GothicMUP
@GothicMUP
The official Gothic Studies twitter account for @manchesterUP
Folklore, a gripping new guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore. Written by two leading experts, @odavies9 & @CeriHoulbrook, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past and present. Publishing September 2025. #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs
Thank you to everyone who has sent us an abstract so far, we’re already so blown away by the diversity of ideas and approaches! If you’d like to send us an abstract take a look at our CFP below!
☀️ Don't miss our 50% off summer sale! ☀️ All #Gothic titles *half price* until 7th July - use code Sun50 at checkout of our website. Need inspiration? Start with our Gothic reading list manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1…… #SummerSale #GothicStudies #HorrorStudies
Our summer sale starts today! ☀️📚 Get 50% off all #Gothic titles - use code Sun50 at checkout of our website. Need inspiration? Start with our Gothic reading list 👇 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1… #SummerSale #GothicStudies #HorrorStudies @IGA_Goths @OGOMProject @gothicmmu
Attending #GothicCrossroads @gothicmmu today? Stop by our stand for some #Gothic goodies, including these beauties 👇 Not in Manchester? No worries! Explore our reading list for new #GothicStudies books, series info, and exclusive discounts 👇manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1…
Great Gothic list--and nice to see @OGOMProject's In the Company of Wolves book there manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1…
Our 2025 Call for Papers is here! We will be accepting abstracts until August 29th. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to @uccfilmstudies from the 12th - 14th of November 2025!
We can't wait to showcase our #gothic #books at #GothicCrossroads @gothicmmu later this week! 📚👻 Find out more about our #GothicStudies books, including new series and bestselling backlist titles here, manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1…
With Dr. Polidori still in mind, I want to recommend The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny, ed. by @DrSamGeorge1 @BillBloodyHughe with @ManchesterUP @GothicMUP. A must for those interested in vampire literature and its history. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526166388/
As our #GothicStudies list continues to grow, spanning #horror, #folklore, the #supernatural and more, we can't wait to showcase our new titles at #GothicCrossroads @gothicmmu next week! Not attending in person? Explore our conference stocklist here👇 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1…
We are excited to announce that we will shortly be accepting paper proposals for Haunted Futures 2025 @uccfilmstudies ! Get those abstracts ready! We also have a Bluesky account, come follow us there @hauntedfutures!
We are thrilled to announce the Jerwood Fellowship for Emerging Writers at New Writing North. Awarded to three early-career writers, currently living in the North of England. Each writer will receive a bursary of £10,000 and a bespoke package of support.
Publishing today! Contemporary Slavic #horror across media, Edited by Agnieszka Jezyk 👉 bit.ly/453p0yA Using analysis of #Literature #Film #VisualArts #VideoGames #MusicVideos #MusicFestivals, the book looks at similarities and idiosyncrasies of #Slavichorror
Attending the Doing Women's film and television history conference @unilincoln this week? Visit the MUP stand to, 📚Chat with @houston_ml about a new proposal 📚Explore our #Film and #TVStudies titles 📚Discover new Film and #Media series Not attending? Browse our Women's…
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Join us next Thursday 19th at 6pm (BST) with the amazing @EmmaMerkling for Occult Art Gothica! 🖼️ 🎨 🦇 🔮 ⬇️
Don't miss our last session before the un-Gothic summer approaches‼️ 🗣 Dr Emma Merkling 🖼️Occult Art Gothic 👁️ 📅Thurs 19th June 🕐6pm - 7.30pm 📍Zoom Emma will look at Gothic British art, the ‘artist-as-witch’, (un)gendering & occultural approaches to art history. Dm to join!
#FolkHorror has become one of the most fashionable terms in #cinema, thanks to films like The Witch, Midsommar and Enys Men it now has a global reach. Folk #Horror is now used so widely that we might forget that it expresses something of a contradiction: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/06/1…
Last chance to book for tonight's event at Manchester Museum! 💀 Just 8 tickets remaining for the launch of 'Unburied: The true story of Hannah Beswick, The Manchester Mummy' by @shewolfmanc 🎟️ Free 6.30-8pm? Book yours quick: eventbrite.co.uk/e/unburied-boo…
MUP authors Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook feature in @threeravenspod this week! Their new book #Folklore, A journey through the past and present publishes in Sept manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180384/ Listen here 👇
On this week's episode of Local Legends, the penultimate for Series 6, Martin is joined around the campfire by folklorists, academics, and @FolkloreSociety bigwigs Dr Owen Davies and Dr @CeriHoulbrook! They run the @UniofHerts Folklore Masters, and are very cool! Listen now!🖤
I'm not giving away everything @EgyptMcr will be talking about, but there will definitely be embalming, museums, sarcastic notes in an archive, and a brief cameo from a giraffe.
We'll see you at @McrMuseum THIS WEDNESDAY🗓️ Launching 'Unburied' by @shewolfmanc - the book that tells the true story of The Manchester Mummy 💀 Hannah will be in conversation with @EgyptMcr about death, dying, mummies and museums. Tickets via link in bio > Events 🔗