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Monday, 26 February 2018

OUT NOW: Twenty-First-Century Popular Fiction, edited by Bernice M. Murphy and Stephen Matterson (Edinburgh University Press, 2017)

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Contains a chapter by me on Stephenie Meyer's fiction (including The Host and the anniversary edition of Twilight)... Blurb: This ...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018

My Year in Books 2018: January

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This post is part of my New Year's Resolution. I realised at Christmas that I'd started to fall out of a couple of habits. (1) I hav...
Monday, 12 February 2018

Performers Wanted for Live Poetry Special

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On Saturday 17th March, Hannah's Bookshelf on North Manchester FM will be hosting a live poetry special. I'd like to invite poe...
Sunday, 24 December 2017

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Sunday, 10 December 2017

OUT NOW: The Darkest Midnight in December, edited by Storm Constantine (Immanion Press, 2017)

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A new collection of seasonal ghost stories, including 'Log', a tale of festive foliage by yours truly... The ghost story is a C...
Thursday, 2 November 2017

3 Minute Santas - Festive Flash Fiction Wanted

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A call for seasonal submissions to be broadcast on the radio! In response to some comments on my 3 Minute Scares competition for Hanna...
Friday, 6 October 2017

OUT NOW: TransGothic in Literature and Culture, ed. Jolene Zigarovich (Routledge, 2017)

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A new academic edited collection on the Gothic, with a chapter from me on Horace Walpole, Twilight , Black Mirror , 17th-century politics an...

OUT NOW: Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic, ed. Robert McKay and John Miller (University of Wales Press, 2017)

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A new academic edited collection on werewolves from University of Wales Press, featuring a chapter by me on bad dads, painful transformation...
Monday, 25 September 2017

Gothic to Goth: a weekend course in London

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Come and take a trip to the dark side… This October, I’ll be running Gothic to Goth, a weekend course at the V&A in London. With l...
Saturday, 23 September 2017

A little video about my local park...

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In July, it was #LoveParks week , an initiative by Keep Britain Tidy intended to show 'how much our country loves parks'. As you m...

GUEST POST; or, Why You Can't Trust Anything on the Internet

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From time to time, I like to post guest blogs written by people I know, sharing work that interests me (and that I think will interest you)....
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Wednesday, 20 September 2017

3 Minute Scares is back for its second year!

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North Manchester FM presenter Hannah Kate wants you to scare her this Halloween! She’s asking people throughout Greater Manchester to su...
Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Review: The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman in the World (Greater Manchester Fringe)

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Sunday 9th July 2017 Hope Mill Theatre, Pollard Street On Sunday, I was at a performance of the verbosely titled The True History of the ...
Thursday, 6 July 2017

OUT NOW: She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves (Paperback Edition)

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My edited collection She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves is now available in paperback from Manchester University Press ! Ess...

Review: The Marriage of Kim K (Greater Manchester Fringe)

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Monday 3rd July 2017 53two, Albion Street On Monday, I was at the Manchester launch night of The Marriage of Kim K , one of the (many)...
Monday, 26 June 2017

Poirot Project: The ABC Murders (review)

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This post is part of my 2016 2016-17 Poirot Project. You can read the full story of why I’m doing this in my Introduction post . The pre...
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