Tag Archives: horror

‘The Witch’ (2015)

Posted on 22nd February 2016 by firekrank

Over the past few days, I have been enjoying watching the trailer for The Witch (2015), a horror movie about witchcraft, Puritanism, wilderness and the New World. The film has received excellent reviews and a recent Buzzfeed article, ‘The Movie That’s Going … Continue reading →

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Ghostly Sightings: hauntology and spectrality in East Asian gothic cinema

Posted on 22nd February 2016 by firekrank

If your around London on 15th March, it’s worth heading to Kingston University for Colette Balmain’s talk ‘Ghostly Sighting: hauntology and spectrality in East Asian gothic cinemas’. Colette gave a wonderful talk, ‘Through the eyes of a child: Hybridity and … Continue reading →

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Gothic Women and Feminists in Horror

Posted on 22nd February 2016 by firekrank

So apparently, and apologies for not realising earlier, but February is ‘Women in Horror’ month. XOJane have published an article celebrating their favourite women in horror. So it’s the perfect time to celebrate the Final Girl (a trope which was … Continue reading →

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CFP: Studies in horror and the Gothic

Posted on 16th February 2016 by firekrank

Taken from the Palgrave Communications website, the following has been announced: ‘Studies in horror and the Gothic Deadline for article proposals: September 1, 2016 Final deadline for full submissions: November 1, 2016 Palgrave Communications is inviting submissions and article proposals … Continue reading →

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CFA: Critical Essays on ‘American Horror Story’

Posted on 14th February 2016 by firekrank

A call for proposed chapters for an edited book on ‘American Horror Story ‘ (2011-) has been released. Taken from the original CFA, the details are as follows: ‘American Horror Story is an anthology horror series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad … Continue reading →

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CFP: Eating the Rude: Hannibal Lecter and the Fannibals, Criminals, and Legacy of America’s Favorite Cannibal

Posted on 10th February 2016 by firekrank

This CFP/ CFA is for an edited publication,  Eating the Rude: Hannibal Lecter and the Fannibals, Criminals and Legacy of America’s Favorite Cannibal. According to specifications: ‘Ideal proposals focusing on any aspect of Hannibal texts from any period will contain a … Continue reading →

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Horror Scholarships

Posted on 10th February 2016 by firekrank

Applications have opened for five Horror Scholarships from the Horror Writers Association. The scholarships are: the Horror Writers Association Scholarship; the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship; the Dark Poetry Scholarship; the Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship for Non-fiction; and, the Scholarship from … Continue reading →

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CFP: World Vampire Congress 2016

Posted on 10th February 2016 by firekrank

The following CFP has been released for the World Vampire Congress 2016 which forms part of the Bram Stoker International Film Festival (BSIFF) which will be taking place 27th-30th October 2016, Whitby, Yorkshire. More information can be found below: “World … Continue reading →

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New Publications: Dangerous Bodies and Evil Children

Posted on 9th February 2016 by firekrank

There are two excellent publications out at the moment. The first is Dangerous Bodies: Historicising the Corporeal Gothic (2016) by Marie Mulvey-Roberts which looks at how the body is oppressed and surpressed in Gothic texts. The other one is an edited book Little Horrors: … Continue reading →

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100 Years (Give or Take) of Zombie Evolution

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by firekrank

This video is proof that my Buzzfeed procrastination is sometimes a good thing. Made by the Top Trending channel, this video pertains to follow 100 years of the zombie transformation. Whilst this is a claim that will have purists cringing … Continue reading →

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