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Latest Issue (#19)

Read the latest issue of the Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies: Issue #19 (Autumn 2026)

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Join us for the return of our online film club on 2nd September, with three short Irish films! Cailleach (Katie Bea Elger) The House that Was Not (Dean Byrne) Novella (Caoimhe Hughes) The film club is free and open to all, but registration is necessary to receive the zoom link: bit.ly/3RRPyyL

INGHS Film Club

The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies invite you to discuss gothic and horror classics with us!

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Coming soon: the game-changing, years-in-the-making new biography of M.R. James written my most excellent colleague, Darryl Jones! @profdarryljones.bsky.social @irishgothichorror.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

We are very excited to talk about the 1995 tv miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's "The Langoliers" tomorrow, 6 May at 7 pm Irish time. Free and open to all, but registration necessary: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

+++ #OTD the 5th of May, in the year 1893, Jonathan Harker arrives at Castle Dracula +++ " I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome to my house " #bramstoker #dracula #belalugosi #gothichorror #universalhorror #universalmonsters #Transylvania #Romania #Borgopass #Carpathians #bramstokersdracula V''''V

@irishgothichorror.bsky.social film club is doing a miniseries! Join us for the very 1990s adaptation of Stephen King's The Langoliers! #horrorsky

Join @irishgothichorror.bsky.social film club on April 1st for Ida Lupino's groundbreaking 1953 noir film The Hitch-Hiker!

We're coming up on our podcasting event, and one of the podcasts we'll be talking to have been featured on RTE! Our conversation with Petrified and Scream Queens, 25th Feb at 7 pm. Free and open to all. See quoted post for registration and more information. www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Totally Petrified - how we made Ireland's scariest podcast

Co-creator Liam Geraghty introduces the new season of award-winning Irish horror fiction anthology podcast Petrified, which returns for a new season this February.

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The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies@irishgothichorror.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Join us on 25th February at 7 pm Irish Time for the first of our discussions with Irish podcasters! We'll be talking to folks from Petrified & Scream Queens about their work, the genre, and the practice of podcasting. This online event is free & open to all (registration necessary). bit.ly/4qufUTv

Join us on 25th February at 7 pm Irish Time for the first of our discussions with Irish podcasters! We'll be talking to folks from Petrified & Scream Queens about their work, the genre, and the practice of podcasting. This online event is free & open to all (registration necessary). bit.ly/4qufUTv

Podcasting Fear: Conversations with Irish Podcasters

Join the INGHS in conversation with leading Irish podcasts in the fields of horror, the gothic, and the weird.

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We are delighted to announce that our film for our 4 February Film Club (7pm Irish time) will be the 1971 classic The Abominable Dr. Phibes, a truly gothic love story. You can register to receive a link to watch the film & then join our discussion here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1421842121... #INGHS

We had a wonderful time discussing Frankenstein (2025) last night. Just an announcement: the Film Club will be taking January off, but we will return on 4 February 2026. Keep an eye on our forum for updates: inghs.flarum.cloud/t/film-club 1/2

Come join us to discuss Frankenstein (2025)! 7 pm tonight. Free, but registration is necessary: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

Máiréad Casey@maireadcasey.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Join @irishgothichorror.bsky.social next week for a discussion of Guillermo Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaptation! 7pm December 3rd Irish time!

Coming soon: International Gothic Reading Month! #stayhaunted #amreading

Looking forward to next month's INGHS Film Club with @irishgothichorror.bsky.social We'll be discussing the surreal, wild and wacky Japanese movie Hausu!

We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge. Registration is free and open to everyone. www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...

Hey folks, I'm making my book group read 'Venoni' by Matthew Lewis and I wondered if any of my Gothic and Romanticism friends would be interested in doing a live reading/dramatic performance. The more drama, the better! Give me a shout if you could be into it!

Tonight! Our film club discussion of "Let's Scare Jessica to Death." Everyone is welcome, but registration is necessary. See the link below.

Máiréad Casey@maireadcasey.bsky.social · last yr.

Join me and @irishgothichorror.bsky.social next week for a discussion about Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971). All welcome but registration is required: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

Join me and @irishgothichorror.bsky.social next week for a discussion about Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971). All welcome but registration is required: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

Great to speak about using print and digital archives in teaching, on the Victorian Pedagogies panel with @timgao.bsky.social and @harbottlestores.bsky.social at @bavs-uk.bsky.social PGR/ECR Professionalisation Afternoon Also had sneaky peek at the Tales of Weird collection at Oxford's Blackwells!

We are among the top 10% of things to do worldwide. Thanks for our award #Tripadvisor and thanks to one of our visitors for the inspirational quote!🥰 #ThingsToDoInDublin #VisitDublin #LibrariesOfTheWorld #Books

What's this!? An online conference!? Dedicated to the ghostly and weird tales! Celebrating 100 years of M R James 'A Warning to the Curious'? With fantastic authors! Incredible panels! Writing workshops! Fantastic keynote speakers! Check it out!! buytickets.at/romancingthe...

I watched this film for the first time in my grandparent's house, during a critical "banging on walls" scene my uncle knocked on the outside of the window behind me because he'd forgotten his keys and I nearly expired with fright.

The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies@irishgothichorror.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next online film club discussion will take place on 6 August at 7pm Irish time! We're discussing The Haunting, Robert Wise's 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson's masterpiece! Free registration will get you access to the film & zoom links. Open to all! www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

Our next online film club discussion will take place on 6 August at 7pm Irish time! We're discussing The Haunting, Robert Wise's 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson's masterpiece! Free registration will get you access to the film & zoom links. Open to all! www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

If you enjoy historical, archive based research on witches... this is the talk for you! Looking specifically at male witches tried in Poland and interrogating some of the common historical narratives around witch trials and men tried as witches youtu.be/PYuvLmP5bRQ

Witch Trials and Male 'Witches' in Poland with Łukasz Hajdrych

YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic

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We have a gorgeous poster for our film club event, which is this coming Wednesday 2nd July, designed by @maireadcasey.bsky.social - don't forget to register to get a link to the film and the zoom chat! For more information: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

Thank you so much, Keith! It was a wonderful time! Registration is now open for our next film club discussion. We're watching the 1960 classic Eyes Without a Face. For more info, and to register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

Keith Byrne@keithinkrakow.bsky.social · last yr.

Just finished the first @irishgothichorror.bsky.social fi film meeting. Gothic shades in Gaslight, Bergman's graceful depiction of a spiral into madness, Lansbury's deliciously ambiguous acting, and the difference between Charles Boyer's and Joseph Cotton's physicality. Can't wait for next time!

The term is ending and we are starting to get things together. We've sent out an email to our mailing list with some exciting developments. If you joined our mailing list but didn't receive the email, make sure to check your spam. If you want to join our mailing list: eu.jotform.com/250497756893...

We have a schedule for our event on 22nd February! You can find it on our website here: irishgothicjournal.net/coming-soon-... Again, registration is at capacity, but make sure to join the waitlist if you are interested in attending: bit.ly/40DC1wc

Coming Soon: The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies

SAVE THE DATE: Network re-launch on Saturday 22 February 2025 at Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub. We are holding an in-person networking event on Saturday 22 February 2025, in the Long Room Hu…

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We have had to slightly adjust the time of our event on 22nd February. The event now ends at 5pm. Also, we have reached event capacity! Please join the wait list if you are interested & haven't registered. If you have registered & can't come, please make sure to cancel your ticket. Schedule soon!