After being mildly waylaid by little things like PhD submission and viva completion, we finally have some new stuff coming to the blog very soon! In the meantime, why don't you make sure you're all caught up?
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After having this thought (Making it Wyrd is also me) I have been unable to stop thinking about fisherman horror. Where do I go from here? Does anyone have any relevant recommendations for things to watch/read? 🐟🐠🔪⚓️ jaws is maybe fisherman horror from a different angle...
Up next in our Best Gothic Novel Ever competition....
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
Vs
The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
Vote in the comments!
Thanks - I'll check them out!
After having this thought (Making it Wyrd is also me) I have been unable to stop thinking about fisherman horror. Where do I go from here? Does anyone have any relevant recommendations for things to watch/read? 🐟🐠🔪⚓️ jaws is maybe fisherman horror from a different angle...
Book cover with green text of Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Great Recession American Horror Cinema
Contents page of Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Great Recession American Horror Cinema
The first copy of my monograph 'Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Great Recession American Horror Cinema' arrived and it's beautiful! I'm so proud. Thank you @uniwalespress.bsky.social
I cannot wait to read this - never has a book been so up my alley
Just watched I Know What You Did Last Summer and feel myself slipping into a fisherman horror rabbit hole. The violent instruments of fishing, the uncanniness of humans being at sea, the gross plastic outfits 😰
I passed my viva with minor corrections! 💫 now to do absolutely nothing for a few days
1 week today until my viva! Any little bits of advice from people who have been there? 😅
Happy Valentine's Day! May you enjoy the eerie splendour of the Yorkshire moors while you and your offspring play out versions of the same love affair and the memory of you drives your lover to madness 🧡🩷❤️👻
Fine. We'll make a gothic music rec list 👻🎵🎶 What should be on it? Gothic references, creatures, characters and vibes all welcome. Think Wuthering Heights, Vampire, Everybody Scream
Have you got a wyrd take on pop culture you are desperate to share? We are now open for guest blog posts! Any length, as informal as you like (just cite your sources). Dm or email us your proposed posts or any questions 👻
Check out our past posts here: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
The second heat of the Best Gothic Novel Ever competition is here!
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
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Nights as the Circus - Angela Carter
Vote in the comments!
Our journey to find the best gothic novel ever continues...
The Monk - Matthew Gregory Lewis
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Icarus Girl - Helen Oyeyemi
Vote in the comments!
Cover of the book Bunny by Mona Awad. It is orange with a grey rabbit and various quotes of appreciatiation.
A recent addition to our fiction rec list, Bunny is a surreal and gruesome exploration of loneliness, creativity and femininity. It asks how can women do wrong when they are so cute?
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What work of gothic fiction is on your TBR this year?
Check out our recommendations and suggest your own in the comments!
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It's 2026 and we're so back! What have been your gothic/wyrd faves while we've been away? Films, TV, books, music, games - leave them in the comments! 👻👻👻
I'll let you know when it's accessible!
Just submitted my phd thesis on the prescient ecologies of David Rudkin. Someone get me a mince pie, pronto! 🎈🥳🎉
Christmas is a time for cheer and disgusting homicidal monsters. We have a blog post for that:
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We may be a bit quiet on here for a few weeks while our social media person (@scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social) is busy prepping for PhD submission. Spooky things to come soon though 👻👻👻👀
An image from the game Undertale showing the words 'but nobody came'.
Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it @undertale.com)?
Pumpkins on every corner, maybe a skeleton, if you're lucky. But something's wrong. It's Halloween, but you don't FEEL it. But then, tears of joy in your eyes, you remember makingitwyrd have rec lists with all kinds of spooky media. Halloween is saved! 👻👻👻
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Finally beginning to get ideas for research I want to pursue after my PhD is over. Taylor Swift studies, the ecology of His Dark Materials, and ecophobia in Lorde's Solar Power need to watch their back 👀👀👀
Finally beginning to get ideas for research I want to pursue after my PhD is over. Taylor Swift studies, the ecology of His Dark Materials, and ecophobia in Lorde's Solar Power need to watch their back 👀👀👀
As we approach Halloween, it's the perfect time to read about the most terrifying thing in the world: daily life.
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