I had so much fun talking about Japanese b-horror, evil '80s salesmen and the terrifying concept of a public phone box at Horror Studies Now 2026. Very grateful to @horrorstudies.bsky.social for organising and to the many brilliant speakers redefining the ways we think and speak about horror.

Last week, Northumbria University's Horror Studies Research Group held our annual international conference, Horror Studies Now. For anyone who missed it, here is our annual highlight reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxm5...

i am extremely stoked to announce that I'll be presenting at the Horror Studies Now 2026 Conference at Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in late May, talking about violent clowns and masculinity in 1970s & early '80s North American & British cinema 🤡🔪 www.horrorstudies.com/hsn-26

i’ve been quiet on here the last few days because i’ve been having an absolute blast at the Horror Studies Now conference at Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne — if you’re a horror scholar I heartily recommend the fine people at @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Day 3 Part 1 at Horror Studies Now26 Marc Olivier and SJLauro ran the most wonderful session on publishing. If only all editors were this kind and charismatic! Some excellent advice given and much to consider. @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Had an absolutely lovely time at the Horror Studies Now! conference this year - thanks to @horrorstudies.bsky.social for a great event and to my fantastic co-panelists @marsnicoli.bsky.social and Patrick Poulin for a lovely time charting the contours of the emergent field of trans horror.

Wonderful few days attending Horror Studies Now at Northumbria Uni. Huge thanks to @horrorstudies.bsky.social for the invitation and such stellar organisation and all the participants for such a range of exciting talks. Caught up with old conference friends, made new ones. A fab time!

An excellent first day of papers, friends and discussions at Horror Studies Now26 - the amazing Dr. Chi-Yun Shin's plenary, a splendid session on Temporalities with Marie Krebs and Frankie Wakefield and a fantastic plenary from Prof. Adam Lowenstein to round off the day. @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Looking forward to presenting my research on storytelling at haunted house attractions next week! @horrorstudies.bsky.social @appalachianstate.bsky.social #hauntedattractions #horror

The Horror Studies Research Group are hosting the Horror Studies Now conference next week. Want to dig up more from the world of horror studies? Check out reading list MI6022: The Modern Horror Film. northumbria.rl.talis.com/index.html #NorthumbriaLibrary @horrorstudies.bsky.social

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

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

Deadline for proposals - January 30th Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University t.co/QK7DDTdeNb

My new EP is now available on Bandcamp sarahfirman.bandcamp.com/album/novell...

Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University t.co/QK7DDTdeNb

New on the Studies in the Fantastic blog!💫🩸📖 Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire Ami Nisa's essay explores the powerful emergence of the British Asian vampire in media! utampapress.org/rivers-of-bl... @horrorstudies.bsky.social #Vampire #Blog #SFF

Check out this article by @ami-n.bsky.social - 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-bl...

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.bsky.social @profsaabbott.bsky.social @kte75.bsky.social @russhunter.bsky.social

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: 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

My new EP is now available on Bandcamp sarahfirman.bandcamp.com/album/maycan...

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 t.co/QK7DDTdeNb

📢 New on the Studies in the Fantastic blog! ✨📚🌙🌀🔮💫📖 We’re thrilled to launch our new blog series—created in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University—spotlighting fresh and innovative research in horror studies. @horrorstudies.bsky.social

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

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

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

✍️📈✨"Survival and Recovery: Addiction and the Therapeutic Potential of Horror Writing" by Alex Herod. Thrilled to feature this piece in our latest Issue 18!

Only one day left to support the crowdfunding campaign for Slasher Trash, a documentary focusing on obscure, low-budget slasher films Check it out: slashertrashdoc.com?sca_ref=9391... #horrorNU @80shorrordoc.bsky.social @slashertrash.bsky.social

The crowdfunding campaign for the documentary Slasher Trash closes on 14th August The documentary is going to focus on obscure, low-budget slasher films, so it is right up my street! Check it out: slashertrashdoc.com?sca_ref=9391... #horrorNU @80shorrordoc.bsky.social @slashertrash.bsky.social

Our annual conference, Horror Studies Now, is featured in this month's issue of Dark Side Magazine

We have a new website! horrorstudies.com #horrorNU

Chuffed to contribute a new essay to Eureka's new 4k release of this staggering film #horrorNU

NEW... @drstevejones.bsky.social a film scholar & a leading authority on extreme imagery & the intersections between horror and pornography, talks about his new book THE METAMODERN SLASHER FILM Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2fnN...

Publication day! Looking forward to the new I Know What You Did Last Summer or Scream VII? Then check out my new book The Postmodern Slasher Film (or order it for your library) 30% off with the code NEW30 at @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos... #horrorNU

Let @drstevejones.bsky.social convince you that the postmodern slasher--like the underseen CRY WOLF, RIPPER & LOVER'S LANE--isn't just a SCREAM clone. "The Postmodern Slasher Film" is new from @edinburghup.bsky.social. Aca-priced, so email your library! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

Members of the Horror Studies Reasearch Group will be involved in Grindfest '25 - see you there! #horrorNU

Our own @drstevejones.bsky.social was interviewed for this article about zombies by @tomjbeasley.bsky.social uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/28-da... #horrorNU

@jplaczkiewicz.bsky.social, our PhD student, recently attended the #horrorNU conference organized by @horrorstudies.bsky.social, Northumbria University. She explored new perspectives in contemporary rape-revenge cinema, focusing on the role of affect & the transformative portrayal of female avengers

If you weren't able to join us for Horror Studies Now 2025, here is what you missed! #horrorNU youtu.be/vouip_wf8Ig?...

The Horror Studies Research Group at Horror Studies Now 2025 #horrorNU

Spolis from the easiest peer-review gig I've had: Q: "Should there be a new edition of Games of Terror?" A: " Yes please" Fantastic to see this classic finally back in print #horrorNU

Doing my best to keep up with developments in horror research albeit from my armchair. Less stressful than doing it for a living I'm sure! @drstevejones.bsky.social

Fantastic first conference paper from Abigail Hilton 'The Ghosts of Queer Girlhood: South Korean Horror and Fractured Temporalities in Whispering Corridors (1998) and Memento Mori (1999)' @horrorstudies.bsky.social

@maxgee1284.bsky.social delivering an obscenely good keynote @horrorstudies.bsky.social - so much to think about! I loooooved the 'sentient or possessed' quiz too btw.

Time to officially announce that I'm going to be presenting at the @horrorstudies.bsky.social conference at the end May, where I pretend to be vaguely knowledgeable on recent slasher movies. The Neon-Slasher, coming to an academic conference at Northumbria University near you. Come along, say hi.

Had a look at the full line up for @horrorstudies.bsky.social 's conference later this month and it is an absolute cracker. Full list here: research.northumbria.ac.uk/horrorstudie... Also features 10 minutes on how we can study horror better.

Delighted to announce that I shall be presenting at @horrorstudies.bsky.social Horror Studies Now 2025. check it out: research.northumbria.ac.uk/horrorstudie... I am very excited to be included in a panel with Katherine Prentice and Catherine Pugh. They are awesome #horror scholars 😁 #HorrorSky

Excited to be part of an amazing line up at the @horrorstudies.bsky.social 2025 conference!