Horror Studies at Northumbria

We have a new website! horrorstudies.com #horrorNU

Heading to the @HorrorStudies Now conference next week? Drop by the MUP stand to meet @houston_ml, browse our #HorrorStudies books, and find out more about our brand new *Foundations of Horror Studies* series manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04/2…

Looking to expand your #HorrorStudies reading? From #FolkHorror on #film to horror in comics, our new #Horror Studies reading list brings together cutting edge research and bestselling titles from across the field, manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04/2… #FilmStudies #Literature #ComicsStudies

*Three Year Post-Doc opportunity*: 'The Horror of Place-Based Harms’ Details here: tinyurl.com/5cfr8xnb Deadline: 05/07/2026, 11:59 PM #horrorNU

My new EP, ChihiroYamazaki, is now available for free on Bandcamp sarahfirman.bandcamp.com/album/chihiroy…

New Video: Dr Rick Wood on Autistic-Coded Representation in Horror youtube.com/watch?v=ZYYphp… #horrorNU

Deadline for proposals - January 30th Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/2w2fuch6

Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/2w2fuch6 #horrorNU

Check out this article by @foundfootagecam - based on a paper presented at Horror Studies Now 2024, for which Dr Nisa received an Honorable Mention for the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies #horrorNU utampapress.org/rivers-of-bloo…

Grab yourself a half price copy of my books - The Metamodern Slasher Film shorturl.at/wOga0 - The Postmodern Slasher Film shorturl.at/j43ry or any of the excellent books by my fellow members of @HorrorStudies @StaceyAbbottRU @kte75 @Sorgono #horrorNU

Until 9am 1st Dec @EdinburghUP titles are half price! Abbott: shorturl.at/U4HDB Egan: shorturl.at/QobQl Hunter: shorturl.at/28CTw Jones: shorturl.at/wOga0 and shorturl.at/j43ry Walker: shorturl.at/OtMKq and shorturl.at/eqZlX #horrorNU

The recording of Damien Pollard’s Horror Studies Research Group talk “Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema” is now available via our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/fTU29j4JZkg #horrorNU

Reminder that @damienpollard is presenting on The Voice in Giallo Cinema this Thursday - For details (including abstract and Teams link), click here: tinyurl.com/e4p9dau7 #horrorNU

Absolutely (and perhaps appropriately) thrilled to announce that my monograph Sound and Horror in the Giallo Film is now out in the world! Massive thank yous to @iupress, Marc Olivier, and all at Cambridge Film & Screen, @HorrorStudies and @NorthumbriaUni

Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema" Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm For details (including abstract and Teams link), click here: tinyurl.com/e4p9dau7 #horrorNU

Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/2w2fuch6

Several of us will be at Grindfest, introducing some of these excellent films - see you there! #horrorNU

We are delighted to welcome Dr Nia Edwards-Behi (she/her) who is co-director of Abertoir, Wales’ International Horror Festival to GRINDFEST and will be joining the Round Table discussion on Women In Horror ahead of Mary Harron's AMERICAN PSYCHO.

Dr Johnny Walker is Associate Professor at Northumbria University. We're thrilled to welcome Johnny at GRINDFEST and introduce XTRO, the perfect late night horror classic!

Check out this podcast featuring our own Johnny Walker and @kte75 Pivotal: Fear - open.spotify.com/episode/1rfAWn… #horrorNU

Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/2w2fuch6 #horrorNU