Black and white photograph of Edmonia Lewis, a woman of Black and Indigenous (Mississauga) descent, from about 1870. She is seated at a table, looking at the camera.

Photograph of a sculpture in white marble by Edmonia Lewis of two hands clasped.

Many thanks to the organizers of the #SSAG @ssag.bsky.social conference! I saw tons of great panels & loved meeting other Gothic folks. If you're still in #Salem I highly recommend you stop by the Peabody Essex Museum #PEM to see the Edmonia Lewis exhibit. It's wonderful. www.pem.org/exhibitions/...

From our Ecogothic in the Photography of Andrew Moore panel.

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From the Exhumations panel during the 11:30-12:45 session.

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Victor LaVelle reading from The Devil in Silver.

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Day 1 of #SSAG was massively fun, so here’s a rare selfie of cheerful me. Hello, #Salem! Hello, Mr. Hawthorne! #AmericanNightmaresII

The Wicked Mistress as a Gothic Villainess: Mrs. Flint’s Intersectional and Gothic Characterization in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Morgan Acord.
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Noah Gallego's "Come, little children, I'll take thee away:' The Return of the Pied Piper in Weapons" from our Gothic Cinema panel. #SSAG #AmericanNightmaresII

You can also see members of our Edith Wharton and Shirley Jackson and Victor LaVelle panels.

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Our first round of papers begins shortly at 8:30. We have a number of great sessions today so be sure to check out as many as you can!

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Be sure to check out these books by Laura Hall and Andrea Rogers!

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Please join us in the Hawthorne Hotel's Grand Ballroom for our opening ceremony!

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If any SSAG people are in Salem, let me know! Got here a bit early but would love to connect before the conference!

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The Society for the Study of the American Gothic has been invited to propose a special session for the 2026 meeting of PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association). The event will take place in Seattle Nov. 12-17, 2026.

#CFP #SSAG #PAMLA #GothicLiterature

Program – American Nightmares II: Return to Salem – Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Our final program for American Nightmares II: Return to Salem is out! Check it out below!

americangothicsociety.com/program-amer...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: American Gothic Reading Group: LONE WOMEN. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: American Gothic Reading Group: LONE WOMEN. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us Friday, February 27 @ 2 pm EST to discuss Victor LaValle's LONE WOMEN. Here's the Zoom registration link:

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Excavating the Castle | Anthem Press Early Examples of the Gothic Concept and a Lost Tradition of Gothic Studies, 1814 – 1921

Coming Out May 2026 is Excavating the Castle
Early Examples of the Gothic Concept and a Lost Tradition of Gothic Studies, 1814 – 1921 by Dr. Joshua B. Tuttle in the Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature.

anthempress.com/books/excava...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #NewBook

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: American Gothic Reading Group: LONE WOMEN. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: American Gothic Reading Group: LONE WOMEN. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us Friday, February 27 @ 2 pm EST to discuss Victor LaValle's LONE WOMEN. Here's the Zoom registration link:

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Our Gothic Reading Group Resurrects for the New Year!!

Join us Jan. 23 @ 2 PM EST for Jessica John's Bad Cree

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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The Horror Theory Reader A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokes—fear, dread, and dis...

Check out Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock's The Horror Theory Reader (2025), released just last week!

www.upress.umn.edu/978151791782...

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Reminder that the deadline for these is January 15, 2026! #SSAG #CFP

FreeLists / Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Be sure to keep an eye on the SSAG website and our mailing list for a variety of gothic and horror-related cfps and other announcements!

CFPS: americangothicsociety.com/calls-for-pa...

Listserv: www.freelists.org/list/america...

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Dark Nation Radio Presents A Dark Solstice 2025

If your solstice felt a little gloomy, check out our very own president's Dark Solstice 2025 radio show!

www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

#SSAG #DarkNationRadio #DJcypher #gothicmusic

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: BAD CREE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: BAD CREE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Our Gothic Reading Group Resurrects for the New Year!!

Join us Jan. 23 @ 2 PM EST for Jessica John's Bad Cree

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLit

Brochure | Program Overview

Study abroad opportunity!
"Haunted Tourism in Scotland"
appstate.via-trm.com/program_broc...

Dates: June 2 - 13, 2026

Dr. Susan Weidman and Chelsea Wilson Thayer are leading a course on haunted history from historical and business perspectives. Details in the link!

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American Gothic Studies Journal – Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Issue 1.2 of American Gothic Studies has released. If you are a member, simply log into our website to check it out! If not, consider applying for membership, which is tiered on income!

americangothicsociety.com/american-got...

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CFP for Folk Horror on Television. Details in the image.

We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to derek.johnston@qub.ac.uk AND d.rodgers@shu.ac.uk. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.

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Poster for the Futures of the Southern Gothic Symposium on December 4th, 2025, 11 AM-1PM Central. Speakers featured include Joanna Davis-McElligatt (U North Texas), Sheri-Marie Harrison (U Mizzou), Lisa Henrichsen (U Ark.), Monica Carol Miller, (Mid GA State U), and Scott Romine (UNC Greensboro).

Futures of the Southern Gothic (Dec 4, 11AM-1 PM CST)

What is the Southern Gothic? Why is it so popular? What will Southern Gothic look like as we move deeper into the 21st century? What cultural work will it do for us?
Link: lsu.zoom.us/j/3747973363...

#GothicLiterature #SSAG #SouthernGothic

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup

The Horror Theory Reader A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokes—fear, dread, and dis...

The University of Minnesota Press is offering 30% off Jeffrey Weinstock's forthcoming Horror Theory Reader if you order by October 31st. Order at z.umn.edu/ajp2 and use the code MN93850.

The book will be out early January.

#SSAG #NewBook #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #Horror