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Prof of literature and culture. Gothic, crime, masculinity, ghosts. Lead of the Dark Economies Scholarly Association (dESA). Editor Rvenantjournal.com

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New Crowe book!

15.12.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Folk Horror and Crime Fiction Hybrid in Heart of... This article explores hybridization and generic experiments within the crossovers and intersections between crime fiction and folk horror in Joseph...

New article. Great issue, fab editors!

reference-global.com/article/10.2...

12.12.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THE BIRD OF ILL OMEN Catherine Crowe: 2025 Halloween Special β€” What'shername Catherine Crowe was a wildly acclaimed Victorian novelist, playwright, social critic and …ghost hunter? Her novels were as popular as Charles Dickens,’ and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Martineau, and ...

Check out Catherine Crowe getting a voice again. Fantastic hosts and a bit of me being enthusiastic and a story!

whatshernamepodcast.com/catherine-cr...

27.10.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of the book "Ghosts and the Gothic" in a muted aqua color, showing three ghostly figures draped in white sheets, hovering about in an empty room.

The cover of the book "Ghosts and the Gothic" in a muted aqua color, showing three ghostly figures draped in white sheets, hovering about in an empty room.

Peek under the sheet of "Ghosts & the Gothic" (Eds. @ruthheholt.bsky.social @joparsons.bsky.social) w/chapters by Katarzyna Ancuta on Asian spirits + Ardel Haefele-Thomas on specters of Black oppression in MASTER & DESCENDENT. @manchesterup.bsky.social
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181923/

24.09.2025 12:56 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Publishing today!

Ghosts and the Gothic, edited by @ruthheholt.bsky.social and @joparsons.bsky.social

The first book to examine ghostly presences (and absences) in #Gothic texts bit.ly/3I59Uzy
#Ghosts #GothicStudies

Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181923/

16.09.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ghosts and the Gothic (International Gothic Series) Ghosts and the Gothic (International Gothic Series) : Heholt, Ruth, Parsons, Joanne Ella: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Mine and @ruthheholt.bsky.social new book, #Ghosts and the #Gothic (published by @manchesterup.bsky.social) is available for pre-orders for its 16th September release.

www.amazon.co.uk/Ghosts-Gothi...

22.08.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Check your emails please! X

12.05.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have a cover!

10.02.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to say I am now co-editor of the Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic book series with the wonderful @andysheff.bsky.social !

16.01.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for E. Nesbit’s The House of Silence (published by Handheld Press) which shows three ghostly women dancing in the moonlight.

Book cover for E. Nesbit’s The House of Silence (published by Handheld Press) which shows three ghostly women dancing in the moonlight.

Are you excited about E. Nesbit’s β€œMan-size in Marble,” this year’s BBC Ghost Story for Christmas? Would you like to read more Nesbit ghost stories? Allow me to tempt you with my Nesbit collection, THE HOUSE OF SILENCE: GHOST STORIES, 1887-1920. Pls. share!

www.handheldpress.co.uk/shop/fantasy...

22.12.2024 19:48 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Nineteenth-Century and Neo-Victorian Cultures <p>This interdisciplinary series provides space for full and detailed scholarly discussions on nineteenth-century and Neo-Victorian cultures. Drawing on radical and cutting-edge research, volumes expl...

If you're looking for a home for a #Victorian publication, please do consider mine & @ruthheholt.bsky.social's #19thcentury & #NeoVictorian #Cultures book series with Edinburgh University Press. edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-ninet...

27.11.2024 19:30 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I am sorry Dale. Heartbreaking x

26.11.2024 21:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CFP Contemporary #WomensWriting Annual Conference!

Please share!

22.11.2024 10:13 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! A wonderful book!

21.11.2024 11:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I used her work for my talk last weekend. Brilliant!

20.11.2024 07:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Hooray Lizzie! The more work on Crowe the better!

18.11.2024 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So proud to have this in mine and @ruthheholt.bsky.social's book series. It's bloody brilliant!

16.11.2024 20:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for inviting me! Such a great conference!

16.11.2024 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m here!! X

15.11.2024 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi everyone I’ve migrated over here! Hope it’s fun and friendly!

15.11.2024 14:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0