[Commlist] CFP Horror Studies Now

Horror Studies Now: A Two-Day Conference (29-30 May 2025, Northumbria 
University, UK)
Researchers working in the broad field of “Horror Studies”, are invited 
to submit abstracts about their research for an in-person conference, 
hosted by the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University 
(https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/horrorstudies), on 29-30 May 2025.
Speakers will each deliver a 15-minute talk about their research, 
followed by extended discussion and questions from the conference 
delegation. We welcome submissions from scholars at any career stage, 
but are particularly open to hearing from early career researchers and 
new voices in the field. The event is intended to provide a welcoming 
space in which to develop ideas, network, and forge collaborations with 
fellow Horror Studies researchers.

The event seeks to explore areas and approaches that have not yet been 
adequately accounted for or represented in the field, encompassing (but 
not limited to):
- The diversity of perspectives, identities, and voices that comprise 
Horror Studies and horror production
- Independent horror production, alternative histories, and horror 
produced outside of Europe and North America
- The field’s methodological richness, including archival approaches, 
audience research, practice-based research, and new theoretical perspectives
- The breadth of cultural perspectives that inform Horror Studies and 
horror media
- Papers that address horror in all its media forms including games, 
film, comics, music, social media, television, literature, art, and so forth
We seek to foreground scholarly excellence within the field by embracing 
a wide range of approaches, confronting representational biases within 
the canon, highlighting strategies to counter these biases, and 
contributing to a more diverse and inclusive academic landscape. We 
encourage and welcome expressions of interest from members of the global 
majority and people from underrepresented or marginalised groups.

Special guests include:
- Dr Cüneyt Çakırlar (Nottingham Trent University; editor of 
Transnational Horror: Folklore, Genre and Cultural Politics [Liverpool 
University Press, 2025])
- Dr Maxine Gee (Bournemouth University; screenwriter of short film 
Standing Woman [2020] and web series Tales of Bacon [2018])
- Professor Maisha L Wester (University of Sheffield/Indiana University, 
Bloomington; author of African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives 
Matter [Cambridge University Press, 2025])

The deadline for abstracts (of 250 words) is 23:59 (GMT) Friday 14 March 
2025. Abstracts should be accompanied by a biographical statement (of 
50-100 words) and submitted at the following link: 
https://forms.office.com/e/FgdAxxxWxy.
A small fee will be required to attend to cover catering expenses; 
however, we are striving to keep this cost as low as possible. All 
speakers, unless they choose to decline, will have their work considered 
for the new Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror 
Studies. The award includes a certificate for the winner and a 
publication (subject to revision) in Studies in the Fantastic.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their proposal within 14 
days of the deadline.
Any questions should be directed to (horrorstudies /at/ northumbria.ac.uk)

The Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria:
Northumbria University is internationally renowned as the home of horror 
scholarship. This research specialism was founded by our late Professor 
Peter Hutchings, and the Horror Studies Research Group formalises 
Northumbria’s concentration of experts in this area. Our core team are 
widely recognised as leaders in this area, publishing field-defining 
monographs, presenting keynote lectures at major conferences, delivering 
talks at numerous European film festivals, holding positions on the 
editorial boards of the field’s primary book series and winning major 
research grants. Our global reputation for research excellence in Horror 
Studies is further proliferated by our many genre-based PhDs and alumni. 
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