
Simon Bacon
@baconetti
Author, film critic, and editor of all things Monstrous, Vampiric and Gothicky
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Aca-MonstrousConsumption-Colleagues Finally going through the abstracts for the Monstrous Consumption, & Consuming Identity (Cannibal) Projects, if you’ve not sent me anything & are really keen to be considered for either or both send me something ASAP ([email protected])

Aca-Terrifier-Colleagues. Essay Emergency: I need an essay on Terrifier 3 for a book on Undead Christmas by end April (2025). 5-6,000 words and ideally touch on any the following: Eco-horror/Anthropocene/Capitalism-Consumerism. If interested email me at: [email protected]



Aca-Cannibal-Colleagues. Consuming Identity is looking terrific, but I have a few gaps on the following: — Afrofuturism — Folkhorror/Werewolves — Sexuality/Gender/Queerness — Soylent Green and beyond — Skineaters — Humanoid Alien Species Abstracts to: [email protected]

Aca-CursedArchive-Colleagues Have a collection on Cursed Archives (Memory-Trauma-Revenge) and need abstracts on the following: -Grimoires/Necronomicon -The Stone Tapes or memory-filled objects -Rooms/Houses -Language/Music -Landscape/Forest/Seashore to: [email protected]


Aca-Gothic-Games-Colleagues I need some abstracts for “The Dark Side of Play and Games” project on the following: — Gothic/horror themes in toys — Monster/Fantasy boardgames. — Dolls, dollhouses on film — scary video games meant for children. Abstracts to: [email protected]

I am very happy to share this CFP for an upcoming special issue of HORROR STUDIES on Women and Horror, ed by Melanie A Marotta & Miranda Corcoran - abstracts due August 1! #HorrorStudies #horror #cfp IntellectBooks call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/04/07…



New essays for the Handbook of the Zombie: -Non-voodoo Zombies by Simon Bacon -Jean Rollin Zombies by Paul A J Lewis -Science of the Undead by Kirstin A. Mills -Zombie School Daze by Antares Leask -The End as Return by Martyn Colebrook Find here: link.springer.com/referencework/…


We are delighted to announce the provisional programme for Gothic Crossroads has been released on the conference page of the Gothic Centre Website. Thanks to our wonderful centre staff/goths for helping to schedule an exciting series of panels and events! manchestergothic.mmu.ac.uk/gothic-cross-r…


Handbook of the Zombie now at 49: -Haunting & Cargo by J Gildersleeve & K Cantrell -Family & The Last of Us by C Long-Johnson -Zombie Fashion by T Cutler-Broyles & C. L. Rumson -Vetala & Betaal by A Hazra -Indigenous Kinscapes by Daniel Pietersen Here: link.springer.com/referencework/…

Fantastic new collection on The Weird by Kristopher Woofter and Carl Sederholm. Part of the Genre, Fiction and Film Companion Series I run at Peter Lang, Oxford. If you have an idea for a possible Companion please drop me a line at: [email protected] peterlang.com/document/13219…


Aca-Vampy-Colleagues. Essay emergency for a collection on Vampires and Music for Lexington Books, deadlining this Summer. Because of Sinners I need a 5-6,000 word essay on Music/Vampires/Sinners by end of July 2025. If interested contact me at: [email protected]


Peter Lang Publishers #PeterLangOxford is now offering a Special 30% Discount on The Weird for the month of May! Please purchase through the website peterlang.com/document/13219… and enter the code WEIRD30 at checkout. #genre #weird #horror
