Kevin Corstorphine
@kevcorstorphine
Lecturer in American Literature at University of Hull, special interest in Gothic, horror, weird tales. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-97406-4
Upcoming deadline alert (10th Feb) for what should be a great Gothic conference!
We are thrilled to release the CFP for ‘Unquiet Shores’, a hybrid conference at Edinburgh Napier and online, which we will be hosting in collaboration with the wonderful team at @dansegothic — send us your abstracts on apply coastal acoustics! haunted-shores.com/unquiet-shores…
Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element The Eternal Wanderer by @MazGoing Free access available until 7 February. cup.org/4aelsKd #cambridgeelements #literature
WEREWOLF WARNING The #WolfMoon tonight will bring increased activity from #werewolves. Compelled to leave their hunting grounds in the woods, they will make their way to open fields to prowl & howl at the moon. They may be found crossing roads & gardens. Farmers Beware!
The first issue of American Gothic Studies is coming your way next year - just one reason to join the newly-formed Society for the Study of American Gothic (the symposium in 2026 is another). Follow the link for more information! americangothicsociety.com
Unluckily for you, I've written about the folklore of Friday the 13th in @spectator: spectator.co.uk/article/the-su…
Do you like #horror, #gothic, #occult and #videogames? We've got the event for you! The Dark Arts Research Group is delighted to announce the CFP for "Otherworldly Entertainment," a 3-day conference @UCPH_Research btwn 13-15 Aug 2025 Details 👇 engerom.ku.dk/english/resear…
Soooooo, I'm terrible / hate doing this but I have a book out next year, 'The Ecogothic Werewolf'. Probably not a stocking filler but I think a pretty good read - I was brutal in the edit. waterstones.com/book/the-ecogo…
Looking forward to speaking on "contemporary body horror" at the 5º Seminário de Estudos do Gótico/5th Gothic Studies Seminar, organised by the Programa de Pós-graduação em Estudos Literários at @Unesp_Global. Info here: instagram.com/ppgeli.fclar/?… and here: youtube.com/@estudosdogoti…
If you missed last week's fab talk on Matthew Lewis, Reanimated Bodies, Blood and the Vital Element You can catch it here! youtu.be/pbTKeLHSk7c
Here is a sneaky peek at the draft presentation schedule for the upcoming annual Halloween Symposium of the Australasian Horror Studies Network! What a line-up! The event is free and open to all. Join us! [email protected] 🎃 #AHSN2024
'Delighted to announce' doesn't quite cut it 🎉🦇 I'll be hosting the IGA conference in Hull in late July/early August 2026. Save the date! #gothsassemble #gothicstudies @HullEnglish @IGA_Goths @IGAPostgrads
The 18th conference of the International #Gothic Association will be hosted by the University of Hull in 2026. Congrats! @IGA_Goths
Talking Scared returns Tuesday 27th - with a special deep dive into the most haunted house in American fiction. With @Catrionaward, @paulGtremblay and @ComptonWrites (cos we don't walk alone) Subscribe now - all podcast platforms.
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) @LearnonScreen has a set of Curated Playlists, created by experts on a given theme. The 'American Gothic' playlist was curated by @UniOfHull's own @kevcorstorphine Find the playlist ➡️ ow.ly/OOAi50QyfwL 📸 Martijn Adegeest ow.ly/HRju50QyfwI
Next up in our celebration of #GN4 we have @kevcorstorphine’s review of Faye Ringel's The Gothic Literature & History of New England: Secrets of the Restless Dead! 🪦 Review edited by @DrHStilley & @jfpackham! gothicnaturejournal.com/wp-content/upl…
From #GN4, please join us in celebrating Laura Kemmerer's review of Scott Eric Hamilton & Conor Heffernan's edited collection, Theorising the Contemporary Zombie: Contextual Pasts, Presents, & Futures 🧟♂️🧟🧟♀️ Review edited by @DrHStilley & @jfpackham! gothicnaturejournal.com/wp-content/upl…
This book pays overdue attention to the work of @ramseycampbell1, focusing on neglected longer fictions, the writer’s prose style and treatment of Gothic, interpreting his work theoretically. ‘Ramsey Campbell’ by Keith M. C. O'Sullivan is available now! 📚uwp.co.uk/book/ramsey-ca…