Simon Bacon

My favourite kind of post…editor-copy post…and this one was a doozy. So many terrific essays by so many terrific authors. It’s Zombitastic! 😃

Coming up soon on ABC Western Plains, I'll be with Kim Goldsmith to talk about the week in pop culture m. Join us after 9.20am! @unimelb @uommedia @artsunimelb

The plenary speakers have just been announced! And a reminder that the CfP closes on the 31st. hullgothic.wordpress.com #gothic #iga #gothicstudies #gothsassemble

Aca-Colleagues Essay emergency for Ageing Female Bodies for Palgrave on the following: -positive views of Aunt Gladys & recent hags -Latino texts like Phenomena [Fenómenas-2023], Crazy Old Woman [Vieja loca-2025], and La Llorona [2019] If interested email: baconetti@gmail.com

@GothicKeats Thankyou so much! 😃

A few of us here have obsessive fascinations with the concept of the Doppelgänger, especially pertaining to particular literary figures (yes, we're especially thinking of Shelley). Simon is a great editor and this looks like essential reading to us.

My favourite kind of post….editor copy post. And even more so when it’s this little gem full of terrific essays on all things twins, clones and doppelgängers. 😃

The new paperback for Graveyard Gothic is 40% off at @ManchesterUP until 31 January. #gothic #gothicstudies #newbook manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/gothic-studies…

@XAldanaReyes @ManchesterUP Fabulous

Eeeek so excited! My monograph, ‘Theological Monsters: Religion and Irish Gothic’ is out with University of Wales Press! uwp.co.uk/book/theologic…

@madeline_cct @OGOMProject This is terrific!

For special issue #10 (spring 2026) of @horrorhomeroom, we’re diving into the world of creepy dollhouses & their inhabitants in #horror & horror adjacent narratives (thrillers, mysteries, science fiction etc.) #dolls Check out the full CFP here: horrorhomeroom.com/cfp-dolls-and-…

Aca-Zombie-Colleagues Just published, The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie! Probably best accessed through your library it is the most wide-ranging study of the zombie megatext currently available and contains some of the best zombie scholars out there. a.co/d/dlvfXOA

With this, anything on other versions/rip-offs of Alien (such as Alien 2: On Earth [1980] or Lily C.A.T. [1987]) are also needed.

Aca-Alien-Colleagues Abstract emergency for the Alien Franchise Companion on readings of Alien (or intersections with Predator) in relation to idigeniety, decolonialism, and folklore/folkhorror. If of interest drop me a line and/or a 300 word abstract to: baconetti@gmail.com

Aca-Genre Fiction & Film-Colleagues Series Editor post. Atwood: A New Companion edited by Gina Wisker. No 18 in the Genre Fiction & Film Companion Series looks at Atwood & her ongoing cultural importance. If you have an idea for a Companion contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com

Just been informed by Palgrave that Uncanny Doubles (aka Doppelgänger Gothic) has just been published (though confusingly you can’t buy it until 10th Jan next year?!?), but well done everyone for your terrific work in this! link.springer.com/book/978303183…

100 Draculas on Screen has been released just in time for the holidays. Featuring interviews with the actors & directors, such as Guy Maddin, Dolly Wells, Rudolph Martin, and Patrick Bergin, that gave undead life to the immortal Count. It’s Draculicious! amazon.com/dp/B0G4WPSH3M/…

Aca-Alien-Franchise-Colleagues I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following: - Aliens comic books - Theological approaches - monsters/hybrids - crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc) - creative pieces inspired by the franchise Email me at: baconetti@gmail.com

Aca-Urban-Horror- Colleagues I need a 300 word abstract asap on urban horror in futuristic city/urban spaces in East Asia. Could involve Alice in Borderland, Sweet Home, or even Tokyo Gore Police. Final essay of 5-6K needed end 2026. If interested email me: baconetti@gmail.com

We finally have a cover for “Critical Perspectives on Dario Argento”!!!! bloomsbury.com/us/critical-pe…