Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
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I am professor of English at Central Michigan University, president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, and editor of American Gothic Studies. I am also the host of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio and the Psychobilly Family Power Hour. .. more
I am professor of English at Central Michigan University, president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, and editor of American Gothic Studies. I am also the host of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio and the Psychobilly Family Power Hour.
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is an American literature, film, and media scholar who has been teaching in the Department of English Language and Literature at Central Michigan University since 2001. He has authored or edited more than thirty books and a range of articles focusing on the American Gothic tradition, monsters, cult film and television, popular culture, weird fiction, pedagogy, and goth music. .. more
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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 2 November 2025
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and is packed with new and recent releases including tracks from Daniel Ash’s new project Ashes & Diamonds, Radarfield, Static Logic, Reversed Chak...
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and is packed with new and recent releases including tracks from Daniel Ash’s new project Ashes & Diamonds, Seeming, Voyna, and LuckyandLove. I hope you’ll give it a spin and thank you for your support.
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Hello!
I just carved my jack o'lantern. He's scary but also looks really happy--probably because I was listening to the Halloween broadcast of my Dark Nation Radio show at the same time! I hope you'll give it a listen. I'll post a pic of Mr. O'Lantern once it gets dark.
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If Halloween is your favorite holiday, this one is for you. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...
The Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2025!!!
Attention ghosts, ghouls, and goblins: For your spooky listening pleasure, the annual Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR is back from the grave and ready to party—three full hours of creepy, fre...
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Calling all ghosts, ghouls, and goblins—IT’S TIME TO GET SPOOKY!!! The annual Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR is back from the grave and ready to party—3 hours of creepy, freaky, and very cheeky tunes for the living and living impaired. Don't listen alone!
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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...
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Just a reminder that the pre-order sale on my Horror Theory Reader ends on Halloween. 30% off until Oct. 31st using the code MN93850 at www.upress.umn.edu/978151791782...
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new music from bands including Lost Signal, Omen Code, Blackbook, Ultra Sunn, Wavepeak, LovetheGhost, Ductape, The City Gates, Mondträume, Elektrostaub, and Nevada Hardware.
Thanks for your support.
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Thanks for your support.
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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 12 October 2025
This week ended up with two extended blocks of new and recent music (plus a short bonus set at the end). Please let me know if you have any questions! In the mix are new tracks from Sword Tongue, The ...
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. In the mix are new tracks from Sword Tongue, The Black Capes, Assemblage 23, False Flowers, Vioflesh, Ultra Sunn, Brute Opposition, Lovelorn Dolls, Skold, Mortes, and 12 Illusions. Thanks for your support.
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Pre-order discount on my forthcoming Horror Theory Reader from Minnesota. 30% using code MN93850 by ordering at z.umn.edu/ajp2 The code is good until Oct. 31st. The book will be out in early January.
American Gothic Studies
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American Gothic Studies, the official peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the Am. Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...
This week’s Dark Nation Radio show is ready for streaming and features new tracks from bands including Die Krupps, Plezzure, Sword Tongue, SIIE, Ozibut, SINE, NØIR, Blazerjacket, Sunshine Blind, Blood Handsome, and The Black Veils. Thanks for your support.
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio is back to the usual emphasis on recent dark music releases from bands including Assemblage 23, Lights of Euphoria, Rhys Fulber, and NITE. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for your support!
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Proposals for American Nightmares II: the biennial symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic are due Oct. 1st. The event is March 19th - 21st in Salem, MA. Information at americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 25th Year Retrospective
To mark the start of my 25th year hosting DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, I’m pleased to present a special program including a favorite track from each year of the show starting with 1999. It’s a mix o...
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To mark the start of my 25th year hosting DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, I’m pleased to present a special program including a favorite track from each year of the show starting with 1999. It’s a mix of club bangers and deep cuts that is DNR’s trademark!
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Reposted by Ann Davies
More Gothic adjacent than actually Gothic, but if you have an academia.edu account, you may want to delete it. (I just deleted mine). Their new service terms say they own and can sell anything you post there.
