HIS HOUSE is a classic case of using the horror genre to address societal issues.
Next Tuesday, I'm excited to welcome @jamesrendell.bsky.social to the Horse Hospital to dive into this film
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As part of the Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki in Wales project, it was wonderful to have yr 6 & 7 students from Ysgol Nantgwyn come to the university today for a screening of Laputa: Castle in the Sky. The students learnt about Miyazaki’s trips to Wales in the 1980s & its influence on the film.
Our London Spring Semester featuring @jamesrendell.bsky.social @markopilkington.bsky.social, Nedim Hassan, Ken Hollings, and Shellie McMurdo
Details on all their exciting talks are here:
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Along with tickets and the all important SEMESTER PASS!!
My book Transmedia Terrors in Post-TV Horror is now out in paperback. I have a couple of copies if any PhD students, independent scholars, or precariously employed academics in the U.K. would like one for free. Let me know.
My book Transmedia Terrors in Post-TV Horror is now available as a paperback (and at a much more reasonable price!). You can pre-order it here: www.routledge.com/Transmedia-T...
Had the most brilliant time at the National Film Archive of Japan
Thrilled to get my contributor’s copy of this brilliant edited collection. My chapter analyses online racist (anti-)fan cultures’ toxic conspiracies of ‘blackwashing’ directed at Black actors cast in Western screen media, which perpetuates white victimhood.
Thrilled to get my contributor’s copy of The Nightmare Before Christmas edited collection. I wrote about three of my favourite things: horror, media audiences… and food!
Three upcoming special screenings curated and hosted by our brilliant third-year Media, Culture and Journalism students as part of their Curation, Exhibition & Events module. These events are autism-friendly relaxed screenings.
A wonderful trip with our third year Media, Culture and Journalism students to Bristol to visit the @wshed.bsky.social A huge thanks to Steph Read and Maddy Probst for the tour and their session on film programming and curation. Great to catch a screening of Mickey 17 too!
The cover of the book "The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film" featuring a full-page image from the film HIS HOUSE, in which an African couple their 30s stands together against a wall of peeling paint, each with their hands clasped together and a serious look on their face.
BIG new release, all dressed in Black. #OxfordUP's latest handbook is all about horror noire, with a global scope. Still aca-priced, so set your librarian to work! Eds. @robinmeanscoleman.bsky.social + Novotny Lawrence + a huge cast of writing talent.
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The cover of the book "The Nightmare Before Christmas" featuring a large photo of the film's lead character Jack Skellington, an animated skeleton-man in a striped suit. He's holding out a paper snowflake in his fingers and looking at it in wonder.
Xmas in …February! A new tome on THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS has essays on foodcraft, action figures, theme parks, swirly fashions & all things Burtonesque. @augustaquarius.bsky.social @jamesrendell.bsky.social @luxx-mishoux.bsky.social @nicolleness.bsky.social
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New for @inlovewithhorror.bsky.social “Only about 5.3% of books are written by Black authors, even less by Black women.”
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#blackbooksky #horrorsky #horrorbooks #blackhorrorsky
This is so good! In my book I write about the music in Twin Peaks and fans who recreate foods from the show
A screenshot of the Horror Lex blog post "David Lynch Resources for Free" featuring a black-and-white photo of the director looking contemplative. The blog post starts "Cinephiles were reeling this week with the news of David Lynch's death at the age of 78..."
In the wake of the death of David Lynch, those inspired to write about his signature real-as-surreal style should check out our blog. We've pulled together 75+ books & essays about Lynch and his films that are **FREE** to read and/or download. #davidlynch #openaccess
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382 films watched in 2024. A new high score for me. Highlights were watching Black Christmas on the big screen, revisiting Bong Joon-Ho’s body of work, and Perfect Days.
I had the best time talking to Mike about these monster movie cult classics!
👀Voting opens for SXSW London panels tomorrow!
Black & Brown voices are missing in horror—as creators & critics. Systemic barriers limit our ability to shape the genre. Jordan Peele can't be our only way in! Let’s amplify marginalized voices & demand real change. Representation matters. #SXSWLondon
On the left, a standard cover of the journal New Review of Film & Television Studies, black background with a colorful pixelated design on the left and plain white text. On the right, a still from the film BATTLE ROYALE (2000) in which a preteen Japanese girl in braces, clutching a bloodied doll, smiles in triumph, having won a battle.
"Transnational #Horror Media Now" is the new issue of NRFTS: spooky Oz kids' TV, heavy breathing in MIDSOMMAR, William Castle's THE TINGLER & the fanbase of BATTLE ROYALE. Last two #openaccess! @kte75.bsky.social @jamesrendell.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social
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And as part of the special dossier on horror fans and audiences I got to write about my favourite film of all time. You can read my open-access article on Battle Royale fans here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thrilled to see published the special dossier on Horror Fans and Audiences (that I co-edited with @kte75.bsky.social) as part of the New Review of Film and Television Studies' new issue on Transnational Horror Media. You can read our introduction here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
