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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Full series) Parts 1-6 of @drstevejones.bsky.social on how the whodunit structure exposes the postmodern slasher's ironic, cynical and non-committal tone, now as one complete video youtu.be/t8g9haT4y_I #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit [Full Series] (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 6) In the concluding part of this series, @drstevejones.bsky.social shows that the whodunit structure exposes the postmodern slasher's ironic, cynical and non-committal tone youtu.be/70TiwfXgfF8 #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 6 (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 5) In the fifth of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social considers how filmmakers weaponise knowledge of the subgenre to wrongfoot slasher fans youtu.be/uf1vr4UYVtM #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 5 (Dr Steve Jones)

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Out now in paperback: The Postmodern Slasher Film Published by @edinburghup.bsky.social #horrorNU edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 4) In the fourth of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social examines how postmodern slashers use false information to actively mislead viewers youtu.be/RI2f5R6hZZU #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 4 (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 3) In the third of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social focuses on the ways that information is withheld from viewers in postmodern slasher films youtu.be/w43EMniPnMo #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 3 (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Lex® @horrorlex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"There are certain rules that one must abide by…" @drstevejones.bsky.social challenges what you think you know about "The Postmodern Slasher Film" including that it started with SCREAM. Now in paperback from @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

The cover of the book "The Postmodern Slasher Film" featuring a large photo of Ghostface from the SCREAM series.

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 2) In the second of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social examines how postmodern slashers embed an invitation to play in their whodunit narratives youtu.be/PB6rdf6DV_o #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 2 (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New Video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 1) In the first of a six-part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social argues that the common murder-mystery structure illuminates the postmodern slasher's distinctive tonal features. youtu.be/G-EgSuemA8c #horrorNU

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Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 1 (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New video: Intertextuality in Urban Legend @drstevejones.bsky.social argues that Urban Legend offers a more sophisticated take on intertextuality than most other slasher films of the period youtu.be/m4fQnzD7U2s #horrorNU

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Telling Tales: Intertextuality in Urban Legend (Dr Steve Jones)

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Check out this CFP for a special issue of Apocalyptica: 'Capitalism and the end of the world' heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/apo...

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Apocalypse now what? Capitalism and the end of the world | Apocalyptica

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Matthew Cooper @mcooperk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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.

A slide showing the title of my presentation: When a Salesman Calls: Confronting Consumption in Banmei Takahashi's Door.
It also features the promotional image from the film's digital remaster.

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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...

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Horror Studies Now 2026

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Sid Fiore Branca @sidbranca.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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

young Michael Myers in Halloween (1978) wearing a clown costume and holding a knife

Michael Caine taking off the clown mask he's wearing in Sleuth (1972)

John Candy in his first substantial role in The Clown Murders (1976), here looking at a man dressed like a clown. I'm sorry this is so low res but this one is a deep cut. also i originally had the clown doll from Poltergeist as the image here so you've at least been spared that horror.

a clown holds a knife in the extremely weird and fascinating short Let's Visit the World of the Future (1973) by Rev. Ivan Stang (fka Douglass Smith) of the Church of the Sub-Genius. another v low res deep cut image, if anyone has a connection to Ivan Stang so I can get some better quality images/clips...

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Sid Fiore Branca @sidbranca.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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

Marc olivier in front of a screen showing book cover for 'wallpaper'

Marc olivier in front of a sreen showing 'advice from aquisitions editor'

SJ Lauro in front of screen showing a gotjic cover from 'Studies in the fantastic'

SJ Lauro in front of a screen showing cover of 'Studies in the Fantastic' for 'Lovecraft Country'

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Sam Dubois @surveillancesam.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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.

A slide from a PowerPoint presentation - left, a screengrab from the Alice Maio Mackay film "T Blockers", where a trans woman, bathed in yellow light, is howling in rage or anguish. Right, text presenting the title of the paper: "Hoping things are gonna be okay - I just don't understand it': Horror and the Representation of Violence in Independant Transgender Cinema", by Sam Dubois from Birmingham City University.

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Ken Lauder @kenlauder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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!

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

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

Dr Chi-Yun Shin speaking in front of a screen displaying work about 'The Sleep' horror film

Frankie Wakefield presenting i. Front of a screen showing inages from fungal horror films

Marie Krebs presenting next to a screen displaying information about abjection

Prof. Adam Lowenstein presenting in front if a screen about Cronenburg, Kafka and Jewish Horror

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Northumbria University Library @northumbrialibrary.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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

Book cover of "Phases of the Moon: A Cultural History of the Werewolf Film" by Craig Ian Mann, featuring illustrated werewolf heads howling before a full moon.

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

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

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NovellaMcClure, by sarahfirman

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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

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Dr Damien Pollard - "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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

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MayCanady, by sarahfirman

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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

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Studies in the Fantastic @fantastic-journal.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

📢 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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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

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Studies in the Fantastic @fantastic-journal.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We have a new website! horrorstudies.com #horrorNU

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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

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Stuart Wright @stuartwright.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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...

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Podcast Episode · 3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE: A Britflicks Podcast with screenwriter Stuart Wright · 09/07/2025 · 59m

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Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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Horror Lex® @horrorlex.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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...

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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

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