Dracula: A Companion – Deadline 3/31/25

Dracula: A Companion is intended to both be an essential guide to interpreting Bram Stoker’s Dracula and a collection of new perspectives supporting a reshaping of the way the text is taught and engaged with by students.  Fundamental to the approach of […]

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Phantom of the Paradise Edited Collection – Deadline 4/15/25

Abstract Deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Chapter Drafts Deadline: December 15, 2025 Essays sought for a peer-reviewed edited collection focused on Brian De Palma’s film, Phantom of the Paradise. Brian De Palma’s 1974 film Phantom of the Paradise, starring William Finley, Paul Williams, and […]

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Vampires and Fashion – Deadline 3/15/25

For the last 100 years, from Nosferatu to Nosferatu, vampires have graced screens large and small, dressed in clothing that has become part and parcel of their appeal. From drab gray and black German frock coats to full formal tuxes, from diaphanous […]

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Poetry and the Gothic

Poetry has been an integral part of the Gothic mode since its inception. However, the connection between poetry and the Gothic seems a less explored area of critical inquiry, in comparison to fiction. While the Graveyard Poets and other Anglophone poetry movements […]

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Rotting Corpses

Edited Collection: Rotting Corpses: Ecocritical Approaches to Death and Decomposition Editors: Sara Crosby, Carter Soles, and Ashley Kniss In Julia Kristeva’s seminal work, The Powers of Horror, she describes decay as the “contamination of life by death” (149). She goes on to […]

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