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Máiréad Casey
@maireadcasey.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Film and Television Studies/Post-Doctoral PM for MSCA-Funded REBPAF project at University of Galway. Research interests: horror, gender, genre, sexuality onscreen, representations of sexual violence, demon possession
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Máiréad Casey @maireadcasey.bsky.social · Jul 25
My monograph "Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Recession American Horror Cinema" is in the Autumn catalogue of @uniwalespress.bsky.social. Here is the beautiful cover!
Cover for book "Demon Possession & Sexual Violence in Post-Recession American Horror Cinema" with cover art of a green demon and a black and white drawing of an unsuspecting person
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January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Join the Irish Network Gothic and Horror Studies for a film club discussion of The Abominable Dr Phibes Wednesday 4th at 7pm over zoom. Registration is free!
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The Abominable Dr Phibes film poster with a blue ghoul leaning in to kiss a woman dressed in pink and the tagline "Love means never having to say you're ugly"
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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📜🌊 Set sail into a rare Old French 'Navigatio Sancti Brendani' with us! This manuscript tells us about a medieval adventure with a philological twist – come aboard and read about it in our new blog post by Melania Marra (Alicante)!

#REBPAF #MSCA #BookHistory #Manuscript #ManuscriptStudies #OldBooks
Sailing Through Seas and Languages: A Particular Old French Copy of the ‘Navigatio Sancti Brendani’
Melania Marra, University of Alicante Among the manuscripts preserved at Trinity College Library in Dublin, MS 951 is a modest yet remarkable codex, an example of a medieval text that travelled acr…
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December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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I'm not sure why it's flashing like that, but the image contains the CFP for the edited collection @dianearodgers.bsky.social and I are putting together on Folk Horror on Television. We're looking for a wide range of texts, contexts, and academic approaches. Proposals by 15 January.
Folk Horror on Television: Call for Proposals for an Edited Collection Editors: Derek Johnston and Diane A. Rodgers Since the first academic conference on the subject in 2014 to the present day, there has been a blossoming interest in the genre or mode of folk horror. There has been a particular boom in academic publishing on the subject in the past few years, including edited collections and monographs. However, this work has tended to focus on folk horror in film and literature, despite there being many televisual texts which can be seen as part of or closely related to the genre. The shared importance of ideas of identity of region and nation form a particular connection between television and folk horror. This collection would seek to address some of this gap. Authors are encouraged to engage with examples from a range of national and transnational contexts. Contributors are also urged to consider the breadth of different definitions of and approaches to folk horror, taking into account the concept of genres as cultural categories, defined by their usage rather than by particular textual characteristics. This can lead to a consideration not just of a wider selection of texts, but also to look beyond the text to consider what different audiences may be doing by claiming particular productions as 'folk horror'. We use here the broadest understanding of folk horror as that which also embraces the ‘wyrd’: texts which may be considered uncanny or unsettling rather than necessarily ‘horrific’. We are also keen to include a wide range of approaches to folk horror on television, whether textual studies, histories, fan studies, folkloristics, or other suitable approaches to broaden and deepen our understanding of the connections between folk horror and television. We have strong interest from Bloomsbury’s Spectres, Hauntings and Horrors series. Proposals of 500 words to derek.johnston@qub.ac.uk AND d.rodgers@shu.ac.uk. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026.
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Looking for a unique gift for an animal lover? Explore our Medieval Animals series for fascinating insights into the relationships our medieval ancestors had to animals (whether mythical or not...)

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Covers of Introducing the Medieval Dragon, Ass, Swan, Fox and Animal Names
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Come join us to discuss Frankenstein (2025)! 7 pm tonight. Free, but registration is necessary: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Intrigued to learn more about the world of the gothic and horror? Discover more now with our gothic paperbacks now only £25!

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November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Join @irishgothichorror.bsky.social next week for a discussion of Guillermo Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaptation! 7pm December 3rd Irish time!
INGHS Film club poster with a Christmasy theme and a promotional image of Frankenstein 2025. 7pm December 3rd Irish time
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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📚 Step into a living city of books with us & find out more about the story of the Frankfurt Book Fair, where the history of the book mingles with its future!
Read all about it in our new blog post by @melissabastian.bsky.social !