To mark the 50th anniversary of The Shining, editors Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for a new collection of scholarly essays.
Direct 250-word proposals and inquiries to Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu and Anthony.Magistrale@uvm.edu by Dec. 1st, 2025.
Direct 250-word proposals and inquiries to Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu and Anthony.Magistrale@uvm.edu by Dec. 1st, 2025.
If you have a taste for dark music and like finding out about new bands, you won’t want to miss this week’s Dark Nation Radio! In the mix are *amazing* new tracks from Android Lust, Die Krupps, Sunshine Blind, Azam Ali, Black Rose Burning, and a lot more!
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"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50: "Don't dream it, be it"
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
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You've got to put up with ads, but here is the CBS Sunday Morning segment on Rocky Horror, which includes me briefly as their scholarly voice :)
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American Gothic Studies seeks "EXHUMATIONS" contributions presenting new editions of lost, forgotten, or overlooked Gothic texts (max 12K words) by both well-known and obscure American authors.
Inquiries to Tom Hillard and Matthew Sivils at thomashillard@boisestate.edu and sivils@iastate.edu.
Inquiries to Tom Hillard and Matthew Sivils at thomashillard@boisestate.edu and sivils@iastate.edu.
Happy September! This is a reminder that proposals for the Society for the Study of the American Gothic's March 2026 symposium in Salem, MA are due October 1st. Information at www.americangothicsociety.com. I hope to see you there!
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. New tracks are featured from bands including Panic Priest, Seeming, Black Rose Burning, Curse Mackey, Fictional, Kat Robichaud, Fix8:Sed8, Test Dept., Paper Foxes, and Damien Hearse. I hope you’ll give it a spin!
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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 24 August 2025
This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is ready for streaming and, as always, is packed with deliciously dark new music for you to explore. Among those included are Strange Boutique, Unter Null, Rote...
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All aboard for this week’s Dark Nation Radio! As always, the show is packed with deliciously dark new music for you to explore. Among those included are Strange Boutique, Rotersand, and Bill Leeb (of Front Line Assembly). I hope you’ll give it a spin!
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DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio 17 August 2025
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This week's Dark Nation show is ready for streaming. Lots of new music, including Panic Priest, Das Ich, Rotersand, and Black Rose Burning. Enjoy!
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DJ cypher's PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR no. 57
The latest edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #57 are Demented Are Go, ...
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The latest DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #57 are Demented Are Go, The Misfits, Blitzkid, and The Creepshow. Turn it up and let loose!
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Three hours of new and recent dark music on this week's Dark Nation Radio. In the mix: Rotersand, Skold, The Cure, Curse Mackey, Lord of the Lost. Give it a spin at www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...
The Monster Theory Reader
A collection of scholarship on monsters and their meaning—across genres, disciplines, methodologies, and time—from foundational texts to the most recent ...
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Occasional reminder that my Monster Theory Reader is available in paperback and ebook forms for researchers and course adoption. www.upress.umn.edu/978151790525...
Call For Proposals
AMERICAN NIGHTMARES II: RETURN TO SALEM
The Biennial symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic
March 19th – 21st, 2026
Salem, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Victor Lavalle
Keynote Speaker: Siân Silyn Roberts
Info at americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
AMERICAN NIGHTMARES II: RETURN TO SALEM
The Biennial symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic
March 19th – 21st, 2026
Salem, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Victor Lavalle
Keynote Speaker: Siân Silyn Roberts
Info at americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
Occasional reminder for those who teach courses including pop culture aspects. Full description, reviews, and examination copies available at broadviewpress.com/product/pop-...
Carrie at 50
Abstract. Fifty years after its publication as a novel, Carrie still manages to remind us of not only Stephen King’s importance as a novelist but also the value of reading the text and the film it ins...
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American Gothic Studies issue 1.1 came out Friday and today we transmitted the content for issue 1.2, which will be out near the end of the year. Please send us your scholarship!
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