Simon Bacon
@baconetti.bsky.social
Author, film critic, and editor of all things Gothicky.
Aca-Zombie-Colleagues
Just published, The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie! Probably best accessed through your library it is the most wide-ranging study of the zombie megatext currently available and contains some of the best zombie scholars out there.
a.co/d/dlvfXOA
Just published, The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie! Probably best accessed through your library it is the most wide-ranging study of the zombie megatext currently available and contains some of the best zombie scholars out there.
a.co/d/dlvfXOA
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie: Bacon, Simon: 9783032056955: Amazon.com: Books
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie [Bacon, Simon] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
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December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Aca-Zombie-Colleagues
Just published, The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie! Probably best accessed through your library it is the most wide-ranging study of the zombie megatext currently available and contains some of the best zombie scholars out there.
a.co/d/dlvfXOA
Just published, The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie! Probably best accessed through your library it is the most wide-ranging study of the zombie megatext currently available and contains some of the best zombie scholars out there.
a.co/d/dlvfXOA
Aca-Alien-Colleagues
Abstract emergency for the Alien Franchise Companion on readings of Alien (or intersections with Predator) in relation to idigeniety, decolonialism, and folklore/folkhorror.
If of interest drop me a line and/or a 300 word abstract to: baconetti@gmail.com
Abstract emergency for the Alien Franchise Companion on readings of Alien (or intersections with Predator) in relation to idigeniety, decolonialism, and folklore/folkhorror.
If of interest drop me a line and/or a 300 word abstract to: baconetti@gmail.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Aca-Alien-Colleagues
Abstract emergency for the Alien Franchise Companion on readings of Alien (or intersections with Predator) in relation to idigeniety, decolonialism, and folklore/folkhorror.
If of interest drop me a line and/or a 300 word abstract to: baconetti@gmail.com
Abstract emergency for the Alien Franchise Companion on readings of Alien (or intersections with Predator) in relation to idigeniety, decolonialism, and folklore/folkhorror.
If of interest drop me a line and/or a 300 word abstract to: baconetti@gmail.com
Aca-Genre Fiction & Film-Colleagues
Series Editor post. Atwood: A New Companion edited by Gina Wisker.
No 18 in the Genre Fiction & Film Companion Series looks at Atwood & her ongoing cultural importance.
If you have an idea for a Companion contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
Series Editor post. Atwood: A New Companion edited by Gina Wisker.
No 18 in the Genre Fiction & Film Companion Series looks at Atwood & her ongoing cultural importance.
If you have an idea for a Companion contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Aca-Genre Fiction & Film-Colleagues
Series Editor post. Atwood: A New Companion edited by Gina Wisker.
No 18 in the Genre Fiction & Film Companion Series looks at Atwood & her ongoing cultural importance.
If you have an idea for a Companion contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
Series Editor post. Atwood: A New Companion edited by Gina Wisker.
No 18 in the Genre Fiction & Film Companion Series looks at Atwood & her ongoing cultural importance.
If you have an idea for a Companion contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
Just been informed by Palgrave that Uncanny Doubles (aka Doppelgänger Gothic) has just been published (though confusingly you can’t buy it until 10th Jan next year?!?), but well done everyone for your terrific work in this!
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
Uncanny Doubles
This book presents an original and innovative study of how the intersection of the doppelgänger and the Gothic configures a way
link.springer.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Just been informed by Palgrave that Uncanny Doubles (aka Doppelgänger Gothic) has just been published (though confusingly you can’t buy it until 10th Jan next year?!?), but well done everyone for your terrific work in this!
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
100 Draculas on Screen has been released just in time for the holidays. Featuring interviews with the actors, directors, and writers, such as Guy Maddin, Dolly Wells, Rudolph Martin, and Patrick Bergin, that gave undead life to the immortal Count. It’s Draculicious!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4WPSH3...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4WPSH3...
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
100 Draculas on Screen has been released just in time for the holidays. Featuring interviews with the actors, directors, and writers, such as Guy Maddin, Dolly Wells, Rudolph Martin, and Patrick Bergin, that gave undead life to the immortal Count. It’s Draculicious!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4WPSH3...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4WPSH3...
Aca-Alien-Franchise-Colleagues
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: baconetti@gmail.com
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: baconetti@gmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Aca-Alien-Franchise-Colleagues
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: baconetti@gmail.com
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: baconetti@gmail.com
Aca-Urban-Horror- Colleagues
I need a 300 word abstract asap on urban horror in futuristic city/urban spaces in East Asia. Could involve Alice in Borderland, Sweet Home, or even Tokyo Gore Police. Final essay of 5-6K needed end 2026.
If interested email me: baconetti@gmail.com
I need a 300 word abstract asap on urban horror in futuristic city/urban spaces in East Asia. Could involve Alice in Borderland, Sweet Home, or even Tokyo Gore Police. Final essay of 5-6K needed end 2026.
