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Steve Jones
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Lead of the Horror Studies Research Group, Northumbria University. Known for research on extreme horror, philosophy, pornography, and the slasher subgenre.

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Publication day! Looking forward to the new I Know What You Did Last Summer or Scream VII?

Then check out my new book The Postmodern Slasher Film (or order it for your library)

30% off with the code NEW30 at @edinburghup.bsky.social

edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

#horrorNU
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Reminder: Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"

Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm

For details (including abstract and Teams link), click here: tinyurl.com/e4p9dau7

#horrorNU
Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"
Please join us for a research talk by our own Dr Damien Pollard on Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm.The talk will be held in-person at Northumbria university in Squires Building SQB 316. The talk will al...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My new EP is now available on Bandcamp

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MayCanady, by sarahfirman
3 track album
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October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"

Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm

For details (including abstract and Teams link), click here: tinyurl.com/e4p9dau7

#horrorNU
Horror Studies Talk - Dr Damien Pollard (Northumbria) "Dubbing, Ducks and Death: The Voice in Giallo Cinema"
Please join us for a research talk by our own Dr Damien Pollard on Thursday 13th November, 4-5pm.The talk will be held in-person at Northumbria university in Squires Building SQB 316. The talk will al...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University
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October 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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📢 New on the Studies in the Fantastic blog! ✨📚🌙🌀🔮💫📖

We’re thrilled to launch our new blog series—created in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University—spotlighting fresh and innovative research in horror studies.

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October 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Several of us will be at Grindfest, introducing various films - see you there!

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💥 THIS WEEKEND! 💥 It’s time to ditch the streamers, assemble your posse and share our love for cinema in its purest form! The GRINDFEST FILM FESTIVAL is upon us!
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Check out this podcast featuring our own Johnny Walker and @kte75.bsky.social

Pivotal: Fear -
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Fear
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September 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University

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#horrorNU
September 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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✍️📈✨"Survival and Recovery: Addiction and the Therapeutic Potential of Horror Writing" by Alex Herod.

Thrilled to feature this piece in our latest Issue 18!
August 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Only one day left to support the crowdfunding campaign for Slasher Trash, a documentary focusing on obscure, low-budget slasher films

Check it out:
slashertrashdoc.com?sca_ref=9391...

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Slasher Trash – CreatorVC Studios Inc
Celebrate and explore rare and obscure slashers in the ultimate slasher documentary! Join now to get your name in the credits, reserve limited edition merch, and join unique community events! Pre-orde...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The crowdfunding campaign for the documentary Slasher Trash closes on 14th August

The documentary is going to focus on obscure, low-budget slasher films, so it is right up my street!

Check it out:
slashertrashdoc.com?sca_ref=9391...

#horrorNU @80shorrordoc.bsky.social @slashertrash.bsky.social
Slasher Trash – CreatorVC Studios Inc
Celebrate and explore rare and obscure slashers in the ultimate slasher documentary! Join now to get your name in the credits, reserve limited edition merch, and join unique community events! Pre-orde...
slashertrashdoc.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Our annual conference, Horror Studies Now, is featured in this month's issue of Dark Side Magazine
July 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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We have a new website! horrorstudies.com

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July 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Chuffed to contribute a new essay to Eureka's new 4k release of this staggering film
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July 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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NEW... @drstevejones.bsky.social a film scholar & a leading authority on extreme imagery & the intersections between horror and pornography, talks about his new book THE METAMODERN SLASHER FILM

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Dr Steve Jones, author of the The Metamodern Slasher Film and The Postmodern Slasher Film
Podcast Episode · 3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE: A Britflicks Podcast with screenwriter Stuart Wright · 09/07/2025 · 59m
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July 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Publication day! Looking forward to the new I Know What You Did Last Summer or Scream VII?

Then check out my new book The Postmodern Slasher Film (or order it for your library)

30% off with the code NEW30 at @edinburghup.bsky.social

edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

#horrorNU
June 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Let @drstevejones.bsky.social convince you that the postmodern slasher--like the underseen CRY WOLF, RIPPER & LOVER'S LANE--isn't just a SCREAM clone. "The Postmodern Slasher Film" is new from @edinburghup.bsky.social. Aca-priced, so email your library!
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...
June 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Members of the Horror Studies Reasearch Group will be involved in Grindfest '25 - see you there!
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GRINDFEST ’25 FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS 19-21 Sept!
The masters of celluloid are back for GRINDFEST the SEVENTH edition.
3x Day pass here -> theregent.co.uk/event/91723
Single Tickets on sale soon!
Join us for 3 days of classic genre film!
June 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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@jplaczkiewicz.bsky.social, our PhD student, recently attended the #horrorNU conference organized by @horrorstudies.bsky.social, Northumbria University. She explored new perspectives in contemporary rape-revenge cinema, focusing on the role of affect & the transformative portrayal of female avengers
June 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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If you weren't able to join us for Horror Studies Now 2025, here is what you missed!

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Horror Studies Now 2025
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June 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The Horror Studies Research Group at Horror Studies Now 2025 #horrorNU
June 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Spolis from the easiest peer-review gig I've had:
Q: "Should there be a new edition of Games of Terror?"
A: " Yes please"

Fantastic to see this classic finally back in print

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May 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Doing my best to keep up with developments in horror research albeit from my armchair. Less stressful than doing it for a living I'm sure!
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May 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Fantastic first conference paper from Abigail Hilton 'The Ghosts of Queer Girlhood: South Korean Horror and Fractured Temporalities in Whispering Corridors (1998) and Memento Mori (1999)' @horrorstudies.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM