Not only are these #horror scholars really talented, they are also really great people. Congratulations! Lovely stuff! 😁

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Here is the 2025 winner of the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies @katherineprentice.bsky.social, plus our honorable mention recipients @ami-n.bsky.social and David Martinez. Congratulations all (& to runner up Sophie Dungan!). Thanks @fantastic-journal.bsky.social!

Here is the 2025 winner of the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies @katherineprentice.bsky.social, plus our honorable mention recipients @ami-n.bsky.social and David Martinez. Congratulations all (& to runner up Sophie Dungan!). Thanks @fantastic-journal.bsky.social!

It me! I had a wonderful time, and I am absolutely indebted to the kindness of the conference team for making me feel incredibly supported in some difficult circumstances.

Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria@horrorstudies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week, Northumbria University's Horror Studies Research Group held our annual international conference, Horror Studies Now. For anyone who missed it, here is our annual highlight reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxm5...

I loved my time at @horrorstudies.bsky.social Horror Studies Now 2026. So many amazing presentations and fantastic people. Big thanks to everyone involved in putting it together.Absolute legends!

Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria@horrorstudies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week, Northumbria University's Horror Studies Research Group held our annual international conference, Horror Studies Now. For anyone who missed it, here is our annual highlight reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxm5...

I had so much fun talking about Japanese b-horror, evil '80s salesmen and the terrifying concept of a public phone box at Horror Studies Now 2026. Very grateful to @horrorstudies.bsky.social for organising and to the many brilliant speakers redefining the ways we think and speak about horror.

Last week, Northumbria University's Horror Studies Research Group held our annual international conference, Horror Studies Now. For anyone who missed it, here is our annual highlight reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxm5...

Horror Studies Now 2026

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@horrorstudies.bsky.social - how great to see the article in The Chronicle - well done, everyone! www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... #Horror #HorrorStudies

The North East university professors delving deep into the study of horror

While there is no horror degree in itself, Northumbria University has one of the world's largest horror studies groups; with professors, researchers, and PhD students specialising in the field

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Day 3 Part 2 at Horror Studies Now26 A fantastic panel 'Written in Blood' with Sophie Dungan, Zoe Zavrotny and Alex Herod - that delightful mix of scholarly rigour and relatable moments that brought the work alive - great stuff! @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Day 3 Part 3 at Horror Studies Now26 -a panel on Women in Horror. This was a standout session for me - Shellie McMurdo, Selma Purac and Jeanette Goon all left me wanting more. Chaired by the lovely StaceyAbbot. The power in this room was off the scale! @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Day 3 Part 4 and more at Horror Studies Now26- thought provoking sessions from Kris Woofter and Mervyn Marshall, the awards ceremony for the gorgeous and talented @katherineprentice.bsky.social as the worthy winner of the Peter Hutchings Award and then social shenanigans. @horrorstudies.bsky.social

i’ve been quiet on here the last few days because i’ve been having an absolute blast at the Horror Studies Now conference at Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne — if you’re a horror scholar I heartily recommend the fine people at @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Examines female monstrosity as it appears in horror films and considers specific political, scientific, and historical contexts to better understand how we construct and reconstruct monstrosity. 📚️Virtual Exhibit: buff.ly/nMLiLwh @horrorstudies.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social #Horrorstudies

MNG - University Press. Examines female monstrosity as it appears in horror films and considers specific political, scientific, and historical contexts to better understand how we construct and reconstruct monstrosity. 📚️Virtual Exhibit: buff.ly/nMLiLwh @horrorstudies.bsky.social

MNG - University Presses@mngupbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Examines female monstrosity as it appears in horror films and considers specific political, scientific, and historical contexts to better understand how we construct and reconstruct monstrosity. 📚️Virtual Exhibit: buff.ly/nMLiLwh @horrorstudies.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social #Horrorstudies

Offers fresh insights into the renewed interest in horror aesthetics and the emphasis on filmmaking as a collaborative practice. 📚️ Browse our virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/H1B0bae @horrorstudies.bsky.social @davidrochelorelei.bsky.social @clairecornillon.bsky.social @upmississippi.bsky.social

The Horror Theory Reader is indispensable for scholars and will be of interest to anyone curious about our paradoxical enjoyment of appalling and fearsome things. Browse the MNG Horror Studies virtual exhibit: buff.ly/H1B0bae @horrorstudies.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social #Horrorstudies

Jeon provides a consideration of the director’s entire career and themes of his works. Insightful and engaging, Jeon offers an up-to-date analysis of the genre-bending international director. Browse our virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/UYOwnJl @horrorstudies.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social

Wonderful few days attending Horror Studies Now at Northumbria Uni. Huge thanks to @horrorstudies.bsky.social for the invitation and such stellar organisation and all the participants for such a range of exciting talks. Caught up with old conference friends, made new ones. A fab time!

Had an absolutely lovely time at the Horror Studies Now! conference this year - thanks to @horrorstudies.bsky.social for a great event and to my fantastic co-panelists @marsnicoli.bsky.social and Patrick Poulin for a lovely time charting the contours of the emergent field of trans horror.

Day 3 Part 1 at Horror Studies Now26 Marc Olivier and SJLauro ran the most wonderful session on publishing. If only all editors were this kind and charismatic! Some excellent advice given and much to consider. @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Heading to the Horror Studies Now conference today? Looking to expand your #HorrorStudies reading? From #FolkHorror on #film to horror in comics, our new #Horror Studies reading list brings together our bestselling titles, manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04... @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Day 2 Part 1: more thought-provoking papers at Horror Studies Now26 - I started my day listening to the wonderful Mars Nicoli @marsnicoli.bsky.social and then a fantastic paper from Sam Dubois on Transness in horror @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Day 2 Part 2 at Horror Studies Now26 - a mind-blowing session on Horror and Performance with Alanna Thain, Heather Kelley and Jose Nateras. So many ways to tell horror stories...exploring new forms and sparking ideas - truly revelatory @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Day 2 Part 3: a superb session chaired by the lovely @maxgee1284.bsky.social: Disability and Neurodivergence. Catherine Pugh - Extraordinary Body in Post-Apocalypse Narratives, Darren Gray on 'Occupied Flesh' and the wonderful Marcella Rees-Gray on 'Growing up Wild.' @horrorstudies.bsky.social

An excellent first day of papers, friends and discussions at Horror Studies Now26 - the amazing Dr. Chi-Yun Shin's plenary, a splendid session on Temporalities with Marie Krebs and Frankie Wakefield and a fantastic plenary from Prof. Adam Lowenstein to round off the day. @horrorstudies.bsky.social