The Everyday Horror of American Life: The Rhetorical Vision of Stephen King This collection explores King’s work through a various rhetorical lenses to examine the exigencies in the popular/political culture that his writing addresses across rhetorical theories and methodologies.

American Gothic Studies, the official peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the Am. Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...

American Gothic Studies, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the American Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl... #SSAG #CFPl

Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. Here's the Zoom registration link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup

Tomorrow is the deadline!

Proposals for our Biannual conference in Salem, MA, "American Nightmares II: Return to Salem" are due Oct. 1st, 2025. Please check our website for details: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/ #SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature

For the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s The Shining, eds. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for an edited collection Fifty Years of The Shining: New Essays. Proposals are welcome on any aspects of the novel, adaptations, paratexts, and cultural influence.

American Gothic Studies is seeking contributions for our "EXHUMATIONS" section. Exhumations present new editions of American Gothic texts (max 12K words) that have been lost, forgotten, overlooked, or otherwise unavailable to contemporary readers.

It's Alive!! Our Gothic Reading Group Returns September 26th at 2:30 PM EDT with The Ballad of Black Tom. Zoom Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLiterature

Reminder that the deadline for SSAG proposals for our American Nightmares II Conference in Salem, MA, is due October 1st! More info: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/ #SSAG #GothicLiterature #Conference #Horror

Fall 2025 Gothic Reading Group Schedule (Fridays 2:30-3:30 EDT/EST) (Link to come) September 26—Victor Lavalle, THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM (149 pp.) November 7—Maryse Condé, I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM (225 pp.) December 5—Robert Eggers, THE VVITCH (90 minutes)

In AGS 2.1 we will be publishing "engagements" a short response (250-1k words) to pieces published in prior issues. To submit contact Jeffrey Weinstock at [email protected].

Our Gothic Reading Group will not meet in August. If you are interested in joining us this fall, please fill out this When2Meet so we can decide a day and time to meet! Link: www.when2meet.com?31462640-i4qeL #SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup #Gothic

A Shirley Jackson panel at PAMLA (Nov. 20-23; San Francisco) is seeking submissions. Please let us know if you are interested so we can pass your information along! #SSAG #Conference #PAMLA #GothicLiterature

Re-up:

Very nice to make into the very first issue of a new journal, and American Gothic Studies looks like it'll be a great new venue for the field. Lucky to be amongst some terrific essays. My bit is a trip down the Funhole with Kathe Koja.... www.psupress.org/Journals/jnl...

We've had to delay a week so please join us on July 25th instead! Registration link is below: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup

The first issue of American Gothic Studies has been published, Penn State University Press. Thanks, @cypheractive.bsky.social and @ssag.bsky.social #Gothic Studies 🤩 scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/iss...

Our next Gothic Reading Group is July 18, 2025 and covers Jeff VanderMerr's Absolution. Join below! gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLiterature #ResdingGroup

SSAG and the Ecohorror/Ecogothic interest group at #ASLE 2025! Come join us! #ASLE2025 #SSAG #GothicLiterature

CFP: Call For Proposals: Gothic Blackness: Exploring Ethnogothic, New Black Gothic, and Afro-Gothic Themes in Literature, Film, and Culture Special Issue of American Gothic Studies Guest Editor: Dr. DeAnna Daniels, University of Arizona Proposals due 8/15/25, with essays due 2/1/26

The Society for the Study of the American Gothic is pleased to announce the winner of its 2025 award for Best Scholarly Article or Book Chapter on the American Gothic.

Our Gothic Reading Group returns this Friday, June 20th, at 2 PM EDT with Buffalo Hunter Hunter. Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #ReadingGroup

Join us for the return of our Gothic Reading Group June 20th at 2 PM EDT. We will be reading Stephen Graham Jones' Buffalo Hunter Hunter. Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #ReadingGroup

Hello all! The American Gothic Studies Journal is calling for papers for its provocation section. See the link for more details and the post below for general information on the Provocations section and the deadline. tinyurl.com/28k72wk2 #SSAG #GothicLiterature #CFP

As they say in Poltergeist II, "They're back!" Just sharing the CFP for the second symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic. If you're looking for a small event with lots of amazing people, you should join us in Salem in March 2026! Also, did I mention that it's in Salem!?

