Catherine Spooner

Also on blue sky… @CatherineSpooner.bsky.social

☀️ 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

I spoke to a Guardian journalist about my current research project. theguardian.com/fashion/2025/j…

Publishing today ⬇️ UNBURIED by @shewolfmanc For those who love a touch of the macabre...This is the tale of an C18th woman immortalised in folklore as the 'Manchester Mummy' Out NOW! Launching @McrMuseum on 11th June tinyurl.com/3ua6bu5u Buy here ⬇️ manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175922/

The Gothic Centre have kindly organised a small hybrid event next Wednesday evening. For anyone interested, I'll be chatting to the wonderful @BronteSchiltz about all things body #horror. @gothicmmu @MMUEnglishDept @BlackwellsMcr @CUP_LitPerform eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…

Another walk amongst the stars tonight in Glastonbury. The moon was bright but guided my way below the beautiful night sky. Orion looking as gorgeous as ever.

1 week to go until our Valentine's Special! 💘🖤 🗣 Dr Jimmy Packham 🥀 Gothic & Love 📅 13th Feb 🕐 5 - 6.30pm GMT 📍Zoom Dr Jimmy Packham is a senior lecturer at @unibirmingham, with research specialisms in gothic literature & the blue humanities 🌊

Super excited to contribute to this event on Tim Burton and Goth fashion at the Design Museum in April! designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks…

Hey, have you tried cheese? 😈🧀

Another *free* ebook from @CambridgeUP's gothic series, from the venerable @maishawester. "African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter" looks to GET OUT, CANDYMAN '21, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and more, w/in the movement that helped define our times. doi.org/10.1017/978100…

Last day tomorrow (9 Jan)...

Only 8 places left!

Seen Nosferatu and want to know more? Or fancy an introduction to whet your appetite before a screening fo the film? Come and see me talk about vampires @TheDukesCinema on Sunday - free but booking required. dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinem…

SIRENS So excited for @OGOMProject Sea Changes Conference on gothic #mermaids and other enchanted water hybrids 5-6 Sept 2025. Abstracts have been flowing in; we'd love to hear from those who'd like to take part before 7 Feb @LancasterGothic @IGA_Goths @IGAPostgrads

Emma McEvoy's great book on the Music of the Gothic now published online in @AngelaW49888140 and my 'Elements in the Gothic' series @CUP_LitPerform It contains wonderful, original recordings of the music discussed -- and free to download for a few weeks: cambridge.org/gb/universityp…

Don’t miss this groundbreaking new book on the ‘original’ Gothic Music by Emma McEvoy while it’s free to download - with music files included!

Come see me talk about vampires then watch the new Nosferatu in January…

🎥 We are all over Cinema Events! Not sure what to do after seeing Robert Eggers Nosferatu? Looking for something exclusive? Or are you fascinated by historical drama set during the war? We got a little something for everyone! 🎟️ loom.ly/d648AgA

THIS WEDS 18 Dec! Join me, authors Andrew Michael Hurley and Jenn Ashworth for a live-streamed episode of The Ghost Story Book Club podcast. We'll be discussing our favourite Xmas ghost stories and asking for your questions and comments, too! It's Pay What You Decide.

I've been raving about Calypso all year to anyone who will listen and am so pleased it's getting the recognition it deserves!

Exciting new issue of Punk and Post-Punk on Goth Histories, edited by Claire Nally & Matthew Worley! If you don’t have access through your uni library, the pre-copy-edit version of my chapter on Goth nostalgia & authenticity is on my Lancaster Uni webpage: intellectbooks.com/punk-post-punk…