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Mark Fryers
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Writer, academic, filmmaker, animal lover, cinephile.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Television wasn’t the death knell for cinema – and that holds lessons for the creative industries and AI
The ‘death of cinema’ has been touted ever since the introduction of the TV, but never fulfilled its promise.
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April 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Please join me at the BFI Southbank next month where I will discuss my new book on Nigel Kneale’s adaptation of The Woman in Black (1989)
Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: The Woman in Black with Mark Fryers | BFI Southbank
2025-04-28T18:30:00.000
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March 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Couple more essays for the Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie:

— “Love and Romance in Zombie Narratives” by Ildikó Limpár

— “Harold’s Going Stiff: Aging and Mental Health in Zombie Narratives” by Mark Fryers

They can be found here:
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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.
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March 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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DT allegedly unhappy with his portrait…
March 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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A very British story of "maternal rage and imperial disquiet." @mffrench.bsky.social's & Marcus K. Harmes' new book all about the 1989 televised kindertrauma flick THE WOMAN IN BLACK is now out from @livunipress.bsky.social.
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The cover of the new book about the TV film "The Woman in Black" which has a painting of a famous scene of the film, in which a woman in black mourning wear stands alone in a graveyard, ominously.
March 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The Woman in Black (Devil's Advocates)
Buy The Woman in Black (Devil's Advocates) by Fryers, Mark, Harmes, Marcus K. (ISBN: 9781836243472) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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February 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. Let’s stop billionaire interference—sign this @hopenothate.org.uk petition today: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...
Stop Billionaires Meddling in UK Politics ❌
Foreign billionaires like Elon Musk shouldn’t have the power to shape our democracy. Let’s change the law.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM