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cullenwade.bsky.social
On the program for my first academic conference as an independent scholar. Gonna be speaking at #pcasacas on that devil shit. #horrorscholar #horrorsky #southerngothic #pcas #acas
Saturday, Session 14 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. S 14.1 Milford Jeremiah Award: Featured Speaker [Fleur de Lis A] - AV Chair: KarylAnne Fischer, PCAS/ACAS President ● “From the Plantation to the Chicago Tribune: the Gothic as Narrative Strategy.” -- John W. Byers, University of Mississippi S 14.2 Vampires and Horror Adaptation [Fleur de Lis B] - AV Chair: U Melissa Anyiwo, University of Scranton ● " Predator and Prey: Sexual Peril and the Vampiric Possibility in Charlotte Lamb's Vampire Lover -- Abigail Cordwell, University of Mississippi ● Last Girls and Lost Girls: Black Women, Vampirism, and the South's Unfinished Histories -- U Melissa Anyiwo, University of Scranton S 14.3 Southern Gothic 13: Contemporary Southern Gothic Culture [Regal Suite] - AV Chair: Bethany Weston, University of North Texas ● Mud, Myth, and Method: Cracker Aesthetics and the Peripheral Genius of the Rural American South -- William (Bill) E. Hill, Jacksonville University ● “Deep Into the Woods”: Occult Memphis Rap and the West Memphis Three Murders -- Cullen Wade, Independent Scholar ● “I Wrote My Own Script”: Colliding Southern Gothic Dialogues in Suzannah Hebert’s Natchez -- Bethany Weston, University of North Texas S 14.4 Video Games and Gaming [Fleur de Lis C] - AV Chair: Susan Bergeron, Coastal Carolina University ● Finding Treasure, Catching Frogs, and Writing Haiku: Video game side quests and building immersive spatial narratives -- Susan Bergeron, Coastal Carolina University ● The Players’ Right-Hand Man: Leon Kennedy’s Link to the Shifting Ideologies of Survival Horror and the Players Who Control Him -- Ryon Byrne, University of Texas at Dallas ● “They’ve done it in complete s 2026 Conference THE POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION IN THE SOUTH and THE AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION IN THE SOUTH October 15-17, 2026 The Royal Sonesta New Orleans, LA KarylAnne Fischer President Heather M. Porter Sherry Ginn Program Chairs
October 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
nickdiak.com
Good morning everyone!

A reminder, my publisher, @mcfarland.bsky.social , is having a super sale going on with their books - roughly one week left!

This is a great time to pluck up a book I've been a part of, check the embedded post below.

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nickdiak.com Dr. Nickenstein @nickdiak.com · Nov 14
My publisher, McFarland / @mcfarland.bsky.social os having a holiday sale from 11/15 to 12/02 - use "HOLIDAY24" at check out to get 35% off.

If you've everyone wanted to pluck up a book I've edited/contributed to, this is a great opportunity!

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November 25, 2024 at 4:06 PM
thehorrormaven.bsky.social
Learn more about me, my sensitivity reading services, website, and horror scholarship publication!

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#HorrorScholar #LiteraryCritic #Author #Horror #TheHorrorMaven #TwilightSageMoon
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June 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
thehorrormaven.bsky.social
Introducing my new Substack, which accompanies my website! Here is where you can find my horror scholarship and analysis, as well as interviews with authors and horror creators.

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The Horror Maven Presents: Exploring Horror Through Scholarship & Analysis | Substack
As a horror and literary scholar, I am dedicated to championing marginalized voices and celebrating the healing power of the macabre. Join me for a broad examination of the genre! Click to read The H...
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May 17, 2026 at 1:06 AM
stephgraves.bsky.social
Bracing myself for the glut of conference papers on #Backrooms from the Object Oriented Ontology folks and from the Deluzians. (I’m not mad about it.) #horror #academia #horrorscholar #criticaltheory #OOO #deluze
May 30, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ashleyrsmith.bsky.social
Introducing Dr. Ashley R. Smith! 🎉 I successfully defended my dissertation yesterday! #phd #horrorscholar
January 17, 2024 at 2:23 PM
kansaswoman.bsky.social
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What is the real monster in "The Exorcist"? Author and professor Eleanor Johnson has a pretty good idea. #books #booktok #horrortok #horrorfilms #filmtok
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October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
kansaswoman.bsky.social
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baconetti.bsky.social Simon Bacon @baconetti.bsky.social · Nov 12
Aca-Monstrous-Consumption-Colleagues.

A speculative call for a collection on diets that make monsters, and the diets of monsters. (For details see attached image)

If you have thoughts, abstracts, or relevant essays looking for a home…drop me a message at: baconetti@gmail.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:03 AM
kaleer.bsky.social
Thank you @momoshaty.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity to write about "Night of the Demons" 💜

#horrorsky #horrorscholar
March 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
kaleer.bsky.social
Excited to share that my chapter "La Llorona's Blackness" is officially published in The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror 💜

#horrorsky #blackhorror #horrorscholar
March 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
kaleer.bsky.social
This is how I’m spending my winter break — writing about “Deadstream” for an academic journals 🤳🏼👻📹 #horrorcommunity #horrorscholar #horrormovies
December 11, 2024 at 10:22 PM
sassorcista.bsky.social
Liminal spaces are everywhere in horror! Matt Rogerson and I discuss adolescence, trauma & the edges of everyday life. #horrorpodcast #horrorscholar spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/SZcJZPsBr0b
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
maryrajotte.bsky.social
The latest The Horror fiction Daily!Thanks to @puertorico05971 @SurreyLibraries @HorrorScholar #horror #books

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December 11, 2024 at 8:55 AM