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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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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I saw all of these presentations and they were absolutely fantastic. Not only are these #horror scholars really talented, they are also really great people. Congratulations! Lovely stuff! 😁

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Here is the 2025 winner of the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies @katherineprentice.bsky.social, plus our honorable mention recipients @ami-n.bsky.social and David Martinez. Congratulations all (& to runner up Sophie Dungan!). Thanks @fantastic-journal.bsky.social!

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Siân Pearce @sianp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It me! I had a wonderful time, and I am absolutely indebted to the kindness of the conference team for making me feel incredibly supported in some difficult circumstances.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I loved my time at @horrorstudies.bsky.social Horror Studies Now 2026. So many amazing presentations and fantastic people. Big thanks to everyone involved in putting it together.Absolute legends!

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

Day 3 Part 2 at Horror Studies Now26 A fantastic panel 'Written in Blood' with Sophie Dungan, Zoe Zavrotny and Alex Herod - that delightful mix of scholarly rigour and relatable moments that brought the work alive - great stuff! @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Sophie Dungan standing in front of a screen showing an image and text from her presentation

Zoe Zavrotny standing in front of a screen describing her topic

Alex Herod standing in front of a screen describing her topic of abjection and addiction

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

Day 3 Part 3 at Horror Studies Now26 -a panel on Women in Horror. This was a standout session for me - Shellie McMurdo, Selma Purac and Jeanette Goon all left me wanting more. Chaired by the lovely StaceyAbbot. The power in this room was off the scale! @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Shellie McMurdo in front of a screen showing an image of gory special effects

Selma Purac in front of a screen presentation of her work showing film posters

Selma Purac in front of a screen showing her work and Stacey Abbot as chair

Jeanette Goon in front of a screen showing her work

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

Day 3 Part 4 and more at Horror Studies Now26- thought provoking sessions from Kris Woofter and Mervyn Marshall, the awards ceremony for the gorgeous and talented @katherineprentice.bsky.social as the worthy winner of the Peter Hutchings Award and then social shenanigans. @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Kris Woofter in front of a screen showing his work

Mervyn Marshall in front of a screen showing his work

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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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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Examines female monstrosity as it appears in horror films and considers specific political, scientific, and historical contexts to better understand how we construct and reconstruct monstrosity. 📚️Virtual Exhibit: buff.ly/nMLiLwh @horrorstudies.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social #Horrorstudies

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brendan b. coke @brendancoke14.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

MNG - University Press. Examines female monstrosity as it appears in horror films and considers specific political, scientific, and historical contexts to better understand how we construct and reconstruct monstrosity. 📚️Virtual Exhibit: buff.ly/nMLiLwh @horrorstudies.bsky.social

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HSN 2026 - The Mare Nostrum Group Bookshop

Horror Studies Now Annual Conference 28-29 May 2026 Welcome to our virtual exhibit for the Horror Studies Now conference in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, at Northumbria University. Enjoy a special discount ava...

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Offers fresh insights into the renewed interest in horror aesthetics and the emphasis on filmmaking as a collaborative practice. 📚️ Browse our virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/H1B0bae @horrorstudies.bsky.social @davidrochelorelei.bsky.social @clairecornillon.bsky.social @upmississippi.bsky.social

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The Horror Theory Reader is indispensable for scholars and will be of interest to anyone curious about our paradoxical enjoyment of appalling and fearsome things. Browse the MNG Horror Studies virtual exhibit: buff.ly/H1B0bae @horrorstudies.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social #Horrorstudies

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Jeon provides a consideration of the director’s entire career and themes of his works. Insightful and engaging, Jeon offers an up-to-date analysis of the genre-bending international director. Browse our virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/UYOwnJl @horrorstudies.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social

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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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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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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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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Heading to the Horror Studies Now conference today? Looking to expand your #HorrorStudies reading? From #FolkHorror on #film to horror in comics, our new #Horror Studies reading list brings together our bestselling titles, manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/04... @horrorstudies.bsky.social

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 1: more thought-provoking papers at Horror Studies Now26 - I started my day listening to the wonderful Mars Nicoli @marsnicoli.bsky.social and then a fantastic paper from Sam Dubois on Transness in horror @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Sam Dubois in front of a screen showing a yellow image of a screaming woman

Mars Nicoli stood in front if a scree. Showing 'the paradox of agency'

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 2 at Horror Studies Now26 - a mind-blowing session on Horror and Performance with Alanna Thain, Heather Kelley and Jose Nateras. So many ways to tell horror stories...exploring new forms and sparking ideas - truly revelatory @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Alanna Thain in front of a screen displaying 'The Somatechnics of Survival'

Heather Kelley in front of a screen showing images of haunted houses

Jose Nateras in front of a screen showing posters for Ju-On the live and Paranormal Activity

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 3: a superb session chaired by the lovely @maxgee1284.bsky.social: Disability and Neurodivergence. Catherine Pugh - Extraordinary Body in Post-Apocalypse Narratives, Darren Gray on 'Occupied Flesh' and the wonderful Marcella Rees-Gray on 'Growing up Wild.' @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Cathering Pugh in front of a screen showing images from the walking dead

Darren Gray in front of a screen showing a poster of the film 'Companion'

Marcella Rees-Gray in front of a screen showing image from where the wild things are

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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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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Just finishing up the PowerPoint for my presentation at Horror Studies Now 2026 at Northumbria University in a few days! I love this conference and I am very excited to catch up with and meet new #HorrorStudies friends. @horrorstudies.bsky.social #HorrorSky #HorrorNU

PowerPoint slide titled “Occupied Flesh: Technology, Disability and Embodiment in Contemporary Horror.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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

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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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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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

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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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ChihiroYamazaki, by sarahfirman

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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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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

You still have time to get a proposal in if you are quick...

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Still time to get those proposals in for this excellent conference #horror peeps! 😁👇 #HorrorSky

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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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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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Studies in the Fantastic @fantastic-journal.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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

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Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire - University of Tampa Press

Studies in the Fantastic, in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University, is proud to present the second in a series of blog posts highlighting new and exciting resear...

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Horror Studies Now is a fantastic conference and with a Jan 30th deadline there is still plenty of time to get those abstracts in! Check it out #Horror scholars 👇 #HorrorSky

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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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