Part-Time lecturer @Uni_Lancashire. Writing monograph on Early Modern Horror. Contemp horror/Gothic/games. Reviewer for @thesixthaxis Garth Marenghi Stan.
Lancaster, UK
Joined September 2009
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'We play and know that we play, so we must be more than merely rational beings, for play is irrational.' Johan Huizinga, 'Homo Ludens' =)
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Next month I’ll be extending the #Halloween season to deliver a public talk on #Ghost Stories & #Gothic Literature 👻 for @SeedTalks in Brighton (& livestreamed) on Weds 25th November at 7pm. Get tickets here and please share with #Brighton friends: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ghost-sto…
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The wonderful folks at @ColumbiaUP have put together this book flyer, including a 20% discount.
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We are very excited to see you tomorrow at 6:30–7:00 PM BST for our Criminal Gothic talk with Dr Barbara Hughes-Moore! ⚖️🦇🎃
Send us an email or a DM if you’re still in search of the zoom link!
We continue to be spoiled as horror fans this spooky season, with @TenebrisSomnia bringing a unique flavour to its hybrid aesthetic. Thanks to @NewBlood for the code. Read my review to find out more: thesixthaxis.com/2026/10/20/…
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My book, Ferocious Fatherhood: A Crisis in Masculinity and Fatherhood in American Horror Cinema available for pre-order now 📚⬇️
bloomsbury.com/uk/ferocious-…
Got my copy reordered. Coy is good people and a fantastic writer.
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I submitted Devilry in Godling Wood: A Medieval Horror to Sentinel Creatives in Aug 2025. Now, 14 months later, we’re a week away from the novel’s release. I’m excited & nervous about it. I’d be grateful for any help spreading the word. It means the world to me.
Hellraiser: Hellworlds last night and this was the definition of 'meh'. Not even genre legend Lance Henriksen could salvage this dated take on early Internet culture. Not helped by the bait and switch that the online part was minimal and that what happened was imagined.
This looks totally impenetrable to my increasingly aging and smoothing brain but definitely a game that should find a solid player base for those who revel in such factory mechanics. Check it out if it's your sort of thing :)
7 days until Steam Next Fest!
I have 91 wishlists 🙏 as of now, and I'm giving myself this absolutely impossible challenge to try to get 1,000 wishlists in 7 days.
If anyone out there who finds my factory game interesting wants to help me with this impossible task, I would appreciate it so much, and it would be freaking amazing. If you have a Steam account, or if you know someone with a Steam account, go wishlist "11 PM"!
Let's f***ing go!
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Last call, chums! Today is the preorder cutoff for X-MEN INCURSIONS 1 by Jim Towe, @JetstormSS and yours truly.
HOUSE OF M meets DAYS OF FUTURE PAST via SECRET WARS (and just a dash of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’). Big drama, big action, and maybe even a tear or two.
This is totally my kind of game. Thanks @DSurvivalHorror for highlighting it. I usually spot new horror titles but every so often one slips through. Doing God's/Satan's work :)
BROTHER… IS RECURRENCE AN INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR CLASSIC? I’m talking time loops, fixed cameras, inspirations, and why YOU should form your own opinion instead of following the herd! @EquinoxInteract
🎥 WATCH THE REVIEW: youtu.be/j6zWjQ6HD7I
Looking forward to getting hands on with this in a couple of days. Watch out for my thoughts @TheSixthAxis soon.
TOMORROW!
Hungry Horrors is coming out from Early Access and launching full campaign on Steam. Feed mythical monster from British & Irish legends or become their next meal.
Wishlist now to get notified when full version is out!
#indiegame #deckbuilder #gamedev
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TOMORROW!
Hungry Horrors is coming out from Early Access and launching full campaign on Steam. Feed mythical monster from British & Irish legends or become their next meal.
Wishlist now to get notified when full version is out!
#indiegame #deckbuilder #gamedev
I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak of this and it's fantastic. John is doing fabulous work at bringing games into the classroom.
I made a booklet for my students to use as we play Alan Wake, and analyze the game. Check it out on my Patreon, and support my Video Games as Literature class! #VideoGames #teaching patreon.com/TeachingwithVide…
Finished Hellraiser 6 last night and the descent into mediocrity is confirmed. The cenobites are barely present in these middle straight to video movies and PH is just a slasher at times. I can see the story of a man realising he is dead being interesting but this ain't it chief.
Love this ❤️
repost from 2021 to celebrate the new #hellraiser revival release!!! u know what they say abt cats & boxes 🐱⛓️
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HISTORY OF VAMPIRES
The Histoire des vampires et des spectres malfaisans (1820) was written by the French demonologist Jacques-Albin-Simon Collin de Plancy & based on prior 18th-century treatises, local European folklore, and historical #vampire panics #31daysofHalloween
Image: second edition, 1820.