If interested email me: baconetti@gmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Aca-Urban-Horror- Colleagues
I need a 300 word abstract asap on urban horror in futuristic city/urban spaces in East Asia. Could involve Alice in Borderland, Sweet Home, or even Tokyo Gore Police. Final essay of 5-6K needed end 2026.
If interested email me: baconetti@gmail.com
I need a 300 word abstract asap on urban horror in futuristic city/urban spaces in East Asia. Could involve Alice in Borderland, Sweet Home, or even Tokyo Gore Police. Final essay of 5-6K needed end 2026.
If interested email me: baconetti@gmail.com
Aca-Comic-Colleagues
A terrific new CFP put together by the wonderful Julia Round, Shambhavi Singh and Eszter Szép for the Companion to International Comics Studies (Intellect Books).
Full details are in the photos below:
A terrific new CFP put together by the wonderful Julia Round, Shambhavi Singh and Eszter Szép for the Companion to International Comics Studies (Intellect Books).
Full details are in the photos below:
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Aca-Comic-Colleagues
A terrific new CFP put together by the wonderful Julia Round, Shambhavi Singh and Eszter Szép for the Companion to International Comics Studies (Intellect Books).
Full details are in the photos below:
A terrific new CFP put together by the wonderful Julia Round, Shambhavi Singh and Eszter Szép for the Companion to International Comics Studies (Intellect Books).
Full details are in the photos below:
Aca-Alien-Colleagues
I’m putting together a Companion on the Alien Franchise and have some gaps on abstracts about Alien Earth (all angles welcome), Romulus, and the crossover/influence with the Predator franchise.
If of interest contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
I’m putting together a Companion on the Alien Franchise and have some gaps on abstracts about Alien Earth (all angles welcome), Romulus, and the crossover/influence with the Predator franchise.
If of interest contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Aca-Alien-Colleagues
I’m putting together a Companion on the Alien Franchise and have some gaps on abstracts about Alien Earth (all angles welcome), Romulus, and the crossover/influence with the Predator franchise.
If of interest contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
I’m putting together a Companion on the Alien Franchise and have some gaps on abstracts about Alien Earth (all angles welcome), Romulus, and the crossover/influence with the Predator franchise.
If of interest contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
The next book to be released in the Genre, Fiction and Film Companion series I run at Peter Lang. If you have an idea for one please do get in touch with me.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The next book to be released in the Genre, Fiction and Film Companion series I run at Peter Lang. If you have an idea for one please do get in touch with me.
Aca-Christmas-Horror-Colleagues
I’ve an emergency for an essay on eco-horror and Christmas involving supernatural or magical creatures, pointing to a pagan/folk horror past. Can’t involve ghosts but can be in any media.
If interested drop me a message to: baconetti@gmail.com
I’ve an emergency for an essay on eco-horror and Christmas involving supernatural or magical creatures, pointing to a pagan/folk horror past. Can’t involve ghosts but can be in any media.
If interested drop me a message to: baconetti@gmail.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Aca-Christmas-Horror-Colleagues
I’ve an emergency for an essay on eco-horror and Christmas involving supernatural or magical creatures, pointing to a pagan/folk horror past. Can’t involve ghosts but can be in any media.
If interested drop me a message to: baconetti@gmail.com
I’ve an emergency for an essay on eco-horror and Christmas involving supernatural or magical creatures, pointing to a pagan/folk horror past. Can’t involve ghosts but can be in any media.
If interested drop me a message to: baconetti@gmail.com
I’ve been involved in earlier iterations of these books and they’re absolutely terrific. So if you want to help get the latest one on “Subversive Sci-fi: Evolution” out into the world (and on your book shelf) follow the link to their kickstarter page:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
More Reflections on Futuristic Films That Broke the Rules
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I’ve been involved in earlier iterations of these books and they’re absolutely terrific. So if you want to help get the latest one on “Subversive Sci-fi: Evolution” out into the world (and on your book shelf) follow the link to their kickstarter page:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
Final 2 essays for The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie: The Zombie Megatext are now live online (90 in total):
- “Zombie Rhetoric” by Kendall Phillips & Connor Knowlan.
- “Haitian Origins” by Sarah Juliet Lauro & Lucy Swanson.
They can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
- “Zombie Rhetoric” by Kendall Phillips & Connor Knowlan.
- “Haitian Origins” by Sarah Juliet Lauro & Lucy Swanson.
They can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Final 2 essays for The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie: The Zombie Megatext are now live online (90 in total):
- “Zombie Rhetoric” by Kendall Phillips & Connor Knowlan.
- “Haitian Origins” by Sarah Juliet Lauro & Lucy Swanson.
They can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
- “Zombie Rhetoric” by Kendall Phillips & Connor Knowlan.
