[Commlist] Call for Papers: Horror and Gaming Conference

Please see below the CFPs for Falmouth University's first Horror and 
Gaming conference!

*Falmouth Horror & Gaming 2026*
7th, 8th and 9th July 2026
It has long been accepted that video games and horror go together like 
“a match made in hell” (Rouse III, 2009) and this delightful expression 
paves a road for continual investigation into the complex relationship 
between video games and horror.
This conference seeks to provide a space in which academics and 
practitioners can share scholarship, creative outputs and performances 
centred around the complex and wide-ranging field of video games 
intersecting with horror. Whether work is hyper-local, global, or 
interstellar we welcome imaginative, creative, ethical, and diverse 
discussions from all disciplines and subject areas. As well as 
traditional papers, creative practice work is also invited in whatever 
form - written, film, audio, performance, exhibitions etc.
Hosted by Falmouth University, with a follow-up special issue in The 
Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds, the Falmouth Horror and Gaming 
conference will be held in Cornwall at Falmouth’s Penryn University 
Campus, which is set in lush, tropical gardens with easy transport into 
Falmouth’s picturesque town and beaches.
As the first in what we hope to become an annual affair, we’re keen to 
kick off with the spookiest of bangs! Please consider submitting an 
abstract and joining us for this exciting meet up of knowledge exchange.
Abstracts should be 300 words and should be submitted to: 
*(_falmouthhorrorandgaming /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(falmouthhorrorandgaming /at/ gmail.com)>_***
The deadline for abstracts is 1st April 2026. **
*Keywords/Possible Topics include (but are not bound by):*
Agency
AI (affects and effects)
Bosses & Enemies
Cyber Spirituality
Games & Mental Health
Games & Physical Health
Game Architecture
Game Ghosts
Game Mechanics
Game Spaces
Game Story Telling
Horror & Gender in Games
Horror Icons
Interactive Fiction
Lasting Impacts of Play
Nostalgia
Online Multiplay
Queerness
Representation
The Weird
Trauma

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