Call for Proposals.

If you are at the ALA consider checking out our sponsored sessions! #ALA2025 #AmericanLiterature #Conference #GothicLit

The CFP for our 2nd Biennal Conference is live. We will be in Salem, MA from March 19-21, 2026 and the deadline for submissions is October 1. More details here: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/ #SSAG #Conference #GothicLit

Hello all! MLA acceptances are rolling out. If you are comfortable with your presentation/panel being shared on social media, please let us know so we can advertise it here. We would like to have a resource to locate other gothicists in Toronto. #SSAG #MLA2026 #GothicLit #MLA

I'm also co-chairing a roundtable panel on Teaching the American Gothic. We're 16G, Saturday 10-11:20, also in Empire room. This panel (full details in screenshot and alt-text) is one of two organized by the Society for the Study of American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social We'd love to have you join us!

PROOFS! Kind of a pain, but oh-so-sweet as the last step of a long journey (over five years for this gem). So excited to see the first issue of American Gothic Studies! @ssag.bsky.social @cypheractive.bsky.social

Some new books on Stephen King by or with contributions from some of our members. Check them out! #SSAG #GothicLit #NewBooks www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/K/King... www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

SSAG will sponsor a "California Gothic" session at the 2025 PAMLA conference in San Francisco. The conference is Nov. 20-23, 2025. Proposal deadline is May 15th. Submission and info link: pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19666 (Accepted participants need to be SSAG members.) #SSAG #GothicLit

The LA Books Review is looking for a reviewer for Alma Katsu's Fiend. If you are interested, please email [email protected] and outline your qualifications.

Miranda Cocoran and Melanie A. Marotta are editing a special issue of Horror Studies dedicated to post-2010 horror texts authored by women. Find more details here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/04/...

American Gothic Studies is looking for help with a submission from anyone familiar with Mary Wilkins Freeman’s The Portion of Labor.

Our Gothic reading group is on hiatus until June 20th, when we will meet again to discuss Stephen Graham Jones's Buffalo Hunter Hunter. #ReadingGroup #SSAG #GothicLit

Please join us for the March Gothic Reading Group this Friday the 28th at 2 PM EDT. We are talking about The Hacienda. #ReadingGroup #GothicLit #SSAG gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We have begun migrating to a new SSAG group. The old one will be phased down. Please join at: www.facebook.com/groups/socie... #SSAG #Gothic #AmericanGothic #GothicLit

Happy early St. Patrick's Day! I have an exciting announcement to share. I have edited a three volume collection of the speculative writings of Fitz-James O'Brien with Swan River Press The books will come in a limited hardback set. swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/co...

Please join us in reading the Hacienda for our Gothic Reading Group at 2-3 PM EDT on March 28th! gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLit #ReadingGroup

American Gothic Studies is seeking short essays for its “Provocations” section. These pieces (2,000 words) are meant to question conventional wisdom, tackle compelling issues, or advance new theses about the American Gothic academically or pedagogically. Please note these are not traditional essays.

American Gothic Studies is the first scholarly journal dedicated to the American Gothic and publishes rigorously vetted scholarship on the topic, broadly construed. This encompasses considerations of literature, film, television, comics, and new media, as well as cultural artifacts and practices.

If you missed last week's talk on HAIR HORROR You can find it here! youtu.be/NeHl7oOZJQE

Our March Gothic Reading Group will cover The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas. It will take place Friday, March 28, from 2 to 3 pm EDT. Register using the zoom link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLit #ReadingGroup

Thank you to everyone who showed up to our Gothic Reading Group last week!

Reminder: Our next Gothic Reading Group is taking place on Friday February 21st at 2PM and features Rivers Solomon's Model Home. Please use the link below to register. #SSAG #GothicLit #ReadingGroup gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Statement from the SSAG Executive Committee: The Society for the Study of the American Gothic is committed to creating a welcoming and accessible environment for all. We value the participation of women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those with disabilities,... (1/2)

Our next Gothic Reading Group is on the 21st at 2 PM EST. It covers Rivers Solomon's Model Home. Sign up here: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SSAG #GothicLit