Feast your eyes on this beauty...the cover for the soon to be published Fairies: A Companion edited by the ever amazing Lorna Piatti-Farnell and myself.

CFP: CSJ Special Issue: 'Synthetic Celebrity: AI-Generated Personas, Deepfakes, and the Algorithmic Production of Fame'. Guest edited by Dr. Tanu Gupta and Dr. Mohammad Rahmatullah Submission deadline: 1 September 2025 For the full call see our FB page: facebook.com/CSJcelebstudies

Fixed-term, early career teaching fellowship in Romanticism up for grabs in my Department. Come to Edinburgh and work with lovely people. jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH593/ear….

Out in paperback in January, and with a swish new cover! #gothic #graveyards #cemeteries

Some pictures from the opening night of ARU annual Graduate Showcase. It's always a pleasure to see our students' incredible creative work!

Had a wonderful time attending the Doing Women's Film and Television History conference for the first time last week, and presenting my paper on #MeganFox. Such a welcoming space and many fascinating discussions were had! #filmstudies #starstudies #celebritystudies #academia

Watched #28YearsLater this weekend. Some great tense moments, good jokes, beautiful scenery, Ralph Feinnes being brilliant...but also felt kind of jumbled to me? I've not worked it out myself just yet, but I'm really enjoying reading people's thoughts on it.

Hot off the press the new Fairies: A Companion edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and myself. Full of terrific essays and much fairy (gothicky) goodness! 😃

*squeals in millennial*

Film and Media at ARU are hiring two new lecturers! Come and work with us! Job adverts can be found via this link jobs.aru.ac.uk/vacancies.html…

After 2 amazing conferences in Oxford and Split, we're excited to announce that the #PoP26 #Conference will be held in Fiji! Check out the #CFP for Power of Prestige: Bureaucracy, Boundaries and Boycotting. powerofprestige.wordpress.com/conferences-an… Abstract deadline: September 30, 2025

As a lifelong fan of #LindsayLohan, I had a great time watching this film! You can read my The Conversation review of #FreakierFriday here theconversation.com/freakier-frida…

Some of my favourite shots from my visit to the #LeighBowery exhibition at Tate last week. An audacious and inspiring collection - Bowery really was one of a kind!

📢Woo hoo Booking has opened for our SPOOKY OCTOBER #Halloween Programme of Events. From 'Fear in the Fens' on 25th to 'Vampiric Origins & Gothic Afterlives' on 28th. Follow the link to our events page below for details of how to get tickets!!

Just announced for publication in May 2026! Info here: uwp.co.uk/book/baltic-ho… #horror #horrorstudies #newbooks

Pleased to say that I am now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy! Thank you to Anglia Learning and Teaching at ARU for all their support 🎓⭐️

19 years ago, Sofia Coppola’s ‘MARIE ANTOINETTE’ released in theaters.