- “Haitian Origins” by Sarah Juliet Lauro & Lucy Swanson.
They can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie now at 88 (1/2)
-Lovecraft & Herbert West by Tony Alcala
-Doom by Dawn Stobbart
-Phenomenology of the Undead by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Undead Pregnancy by Catherine Pugh & Melody Blackmore
All here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-Lovecraft & Herbert West by Tony Alcala
-Doom by Dawn Stobbart
-Phenomenology of the Undead by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Undead Pregnancy by Catherine Pugh & Melody Blackmore
All here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie now at 88 (1/2)
-Lovecraft & Herbert West by Tony Alcala
-Doom by Dawn Stobbart
-Phenomenology of the Undead by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Undead Pregnancy by Catherine Pugh & Melody Blackmore
All here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-Lovecraft & Herbert West by Tony Alcala
-Doom by Dawn Stobbart
-Phenomenology of the Undead by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Undead Pregnancy by Catherine Pugh & Melody Blackmore
All here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
Now at 88 for The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie (2/2) 😃
-Italian Zombie Horrors by Matthew Jones
-Hong Kong’s Cinema of the Undead by Paul Lewis and Peter True
-The Ludo-Narrative Chronotope by Ruikang Wu
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-Italian Zombie Horrors by Matthew Jones
-Hong Kong’s Cinema of the Undead by Paul Lewis and Peter True
-The Ludo-Narrative Chronotope by Ruikang Wu
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Now at 88 for The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie (2/2) 😃
-Italian Zombie Horrors by Matthew Jones
-Hong Kong’s Cinema of the Undead by Paul Lewis and Peter True
-The Ludo-Narrative Chronotope by Ruikang Wu
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-Italian Zombie Horrors by Matthew Jones
-Hong Kong’s Cinema of the Undead by Paul Lewis and Peter True
-The Ludo-Narrative Chronotope by Ruikang Wu
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
More essays online for the Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie….only 9 left to go!
— “An Apocalypse without Zombies” by Steffen Hantke
— “The Women Who Defy the Undead” by Mo Moshaty.
And they can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
— “An Apocalypse without Zombies” by Steffen Hantke
— “The Women Who Defy the Undead” by Mo Moshaty.
And they can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
More essays online for the Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie….only 9 left to go!
— “An Apocalypse without Zombies” by Steffen Hantke
— “The Women Who Defy the Undead” by Mo Moshaty.
And they can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
— “An Apocalypse without Zombies” by Steffen Hantke
— “The Women Who Defy the Undead” by Mo Moshaty.
And they can be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
Aca-WeimarCinena-Colleagues
Just out, an absolutely terrific CFP by Dr Elisabetta Girelli on “Masculinities in Weimar Cinema”
Full details in the link below:
www.academia.edu/143948408/WE...
Just out, an absolutely terrific CFP by Dr Elisabetta Girelli on “Masculinities in Weimar Cinema”
Full details in the link below:
www.academia.edu/143948408/WE...
WEIMAR CFC
WEIMAR CFC
www.academia.edu
September 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Aca-WeimarCinena-Colleagues
Just out, an absolutely terrific CFP by Dr Elisabetta Girelli on “Masculinities in Weimar Cinema”
Full details in the link below:
www.academia.edu/143948408/WE...
Just out, an absolutely terrific CFP by Dr Elisabetta Girelli on “Masculinities in Weimar Cinema”
Full details in the link below:
www.academia.edu/143948408/WE...
Aca-Vampy/Gaming-Colleagues.
I’ve got a collection on “Selling the Vampire” and I need an abstract on the use of vampires in marketing games, or how vampires in games are used to promote/market vampires in other media
If interested contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
I’ve got a collection on “Selling the Vampire” and I need an abstract on the use of vampires in marketing games, or how vampires in games are used to promote/market vampires in other media
If interested contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Aca-Vampy/Gaming-Colleagues.
I’ve got a collection on “Selling the Vampire” and I need an abstract on the use of vampires in marketing games, or how vampires in games are used to promote/market vampires in other media
If interested contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
I’ve got a collection on “Selling the Vampire” and I need an abstract on the use of vampires in marketing games, or how vampires in games are used to promote/market vampires in other media
If interested contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com
Aca-Crime-Collegues
Great conference led by Dr Charlotte Barnes which is a must for all you Crime folks out there:
“An Awkward Marriage: Considering the serial killer’s social standing in a changing British culture”
For full details see link below.
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...
Great conference led by Dr Charlotte Barnes which is a must for all you Crime folks out there:
“An Awkward Marriage: Considering the serial killer’s social standing in a changing British culture”
For full details see link below.
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...
cfp | call for papers
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu
September 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Aca-Crime-Collegues
Great conference led by Dr Charlotte Barnes which is a must for all you Crime folks out there:
“An Awkward Marriage: Considering the serial killer’s social standing in a changing British culture”
For full details see link below.