#REBPAF #MSCA #BookHistory #BookFair #FBM25 #ResearchImpactEU #H2021
From Treasured Tomes to TikTok Awards: REBPAF at the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair
Melissa Bastian, University of Vienna It is a cold and windy autumn day in a big city, but those inside the huge, modern glass and steel building are sheltered from the threat of rain. Narrow, seem…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
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Early Career Rescue Fellowship
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November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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We need your votes!

We are beyond delighted that SOLO by @kennysbookshop.bsky.social bookseller @grainneobrien.bsky.social, is on the shortlist for the @irishbookawards.bsky.social!

Please help this gorgeous book win the prize by voting for SOLO in the YA category: www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
The cover of SOLO and text: International Education Services TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST 2025 in honour of John Treacy
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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This spooky season, why not delve deeper into the dark and twisted tales we create to scare one another?

What do these stories tell us about human nature and societies past and present?

From gothic Brontës to horrifying comics, explore more here...

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Delve deeper into iconic horror and gothic film and literature
October 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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We'll be talking about this film in our monthly INGHS film club! Open to everyone!

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October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Excited for this conference
Lanyard for I Cine Bárbaras conference with name Máiréad Casey
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Out now!

'Zombies in Contemporary Culture: Journeys, Bodies, Pandemics and Politics', edited by Conor Heffernan, Emma Tonkin, and Linda Flores Ohlson examines how the undead reflect and contribute to contemporary social anxieties

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This book explores how zombie stories, movies, and TV shows help us understand modern problems like Covid-19, political conflicts and social issues. Bringing together different experts, it demonstrates how zombies remain powerful symbols for discussing society’s biggest challenges.
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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So many amazing posters for @irishgothichorror.bsky.social November 3rd discussion film Hausu (Obayashi, 1977)
Surreal painted poster of house with teeth and large tongue with text "House" Promotional poster for film House with purple, red & teal. Grinning cat face floating over severed fingers playing piano Red, white and black poster for House with giant cat face with large eyes and gaping jaws Promotional poster for House film with surreal photo collage of white cat and a house on a hill
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Looking forward to next month's INGHS Film Club with @irishgothichorror.bsky.social We'll be discussing the surreal, wild and wacky Japanese movie Hausu!
Poster for film club discussing Japanese horror film house with a red background and scary cat face and white silhouette of a house
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Thank you everyone who joined @irishgothichorror.bsky.social for a wonderful discussion about giallo, bright colours & glorious sets, problematic & auteurs and contemporary slasher films
maireadcasey.bsky.social Máiréad Casey @maireadcasey.bsky.social · Sep 30
Join us tomorrow evening 7pm to discuss Dario Argento's classic giallo Tenebre (1982)

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Poster for online film club 1st October of Tenebre. Woman holding old-fashioned razor
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Join us tomorrow evening 7pm to discuss Dario Argento's classic giallo Tenebre (1982)

www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...
Poster for online film club 1st October of Tenebre. Woman holding old-fashioned razor
September 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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In the very early stages of a blog about GIFs of femme monsters from horror films and how they recontextualise moving images for humour, relatable and activist content. Have a look!
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Femme Monsters
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September 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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This promises to be loads of fun. Come join us and test your spooky trivia knowledge 🕷️🦇🐐🎃
irishgothichorror.bsky.social The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies @irishgothichorror.bsky.social · Sep 23
We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.

Registration is free and open to everyone.

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INGHS Online Pub Quiz
Join the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies for a free online pub quiz, 16 October at 7 pm Irish time.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.

Registration is free and open to everyone.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
INGHS Online Pub Quiz
Join the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies for a free online pub quiz, 16 October at 7 pm Irish time.
www.eventbrite.ie
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Galway Simon are looking for volunteers for their Charity Shops in Galway City. If you would like to find out more about the roles, just go to bit.ly/gvcsimonshop #galway
Galway Simon are looking for volunteers for their Charity Shops in Galway City. If you would like to find out more about the roles, just go to https://bit.ly/gvcsimonshop
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Tonight! Our film club discussion of "Let's Scare Jessica to Death." Everyone is welcome, but registration is necessary. See the link below.
maireadcasey.bsky.social Máiréad Casey @maireadcasey.bsky.social · Aug 26
Join me and @irishgothichorror.bsky.social next week for a discussion about Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971). All welcome but registration is required: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...
September 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM