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Body Horror, Transformation and Fear in old Norse Sagas!

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Up next in our Best Gothic Novel Ever competition is:
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Vs
Uncle Silas - Sheridan Le Fanu
Vote in the comments!

Up next in our Best Gothic Novel Ever competition is:
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Vs
Uncle Silas - Sheridan Le Fanu
Vote in the comments!

Learning Happiness from Aliens All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? The Beatles (1966) New Year’s Eve 2019. Almost midnight. Finally, it was time to see out the decad…

Our first guest blog post is up! Written by the brilliant Jen Farr (@jen_farr_is_here on instagram), this post examines Isaac Asimov's The Naked Sun, pandemic isolation and our increasingly virtual living.

Read it now!

makingitwyrd.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/l...

Anyone facing post-Easter blues? Read about bunnies!

Thr book cover of 'Gothic Horror Stories' - Black with silver foil skulls and gothic patterns.

A contents page listing short stories by various classic gothic authors.

What are you reading first?

Solid choice!

Thr book cover of 'Gothic Horror Stories' - Black with silver foil skulls and gothic patterns.

A contents page listing short stories by various classic gothic authors.

What are you reading first?

Anyone facing post-Easter blues? Read about bunnies!

If you have your own idea for a guest blog, dm us or email makingitwyrd@gmail.com

Learning Happiness from Aliens All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? The Beatles (1966) New Year’s Eve 2019. Almost midnight. Finally, it was time to see out the decad…

Our first guest blog post is up! Written by the brilliant Jen Farr (@jen_farr_is_here on instagram), this post examines Isaac Asimov's The Naked Sun, pandemic isolation and our increasingly virtual living.

Read it now!

makingitwyrd.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/l...

Sunday evening reading, anyone?

The job hunt has begun! I am available for lecturing, research, proofreading, copywriting etc. Research interests inc. gothic, folk horror, ecocritcism, cultural materialism, post-war British theatre, David rudkin, toxic nostalgia, and more! 😁

Gothic Dementia Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - Gothic Dementia

Digital publication day! 🎉
I'm very proud of this little book on a difficult subject, one I take very much to heart (as I try to do with all my work, but especially this one). Gothic Dementia is free to download until April 12th!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Given the Bridgerton discourse, if anyone wants to talk to someone who's done a lot of research and education on queer women in the Regency era and how to incorporate that into fictional narratives, I'm right here. Just saying. (small wave)

I'm up to some mischief again. Anyone fancy a deep dive through the bunnies of past, present and maybe future? 🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰

A Queen of Spades by Pushkin Mythic Delerium The Old Nurse's Story Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo Wuthering Heights Uncanny An image of two women in a forest from Carmilla Dark Matter magazine Carnivorine by Lucy Hopkins William Hodgson Jamaica Inn Dragonwyck Sing, Unburied, Sing A Rose for Emily The Monster of Elendhaven I am Stone by Robert Murray Gilchrist Through the Woods by Emily Carroll The New Mother by Lucy Clifford

Starting in May, I'm going to be running a new online course through Liverpool University Continuing Education on Transformations of the Gothic.

You can get a sneak peak at some of the items of the reading list from this image I created!

If you want more info, give me a shout!

The Wyrd Rabbit Hole: The Search for the Seminal Bunny – Introduction What’s in a bunny?  In recent years I’ve noticed rabbits popping up in many areas of popular culture: books, film, television, music, etc. Frequently these are linked to ideas of s…

👻New blog series alert!👻 what is it with bunnies and pop culture? Why do we return to the image of the rabbit and why are they so often linked to subversion and violence? What bunny started it all? Intro post is up now!
makingitwyrd.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/t...

Poll results showing we have always lived in the Castle beating the Essex Serpent 13:1.

We have some Shirley Jackson fans over on instagram. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @makingitwyrd if you want to see what we do with a visual medium 👻👀

A bold statement!

Poll results showing we have always lived in the Castle beating the Essex Serpent 13:1.

We have some Shirley Jackson fans over on instagram. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @makingitwyrd if you want to see what we do with a visual medium 👻👀

CFP: Hideous, Invasive, Forgotten - Theorising Uncharismatic Species in Environmental History

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-161273

Augsburg, 03.09.2026-04.09.2026, Professur für Globale Umweltgeschichte und Environmental Humanities, Universität Augsburg; Centre for Environmental …

The next round of the Best Gothic Novel Ever competition is here!
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Vs
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Vote in the comments!

The next round of the Best Gothic Novel Ever competition is here!
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Vs
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Vote in the comments!

Making It Wyrd

After being mildly waylaid by little things like PhD submission and viva completion, we finally have some new stuff coming to the blog very soon! In the meantime, why don't you make sure you're all caught up?
makingitwyrd.wordpress.com

The Society for the Study of the American Gothic CFP for PAMLA in Seattle Nov. 12-17, 2026: GOTHIC: culture, power, conflict.

250-word abstracts and CVs to Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu by March 24th. Indicate any A/V requirements.

Additional info here www.pamla.org/conference/2...

Making It Wyrd

Have you got a wyrd take on pop culture you are desperate to share? We are now open for guest blog posts! Any length, as informal as you like (just cite your sources). Dm or email us your proposed posts or any questions 👻
Check out our past posts here: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com

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Announcing a BIG 2-day ONLINE magical history conference supporting @folklorelibrary.bsky.social

Dianne Purkiss, Mark Stoyle, Marion Gibson, Jeremy Harte and more...

Day tickets just £10, £15 for the whole event.

Ticket holders get recordings if they can't be there live

Book at bit.ly/flaevents

Making It Wyrd

After being mildly waylaid by little things like PhD submission and viva completion, we finally have some new stuff coming to the blog very soon! In the meantime, why don't you make sure you're all caught up?
makingitwyrd.wordpress.com

It is a wonderfully eerie read