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...
Great conference led by Dr Charlotte Barnes which is a must for all you Crime folks out there:
“An Awkward Marriage: Considering the serial killer’s social standing in a changing British culture”
For full details see link below.
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...
3 more essays for the Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie. 79 down only 11 more to go:
-Emerging Zombie Identities in Neoliberalism by Lexa Lechuga
-Queer Futurity in Zombie Video Games by Elliot Mason
-White Zombie by Matthew Banks
Find them here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-Emerging Zombie Identities in Neoliberalism by Lexa Lechuga
-Queer Futurity in Zombie Video Games by Elliot Mason
-White Zombie by Matthew Banks
Find them here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
3 more essays for the Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie. 79 down only 11 more to go:
-Emerging Zombie Identities in Neoliberalism by Lexa Lechuga
-Queer Futurity in Zombie Video Games by Elliot Mason
-White Zombie by Matthew Banks
Find them here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-Emerging Zombie Identities in Neoliberalism by Lexa Lechuga
-Queer Futurity in Zombie Video Games by Elliot Mason
-White Zombie by Matthew Banks
Find them here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
I have a collection on “Contagion: Cryptids, Panic and the Monsters of Anxiety” and I’m in need of a couple of extra 4,500 word essays by the end of November 2025.
If interested contact me @: baconetti@googoemail.com
The original CFP is attached below:
If interested contact me @: baconetti@googoemail.com
The original CFP is attached below:
August 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I have a collection on “Contagion: Cryptids, Panic and the Monsters of Anxiety” and I’m in need of a couple of extra 4,500 word essays by the end of November 2025.
If interested contact me @: baconetti@googoemail.com
The original CFP is attached below:
If interested contact me @: baconetti@googoemail.com
The original CFP is attached below:
Oohhh exciting….The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie (The Zombie Megatext) finally has a placeholder on Amazon…and a release date. The horde should be released in January next year! 😃🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟♀️
www.amazon.com/Palgrave-Han...
www.amazon.com/Palgrave-Han...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie [Bacon, Simon] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
www.amazon.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Oohhh exciting….The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie (The Zombie Megatext) finally has a placeholder on Amazon…and a release date. The horde should be released in January next year! 😃🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟♀️
www.amazon.com/Palgrave-Han...
www.amazon.com/Palgrave-Han...
Co-editor book-mail. Big shoutout to my partner in Lunar-gothic-crime Elana Gomel, and a huge welldone to all the contributors for their terrific essays. 😃
August 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Co-editor book-mail. Big shoutout to my partner in Lunar-gothic-crime Elana Gomel, and a huge welldone to all the contributors for their terrific essays. 😃
Aca-Disney-Colleagues
Hugely exciting news of a CFP for a Disney Companion put together by the terrific Prof. Lorna Farnell and myself. So if you are fascinated/horrified by all things Disney see attached:
www.academia.edu/143102016/Di...
Hugely exciting news of a CFP for a Disney Companion put together by the terrific Prof. Lorna Farnell and myself. So if you are fascinated/horrified by all things Disney see attached:
www.academia.edu/143102016/Di...
Disney: A Companion, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Simon Bacon
The editors invite abstracts for a forthcoming edited volume entitled Disney: A Companion, which will offer a comprehensive critical exploration of The Walt Disney Company's cultural, historical, ...
www.academia.edu
July 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Aca-Disney-Colleagues
Hugely exciting news of a CFP for a Disney Companion put together by the terrific Prof. Lorna Farnell and myself. So if you are fascinated/horrified by all things Disney see attached:
www.academia.edu/143102016/Di...
Hugely exciting news of a CFP for a Disney Companion put together by the terrific Prof. Lorna Farnell and myself. So if you are fascinated/horrified by all things Disney see attached:
www.academia.edu/143102016/Di...
The Zombie Handbook reaches 76 essays (1 of 2):
-The Eco-Zombies of Endzeit by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Zombies and the Holocaust by Elana Gomel
- Pre-Code Zombie Comics by Daniel Yezbick
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-The Eco-Zombies of Endzeit by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Zombies and the Holocaust by Elana Gomel
- Pre-Code Zombie Comics by Daniel Yezbick
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
The handbook is an encompassing overview of zombies across cultures, histories and mediums. Useful for studies across a broad range of scholarship.
link.springer.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Zombie Handbook reaches 76 essays (1 of 2):
-The Eco-Zombies of Endzeit by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Zombies and the Holocaust by Elana Gomel
- Pre-Code Zombie Comics by Daniel Yezbick
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...
-The Eco-Zombies of Endzeit by Patricia Saldarriaga & Emy Manini
-Zombies and the Holocaust by Elana Gomel
- Pre-Code Zombie Comics by Daniel Yezbick
And they can all be found here:
link.springer.com/referencewor...